Summary
Johanna Cherry is a seasoned data engineer and software architect with nearly two decades of experience designing concurrent and distributed systems, data pipelines, ETL workflows, and data warehousing solutions. Based in Madison, WI, she combines hands-on implementation in Go, Python, and PHP with deep operational knowledge of messaging systems (NSQ, RabbitMQ, Kafka), databases (Cassandra, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Amazon Redshift) and cloud infrastructure on AWS. She has a strong track record in service-oriented architectures, scalable web services, and performance-focused system design, often bridging architecture and project management in agile environments. An active open source community leader—serving as director for GopherCon UK and involvement with PHP London and PHP UK Conference—she brings both technical craft and ecosystem stewardship to teams. Her background in concurrent systems and experience running developer-focused events means she’s as comfortable mentoring engineers and shaping roadmaps as she is shipping resilient, production-grade data platforms.
13 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Information Systems & Technology Management, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Information Systems & Technology Management at Herzing University-Madison