Natali Vlatko
Director Of Open Source Software Engineering, OSPO at Cisco
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolNatali Vlatko is a seasoned open source and engineering leader with 10 years of experience building and scaling OSPOs across major tech organizations. Currently Director of Open Source Software Engineering at Cisco in Berlin, she previously led OSPO strategy and engineering at Wayfair, moving from communications into technical program leadership. Natali combines a background in tech communications and journalism with hands-on program development, enabling her to translate complex legal and developer needs into pragmatic open source policies and developer workflows. Her interdisciplinary education in history and tertiary teaching informs a measured, people-focused approach to community stewardship and training. Known for quietly effective leadership, she often bridges corporate, legal and developer stakeholders to accelerate responsible open source adoption.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts (MA) Ancient History, Master of Arts (MA) Ancient History at Macquarie UniversityBachelor of Arts (BA) History Politics and Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts (BA) History Politics and Philosophy at Western Sydney UniversityGraduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching Education, Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching Education at Curtin University
English, Croatian, German
Github Skills (49)
kubernetes10
meta10
release-management10
docker9
k8s8
emacs8
foundation8
go7
governance7
portal5
management5
agile-development5
scheduling5
google-bigquery4
markdown4
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
natalisucks/natali.com.au
Oct 2015 - May 2023
Contributions:22 pushes in 7 years 7 months
natalisucks/community
Aug 2023 - Aug 2024
Kubernetes community content
Contributions:19 pushes, 11 branches in 11 months
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