Brent Laster is a global trainer, author, and speaker on open-source technologies. He is also the founder and president of Tech Skills Transformations – a company dedicated to making technology understandable and usable. Brent has many years of experience in technical and management roles, most recently as an R&D director of a DevOps organization. Throughout his career, Brent has always focused on helping others learn and develop their technical and leadership skills. He believes that regardless of the topic or technology, there’s no substitute for the excitement and sense of potential that come from providing others with the knowledge and skills they need to accomplish their goals.