Avinash is a platform engineer and an experienced consultant helping business deploy, scale and architect data platforms using open source technologies such as Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Kubernetes, etc. He is an avid technical evangelist, advocating for open source technologies in local communities through meetups and conferences. He helps run multiple local communities around data streaming, including Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, and Apache Druid/Pinot, among others. Apart from consulting, Avinash is an open source contributor with contributions to various projects in the CNCF ecosystem.