TEAM K-RAY
No hero completes an epic quest alone. Meet the legendary squad behind Kubefirst and Konstruct—united under the banner of K-Ray.
★ CO-FOUNDERS
John Dietz
Guild Leader
United States
The public face representing this brilliant team, driving the vision behind Kubefirst, Colony, the open source community, and the bold mission to simplify the platform building industry across clouds and data centers. Before Konstruct, ran a consulting business for 19 years leading incredible missions building platforms and delivery systems at demanding global scales for startups and enterprises alike.
Jared Edwards
Gladiator Architect
United States
The cornerstone of everything we do. Infrastructure, platform, multicloud, business, capital, staff—anything that ever needs to be done anywhere, the mission wins or loses with Jared. He has spent the last 6 years focused exclusively on introducing Kubernetes to startup and enterprise organizations with unmatched command of the cloud native ecosystem. Building Kubefirst started as a passion project on nights and weekends, and Jared made it real through sheer force of will and architectural brilliance.
♕ THE PATRON
Mark Boost
Cloud Sovereign
United Kingdom
The legendary ruler of the Civo realm who saw the Konstruct party fighting bravely against the forces of infrastructure complexity. When the quest seemed impossible, Mark descended from the clouds with reinforcements, resources, and an unwavering belief in the mission. Now stands as the party's greatest patron, ensuring the fight to democratize platform engineering continues. Without his intervention, the adventure might have ended—instead, it transformed into something far greater.
⚔ THE ROSTER
Cristhian Fernández
The Immortal Founding Engineer
Colombia
The only founding engineer on Team K-Ray—and the only one who has survived everything. Cris is the master of all trades with no limits. Twelve years in the software programming world have forged him into an unstoppable force. Father of two beautiful girls, he watches them grow while building the GitOps Kubefirst platform. When others fall, Cris stands. When systems break, Cris rebuilds. There is no challenge he cannot conquer.
Frédéric Harper
☠Legendary Bard of the Revolution
Canada
The voice that carried Team K-Ray's message across every realm. When Fred joined, there was no community—just a humble smattering of GitHub stars and enormous aspirations. He transformed that emptiness into something legendary. Fred got the team on every show that would lend a mic, then started a show of their own. He wrote the stories, built the trust, championed user needs, and delivered on every front across a vast battlefield of startup challenges. One of the most entertaining speakers ever witnessed, a relentless professional, culture leader, and tireless worker. Fred built the open source community that Konstruct was built upon. A true right-hand warrior who deserves to be remembered as a founding force of the revolution. His quest is complete, but his legend echoes eternal.
Donna Leonard
UX Assassin
Ireland
A killer who only cares about one thing: the user experience. Donna will slay anyone who interferes with an exceptional one. Nine years of UX design since her time at Hewlett Packard have sharpened her instincts into lethal precision. She turns complicated Kubernetes technology into software anyone can understand and use—and heaven help those who stand in her way. In spare time, competes in dressage, walks her dog, or hikes somewhere in Ireland plotting her next design conquest.
Scott Hawkins
☠Velocity Berserker
United States
Once wielded his blazing-fast Go skills in the scheduling dungeons of Calendly, where he learned that every millisecond counts. Channeled that speed obsession into Konstruct, writing code so optimized it made other engineers weep. Legend says his functions returned before they were called. When performance bottlenecks appeared, Scott did not debug them—he challenged them to single combat and won. His velocity lives on in every optimized line.
Jairo Fernández
Technology Wizard
Colombia
The technology wizard who explores the depths of everything everyone else needs to ignore. Where others see complexity, Jairo sees opportunity. Eleven years of development experience combined with eleven years teaching chess to children have given him the patience and strategic mind to solve the unsolvable. Currently conjuring magic on the Colony project and SaaS ecosystems. Brother to Cris, with a future farm planned at the beautiful Puente Nacional in Colombia.
Douglas Makey
The Go Father
Taiwan
They call him The Go Father—and for good reason. A networking and computer science genius trained under the legendary Patrick D'appollonio. When engineers across the realm need guidance in the ancient arts of Go, they seek Douglas. His code is clean, his goroutines are graceful, and his error handling is immaculate. Legend speaks of repositories that compile on the first try and tests that never flake, all blessed by The Go Father's touch. Cross him, and you may find your PRs forever stuck in review.
Muse Mulatu
The Tinkerer
United States
The tinkering engineer who can fix everything on the mission with whatever parts he has got. Give Muse a broken system and a handful of spare components, and he will return it better than new. A gardener by heart and a photographer by night—when not caring for plants or behind the camera at concerts, Muse makes the impossible possible at Konstruct, turning Kubefirst into the de facto standard in the Platform Engineering realm.
Kendall Miller
☠Alliance Commander
United States
Worked with cloud native technologies for over a decade helping companies operationalize Kubernetes, the cloud, and every bit of infrastructure automation that makes lives easier for engineering teams. Made distractions go away so teams could focus on product. The alliances forged under this commander's watch remain strong. Departed for distant campaigns, leaving treaties that endure.
Patrick D'appollonio
☠Legendary DevOps Knight
Canada
A networking and computer science genius who mentored Douglas Makey into The Go Father he is today. A Chilean-Canadian with over 15 years of experience in Software Development. From owning an Audiotour company to improving DevOps posture at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, DreamWorks Animations, and Ubisoft. Successfully helped companies automate infrastructure for 10 years, including migrating an entire multinational bank between cloud providers without a hiccup. Open source maintainer, video game enthusiast, and technology nerd. Fell valiantly in battle, but his wisdom lives on through his apprentice.
Jesús Manuel Fuentes Trejo
Vision Weaver
Chile
The one who turns vision into life on the frontend. When the team dreams of an interface, Jesús makes it real. Almost 9 years of experience as a Software Engineer have given him the power to transform ideas into pixels, concepts into interactions, and wireframes into living, breathing applications. Has a strong passion for JavaScript and believes in its versatility. Enjoys reading, playing Ultimate Frisbee, exploring the city, and discovering new places to walk.
M R Rishi
The Mastermind
India
Can literally do everything—and does. Rishi is the mastermind behind Konstruct's multi-cloud aspirations, architecting systems that span providers and regions with elegant precision. A recent graduate from NITK, India, he arrived as a Platform Engineer and immediately proved there are no limits to what he can accomplish. A tech enthusiast who codes for fun, often found engaged in chess and gaming when not conquering new technological frontiers.
Carrie Costa
☠Linguist Specialist
United States
The linguist specialist who can communicate with anyone in their native tongue. Carrie translated the complex language of Kubernetes and platform engineering into words that any developer could understand. A longtime creative in the technical world who loves making technology approachable. Good docs make good products. Team Oxford Comma forever. Loves all things spooky, nerdy books, art, travel, amazing food, and live music. Her scrolls and documentation remain as guiding texts for all who follow. Lost to the wilderness she loved, but her translations echo across realms.
❤ CONTRIBUTORS
845 adventurers from across the realm have contributed to the Kubefirst and Konstruct codebases. We are grateful for every pull request, issue, and line of code.
JOIN TEAM K-RAY
Want to join the squad? Check out Kubefirst on GitHub or reach out to discuss platform engineering.