Julien Kolaric

Professional Experiences

VMware Tanzu / Broadcom | Feb 2022 - Now

Demonstrate VMware Tanzu Value proposition across the portfolio.
Assist customers in modernizing applications and infrastructure to enhance their software delivery.
Managed technical aspects of sales cycles including workshops, technical pitches, product demos, proofs of concept, solution design, and meetups.
Served as a speaker at various industry events.
Worked with global accounts such as Thales, Airbus, BPCE, Orange, Air France, and ATOS.
Acted as a technical subject leader for major EMEA accounts including SAP, HSBC, and Nokia.
Serve as the go-to person for my customers.

Airbus Commercial Aircraft | June 2019 - Feb 2022

Started as an automation specialist on Ansible Tower, then joined Airbus Container Platform team.
Led initiatives on Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4 and 3.
Red Hat Openshift Support for internal customers.
Focused on Container as a Service, DevOps, Automation, Kubernetes, and container vulnerability management using Neuvector.
Evangelism / Enablement for internal customers.
Marketing events with RedHat Marketing team to promote the platform internally.

Gfi Informatique - INETUM | Sept 2017 - May 2019

Red Hat system engineer expert and IT system architect for CNES.
Implemented supervision, patch management, automation, and traceability solutions.

MASTER | Ingénierie des réseaux, communications mobiles et sécurité

Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, Valenciennes, France - 2009

CKAD - Certified Kubernetes Application Developer - 2024 - id LF-u25exjk884
CKA - Certified Kubernetes Administrator - 2023 - id LF-u25exjk884
VMware Certified Professional - Tanzu for Kubernetes Operations - 2023
Redhat Certified Specialist in Openshift Administration - 2021 - id 140-021-833
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers and Kubernetes - 2021 - id 140-021-833
RHCE - RedHat Certified Engineer - 2014/2019 - id 140-021-833
RHCSA - Red Hat Certified System Administrator - 2014 - id 140-021-833

Technical Skills: Solutions Engineering, Demos, Workshops, System Architecture, Hybrid Cloud, Red Hat Openshift, Linux System Administration, Solution Architecture, DevOps, Pre-sales, VMware Tanzu Application Service, Kubernetes, IBM HTTP Server, LoadRunner, Cacti, F5 BigIP, SiteScope, Nagios, RedHat Enterprise Linux
Relational Skills: Communication, Leadership, Public Speaking, Team Management
Languages: French - Mother tongue, English - Personal and professional

Active participant and speaker in industry meetups and technical forums.
Led multiple successful technical and transformation projects in various organizations.