David Stanek

David Stanek holds dual professional roles:

• Adjunct Professor in the Department of Design & Innovation at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
• Principal Cloud Software Engineer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

His expertise centers on cloud-native systems development with 25+ years of professional experience. Specializing in Kubernetes and distributed architectures, he builds scalable applications using Python (22+ years), Go, and other languages. His research interests emphasize solving large-scale deployment challenges through open source contributions and cloud technology innovation.

Professional Activities: Actively maintains technical proficiency via open source projects, technical literature, and developer community engagement through podcasts and audiobooks. Balances academic instruction with industry practice in cloud engineering.

Scientific Awards: No awards or honors documented in source material.

Advising and Grants: Source text provides no information regarding student mentorship, research grants, or funding activities.

Labs and Teams: Collaborates within HPE's cloud engineering divisions and open source communities, though specific team structures or laboratory affiliations are not detailed.