Fernando (Fern) Diaz is a Developer Advocate at GitLab. He focuses on showcasing the value of implementing DevSecOps, Governance, and Shifting-Left within the complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
In the past, he worked as a Software Developer at IBM Cloud, where he focused on implementing and enhancing the security of several critical applications. He advocates for Open Source and was a former core contributor to the OpenStack Barbican (Key Management) project and a top contributor to the Kubernetes Ingress-Nginx project.
He is passionate about helping others secure their implement secure solutions for their applications. In his spare time, he enjoys screenwriting, cycling, and lifting heavy things.