Ask the Experts: How to get prepped to pass a Confluent Certification exam

Hello Kafkateers!

Please find the details to join this fun and informative meetup below.

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Agenda:
6:00pm-6:05pm: Online Networking (feel free to BYOB!!)

6:05pm-6:50pm: Pre-recorded presentation of “How to get prepped to pass a Confluent Certification exam”

6:50pm-7:05 pm: Live Q&A with Mark Fei, Sr. Instructor at Confluent and Niamh O’Byrne, Certification Manager at Confluent

Joining our slack space is not instant, so ensure that you are in, in time for the event, follow the steps within this link before the day of the event if you can! cnfl.io/slack

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Pre-recorded presentation:
Ask the Experts: How to get prepped to pass a Confluent Certification exam, With Live Q&A to follow with Barry Ballard and Niamh O’Byrne of Confluent

Abstract:
You know the value of a Certification in proving your expertise, but don't know how to prepare for the exam? You're not alone! Join two Confluent Certification experts in exam prep to discuss everything you need to know: from logistics, to an exam overview and effective test-taking strategies. Get the foundation you need to be confident in how to take the certification exam!

Bio:
Mark Fei currently lives in Seattle and, since early 2018, has been with Confluent, the company founded by the inventors of Apache Kafka. Mark’s passions lie in learning about, and helping others understand, exciting and transformative technologies. Previously, Mark spent 5 years doing this for Amazon Web Services (AWS), and before that, he enjoyed a couple of years at Cloudera, preceded by five years with VMware. In his career Mark has done a number of other interesting things, ranging from software development to running a bar at a Colorado ski resort.

Bio:
Niamh Fiona O’Byrne, Certification Manager, Confluent
Niamh Fiona O’Byrne leads Confluent Certification. Over her career, O’Byrne has been responsible for the creation and launch of multiple programs including those at Allaire, Macromedia, PTC, Pegasystems, Motorola, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker and most recently at Confluent, Inc.

Bio:
Barry Ballard, Senior Technical Trainer, Confluent
Barry has been involved with the IT market in various aspects, starting in Geographic Information Systems, moving to a couple of large-scale computer storage companies, a large cloud provider and finally landing at Confluent. The majority of his time has been post sale professional services, mostly “Fly and Fix” where telephone support can no longer provide adequate support, so he went on site and worked shoulder to shoulder with the customer to get issues resolved. Though training and educating customers has been a constant part of his career, he decided to do technical training exclusively over the past 8 years, with companies such as EMC, AWS and Confluent. He currently is employed by Confluent as a Senior Technical Trainer teaching about Kafka architecture and operation.

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Online Meetup Etiquette:
•Please unmute yourself when you have a question.
•Please hold your questions until the end of the presentation or use the zoomchat!
•Please arrive on time as zoom meetings can become locked for many reasons (though if you get locked out a recording will be available, but you may have to wait a little while for it!)

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