Minimum Distance

Membership Activities

Organizationsreachpositionwhen
Internet Society (ISOC) - US San Francisco Bay Area Chapternational & chapterboard presidentJanuary-2024-January-2025
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) - US San Francisco Bay Area Chapternational & chapterboard chair
volunteer member		July-2024 - July-2025
90s student, on/off professional, 2023-
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligencenationalmember2024-
Cloud Native Compute Foundation AI WGnationalco-lead
member		May-2024-May-2025
2023-
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - R6 - Western USA - San Francisco Sectionnational & chaptermemberon/off professional, 2023-
American Radio Relay League (ARRL)nationallife member2023-
San Francisco Radio Club (SFRC)chaptermember2023-
FISTS CWgloballife memberAugust-2023
Cloud Native Compute Foundationnationalmember
ambassador
kubestronaut		Jan-2015-
April-2024-
December-2024-
The Linux Foundationnationalmember2013-
Free Software FoundationnationalmemberFebruary-2025-
People Centered InternetnationalmemberFebruary-2024-
CVE AI WGnationalmemberJan-2025-
InfraGardnationalmemberApril-2025-
Computer History MuseumMountain ViewsupporterMarch-2023-
Internet ArchiveSan FranciscosupporterJanuary-2025-
WikipedianationalsupporterFebruary-2025-


Publications

Role What Who When Where
Event leadInternet Day SFInternet Society17-May-2025San Francisco - https://internetdaysf.org
Event leadArtificial Intelligence SFInternet Society6-February-2025San Francisco - https://aidaysf.org
PanelAI for Policy, and Policy for AIKubecon NA13-November-2024Salt Lake City
Event leadGlobal Encryption Day San FranciscoGlobal Encryption Coalition / Internet Society21-October-2024San Francisco - https://gedsf.org
SpeakerK8sGPT - Kubernetes and AIIntuit Open Source Meetup / AI User Group10-October-2024Intuit - Mountain View CA - LinkedIn (view)
Guest speakerCloud Native AI and AI for Cloud NativeCloud Native Multi-Cluster Podcast17-September-2024https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cloud-native-ai-and-ai-for-cloud-native-with-ron/id1693415978?i=1000668384364
GrantBeyond the Net Large Grant (25k)
Administration Grant (3k)		Internet Society FoundationJune-2024na
Technical reviewerPractical Ruby GemsApress/Springer2024tbd
Co-speakerToward Zero Trust with AISecure AI Summit / CloudNative SecurityCon NA25th June 2024Seattle
https://secureaisummit2024.sched.com/event/1dBWO/toward-zero-trust-with-ai-boris-kurktchiev-nirmata-ronald-petty-rx-m
https://static.sched.com/hosted_files/secureaisummit2024/65/SecureAISummit-24-ppt.pptx
k8sgpt+kyverno code - https://github.com/k8sgpt-ai/k8sgpt/releases/tag/v0.3.39
SpeakerCloud Native Artificial Intelligence - Top to BottomAI_dev20-June-2024Paris
https://youtu.be/_ifZPGqWk4M?si=gsQI6-9wc-hGSkoH
Co-authorCloud Native Artificial Intelligence LandscapeCloud Native Compute Foundation AI WG13-May-2024https://landscape.cncf.io/?group=cnai
SpeakerCloud Native Artificial Intelligence - AI for Developers #12AI User Group
AI for Developers #12		3-April-2024San Francisco
https://www.youtube.com/live/hwEhNVNx6AY?si=_d1TQ_DJlMidsnqj&t=1781
Co-authorCloud Native Artificial Intelligence WhitepaperCloud Native Compute Foundation AI WG19-Mar-2024https://www.cncf.io/reports/cloud-native-artificial-intelligence-whitepaper/
SpeakerCloud Native Artificial Intelligence - Professional Development SeriesACM - SF Bay Area Chapter2-March-2024San Francisco
in-person workshop
SpeakerTaking Generative AI Enterprise Models to ProductionAI User Group
ACM - SF Bay Area Chapter		31-January-2024https://youtu.be/Z6YFD9dvsOU?si=Fe6k1GQa2WHt3N2U
SpeakerCloud Native Short Take - Kubernetes CronJobsRX-M2024https://youtu.be/ISta770vlW4?si=DLlGyfFtJPEHV34I
ContestantKlustered Teams: Raft & RX-MRawkode2022https://www.youtube.com/live/B-EhbctQBDs?si=Q6OQs7kO8iwn5r9w
SpeakerCloud Native Short Take - Containers: Images OverviewRX-M2022https://youtu.be/wQDkLxj9ALs?si=XLv0feVfGQY3STwQ
Co-authorNetworking Programming with Go Language 2nd EditionApress/Springer2022https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-8095-9
PostScaling DemoKubecon North America2021https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6854484952990441472
SpeakerFirst Principles of Cloud Native TechnologyKubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe2021https://youtu.be/yKgmP_WL3Qk?si=ZJfbkgMp--SBQGyC
SpeakerCloud Native Short Take - Go DebuggingRX-M2022https://youtu.be/OiMSaTdjT2g?si=H44FPF1cJt2nPUK4
Technical reviewerEnabling Enterprise Artificial Intelligence Through the Application of AIOpsO'Reilly2021not released
Technical reviewerService Mesh PatternsO'Reilly2021not released
Technical reviewerNetwork Programming with Go
Essential Skills for Using and Securing Networks		Apress/Springer2017https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-2692-6
Technical reviewerTest Driven Development in Ruby
A Practical Introduction to TDD Using Problem and Solution Domain Analysis		Apress/Springer2017https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-2638-4
Technical reviewerBeginning Ruby
From Novice to Professional		Apress/Springer2017https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-1278-3


Certifications

CertificationsFromExpiresEvidenceCert
Exam Developer: Certified Kubernetes AdministratorThe Linux Foundation2016-neverf65e807a-2f78-4128-961a-16e956159d13https://www.credly.com/badges/f65e807a-2f78-4128-961a-16e956159d13
Exam Developer: Certified Kubernetes Application DeveloperThe Linux Foundation2016-never857df803-d3cb-4da2-9f63-073176ff2d32
Amateur Radio General Class LicenseFederal Communications CommissionMay-2033KN6ZZGhttps://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=4770623
General Mobile RadioFederal Communications CommissionNov-2033WRZH262https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=4836427
Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security AssociateThe Linux FoundationFeb-2027LF-nm4i51hdvchttps://ti-user-certificates.s3.amazonaws.com/e0df7fbf-a057-42af-8a1f-590912be5460/ed894c0f-2933-41c3-b72e-2af27543bc55-ronald-petty-22fca35b-4490-416c-ad21-8971b477a9c9-certificate.pdf
Certified Kubernetes Application DeveloperThe Linux FoundationJan-2027LF-rs21okjuul
Certified Kubernetes AdministratorThe Linux FoundationNov-2026LF-wg0hj0ou8thttps://www.credly.com/badges/41ae7a45-6d19-4d83-8741-ae0ca94f39e1
The Recreational UAS Safety TestAcademy of Model AeronauticsOct-2026IAMA80592076858https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronaldpetty/details/certifications/1635546740399/single-media-viewer/?type=DOCUMENT&profileId=ACoAAAEm-fIBmSJOW9_FbpPMY2g5dero4xsV3TE
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Foundation CertificationDevOps InstituteFeb-202422987727
Kubernetes Cloud Native AssociateThe Linux FoundationNov-2024LF-tq53vmt3vv
Certified Kubernetes AdministratorThe Linux FoundationSep-2023LF-fzp7ps1z2s
Certified Kubernetes Application DeveloperThe Linux FoundationApr-2023CKAD-2000-003599-0100
Certified Kubernetes Security SpecialistThe Linux FoundationMar-2023LF-xjyun889qh
Accredited Instructor of DevOps Institute for RX-MDevOps InstituteFeb-2023nana
LFS171x: Blockchain for Business - An Introduction to Hyperledger TechnologiesThe Linux FoundationJan-20223f1a0be41c684880bafe786d21939aechttps://courses.edx.org/certificates/3f1a0be41c684880bafe786d21939aec
Certified Kubernetes AdministratorCloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)Sep-2019CKA-1700-0092-0100


Education

NameFromTypeWhen
CompSci / Business instructorUC Berkeley Extensionin-person2012-2017
CompSci instructorAcademyXin-person2012-2016
 
MBA FinanceDePaul Universityin-person2009
Masters of Science - Computer ScienceDePaul Universityin-person2007
Bachelors of Science - Computer ScienceUniversity of Kentuckyin-person2001

Education Other

NameFromTypeWhen
3 Day Linux and Windows Online Chef Fundamentals
Chef Intermediate Topics		Progress Chefonline course2015-2020
Business Professional Course
Technical Professional Course		Amazon Web Servicesonline course2015-2020
Introduction to AI in the Data Center
Machine Learning
R Programming
The Data Scientist's Toolbox
Understand Europe: Why it Matters and What it Can Offer You
Programming Mobile Applications for Android Handheld Systems		Courseraonline course2014-2023

Other

TaskWhoWhenDetails
i50IEEE/PCI/ISOC19-20 May 2024Volunteer coordinator
Worked as floor director
https://ieeetv.ieee.org/live-events/i50
Imagination WorkshopPCI/ISOC/IEEE23rd May 20024Format peer review
Volunteer coordinator
Attendee
AI Dev SummitDeveloperWeek/RX-M/ISOC29-30th May 2024Setup ISOC SF as community partner
Represent RX-M and ISOC on event floor
Procure griddy.comGriddy2019Procure domain, negotiation from 1m to 75k

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