Course Instructors

Vitālijs Verhovičs
Vitālijs Verhovičs

Occupation: Programmer.

Work experience: More than 3 years of experience working with databases.

Teaching approach: Able to explain complex topics in simple terms, more focused on a practical rather than theoretical approach to teaching.

Andrejs Adamovičs
Andrejs Adamovičs

Occupation: A skilled specialist with over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, specializing in software delivery processes and infrastructure. As an independent DevOps consultant, he excels at implementing DevOps initiatives and processes using tools such as AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible, and others.

Professional experience: Since 2011, Andrejs has been sharing his in-depth knowledge by teaching his DevOps MasterClass (eXtreme Automation) course, which he has taught more than 200 times in various European locations, including Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Great Britain, Romania, Estonia, and Latvia.

Teaching approach: The instructor includes many practical tasks and real-life examples in the learning process, encouraging participants to continue learning.

In addition to his professional activities, Andrejs often participates in international conferences and local community events as a guest lecturer. Andrejs multifaceted approach to technology and education makes him a valuable mentor and leader in the IT community.

Annija Grūbe
Annija Grūbe

Annija is an IREB-certified information systems requirements engineer and IT systems analyst with experience in managing requirements engineering processes for large-scale public information systems. She holds a Master of Engineering degree in Business Informatics.

In her master’s thesis, she researched the application of various requirements engineering methods in the implementation of microservices architecture.
Her certifications include: IREB CPRE Foundation Level and IREB CPRE Advanced Level Requirements Management – Practitioner.

Ieva Drāzniece
Ieva Drāzniece

Professional experience: Brand creation and promotion in the market within the framework of various projects. Since 2020, Ieva has been a strategic partner to teams and professionals, helping them create effective strategies on LinkedIn. Measurable, reliable recognition promotes the attraction of clients, talent and partners.

Uldis Karlovs-Karlovskis
Uldis Karlovs-Karlovskis

Occupation: CTO / IT coach – DevOps and artificial intelligence (AI) implementation expert with over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. Author of the "Professional DevOps" approach, where technology integrates with culture, people, and real business value.

Work experience: During his professional career, Uldis has created and led one of the largest DevOps teams in Europe (Accenture, 150 engineers). He specializes in AI implementation in B2B companies. Co-founder and technical director at ZenIS Group. The autonomous teams he has created are always distinguished by a high sense of responsibility, quality work, and meaningful efficiency.

Certifications: Certified Kubernetes administrator and DevOps leader.

Kristiāns Teters
Kristiāns Teters

Occupation: Cybersecurity expert with more than 10 years of experience in IT auditing, security management, and public key infrastructure compliance. Actively cooperates with various public and private sector organizations.