Ricardo Zanini Fernandes

Ricardo Zanini Fernandes is a Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat, where responsibilities include leading the implementation of the CNCF Serverless Workflow specification and managing the engineering team for the OpenShift Serverless Logic product. With extensive experience in technical leadership, Ricardo has also served as a Senior Software Engineer, Principal Technical Account Manager, and Senior Technical Account Manager at Red Hat, contributing to various open-source projects and mentoring colleagues. Additionally, Ricardo is the Lead Maintainer for the CNCF Serverless Workflow specification and the Apache KIE SonataFlow project, with a background in academia as an Assistant Professor and a history of technical roles at companies such as GPS Pamcary, Cielo, and Tech Mahindra. Educational qualifications include a Master's degree in Computer Software Engineering and two Bachelor's degrees in Computer Science and Management Information Systems.