Karl Cardenas

Karl Cardenas, MBA, currently serves as the Director at Spectro Cloud, where efforts focus on improving product documentation quality and value. Previously, Karl was a Co-Founder and CTO at a startup, responsible for engineering leadership and technology strategy. At HashiCorp, Karl held the position of Education Engineering Manager, overseeing a team and establishing educational initiatives. Karl's extensive experience at State Farm ® included roles as Architecture Manager within public cloud projects and multiple software development positions. Earlier professional experiences include a setup operator role at Thermo Fisher Scientific and serving as a Scout Team Leader in the US Army, where leadership and tactical training were provided to Iraqi military forces. Academic achievements include an MBA and a Bachelor's in Telecommunications and Network Management from Illinois State University.