Sparky V.

Sparky V. currently serves as Senior Program Lead at Aalyria, focusing on connectivity solutions since May 2023. As an Executive Coach at Thoughtful Spark Coaching since January 2022, Sparky V. has developed a coaching business catering to clients from various sectors including technology, finance, and academia. Prior experience includes roles as SRE Senior Manager and European Site Lead at Loon, where Sparky V. established a 24x7 Site Reliability Engineering organization, and significant tenure at Google, where responsibilities ranged from leading multi-team global initiatives in Site Reliability Engineering to defining and coordinating the Software Engineering Apprenticeship program in the UK. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Psychology from Michigan Technological University.