Faizal Khader, Associate Principal Solution Architect at Red Hat, brings decades of experience in systems engineering, technical architecture, and sales to digital transformation. Expertise includes Red Hat’s open hybrid cloud portfolio, including OpenShift, virtualization, containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, microservices, and emerging AI/ML technologies, helping clients accelerate cloud-native platform transitions. Khader excels at translating complex technical concepts into business value and designing robust, large-scale architectures. A proactive speaker at local technical events like RHUGS, Dallas Dev Ops Days, and university events, I make complex technical concepts understandable. Mentoring new associates within Red Hat is also a passion. My core skills lies in solving complex technical problems, architecting innovative solutions, and expanding expertise in hybrid cloud, OpenShift, and AI/ML to deliver tangible business value. Thriving on leadership roles and contributing to the open-source community, I am dedicated to delivering tangible business value for customers.