Merge branch 'main' into event/2026-sibiu

Author: Ovijmek21

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 Title = "Elissa Shevinsky"
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+linkedin = "https://www.linkedin.com/in/elissashevinsky"
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 linktitle = "elissa-shevinsky"
 Website = ""

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 Title = "Scott Stroz"
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+linkedin = "https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-stroz"
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 type = "speaker"
 linktitle = "scott-stroz"
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 Title = "Vivek Madem"
 Twitter = ""
 linkedin = "https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivekmadem"
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+image = "vivek-madem.png"
 type = "speaker"
 linktitle = "vivk-madem"
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+As a  Technical Account Manager at AWS, I apply my 15+ years of experience in performance engineering, site reliability, and observability to deliver high-quality solutions for the financial and risk management sector. I am AWS certified and proficient in using tools such as Dynatrace, Gremlin, and Kafka to monitor, test, and improve the performance and resilience of complex systems and applications.
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+I enjoy learning and solving problems, and I thrive in agile environments where I can collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders. I have successfully led and executed multiple performance test projects, using blue/green canary deployments, distributed tracing, and chaos engineering techniques. My mission is to transform company practices into fresh, cost-effective, and scalable solutions that meet the evolving needs and expectations of customers and users.

content/events/2026-nashville/speakers/elissa-shevinsky.md

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    level: media
+ - id: groundcover
+   level: gold
 
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