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Eric D. Schabell

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Director Community & Developer Relations at Chronosphere
📍 Netherlands

Eric Schabell is Chronospheres Director of Community & Developer Relations, an accomplished speaker, author, and CNCF Ambassador. He has over 25 years of experience in open source technologies and cloud-native observability. Colleagues have praised him for being a knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and consummate evangelist who is adept at communicating complex ideas.

Outside of technology, Eric is a passionate baseball expert and enthusiast, a topic he frequently speaks and writes about. He has coached pitching and even shared a DIY guide on building training equipment. He also enjoys cycling, having previously logged thousands of kilometers a year.

He is a published author of multiple technical books and holds a Silver Award for "BPM Excellence in Practice. "

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Director Community & Developer Relations
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Netherlands
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Priorities

Topics Eric cares about

Cloud Observability
His current role at Chronosphere and recent speaking engagements focus on tackling challenges in cloud-native observability, often using the hashtag #o11y in his posts.
Open Source
A long-time advocate for open source, he has a deep history with Red Hat and is a CNCF Ambassador, actively building communities.
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Career

Work history

12-2024
Director Community & Developer Relations
Chronosphere
8-2022 - 12-2024
Director Technical Marketing & Evangelism
Chronosphere
4-2018 - 8-2022
Portfolio Architect Technical Director
Red Hat
1-2016 - 4-2018
Global Technology Evangelist
Red Hat
5-2012 - 1-2016
JBoss Technology Evangelist (Integration and BPM)
Red Hat
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Media appearances

Eric D. Schabell – Author Page. Featured in Red Hat Developer
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Saying hello to Chronosphere. Featured in Eric D. Schabell Personal Blog
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Education
1996 - 2002
Masters
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
1994 - 1996
Course Certificates
Open Universiteit
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