Gabriel N. Schenker

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Head of Platform Engineering, Vice President at iptiQ by Swiss Re

Appenzell, Appenzell Inner-Rhoden, Switzerland

Overview

As the VP and Head of Platform Engineering & Security at iptiQ by Swiss Re, Gabriel N. Schenker leverages over 30 years of experience in software architecture and development. The ETH Zürich Ph. D. graduate focuses on building world-class self-service platforms, emphasizing lean development and an optimal developer experience. Colleagues describe him as influential, dedicated, and empathetic.

He strongly advocates for designing systems through events rather than assumptions, promoting techniques like Event Modeling, and fosters best practices such as clean code and clean architecture. He is constantly learning, having recently earned certifications in AI Agents and Dagster & dbt. When not working, he enjoys spending time with his family.

Gabriel is a prolific author of several popular technical books, including "The Ultimate Docker Container Book, " which is in its fourth edition, and has also created video courses on software development.

Personality Overview

Dynamic But Sincere

Friendly But Fast

Decisive But Friendly

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)  They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Topics They Care About

Docker & Containers
He is the author of multiple successful books on Docker, including "The Ultimate Docker Container Book", and has deep expertise in migrating systems to container-based architectures.
Developer Experience
His current mission at iptiQ is to optimize the developer experience by making toolsets and pipelines as frictionless and pleasant as possible for engineering teams.
Event-Driven Systems
He is a strong proponent of Event Modeling and has a deep background in Apache Kafka from his time as Lead Curriculum Developer at Confluent.

Media Appearances

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Work History

5-2023
Head of Platform Engineering, Vice President at iptiQ by Swiss Re
5-2021 - 5-2023
Lead Architect, Office of the CTO at iptiQ by Swiss Re
1-2020 - 5-2021
Lead Solutions Architect at Techgroup Schweiz AG - Maison du Software
10-2019 - 1-2020
Independent Consultant at Dr. Gabriel Schenker
3-2018 - 11-2019
Lead Curriculum Developer at Confluent

Education

1990 - 1993
Ph.D. from ETH Zürich
1984 - 1989
Master from ETH Zürich

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Insights For Selling To Gabriel N.

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Showcase existing customers and use case-studies to grab their attention
  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • During followups, use calls or text if needed, they should be fine

DONT's

  • Don’t be very informal during the early interactions even if they are being so themselves
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Gabriel N. is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Gabriel N.

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Gabriel N. move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Gabriel N. take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Gabriel N.

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