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John Paul Herold
Southwest Airlines
John Paul Herold is a technology leader with deep experience building platforms and leading platform engineering organizations. He is passionate about improving the lives of developers and accelerating the throughput of business hypotheses to production. John Paul has been active in the Dallas-Fort Worth technology community since the earliest DevOps meetups, and continues to give back as a co-organizer of DevOpsDays Dallas. He values community learning and is continuously looking for new ways to improve, contribute, and mentor.
Newest · 2025
A Nose for Elevating New Technology Leaders
This paper addresses one of the most critical challenges facing technology organizations today: identifying and developing the next generation of leaders who can navigate an increasingly AI-driven landscape.
Free · Creative Commons
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