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+Dear OpenStack Community,
+
+I would like to announce my candidacy to become a member of the
+OpenStack Technical Committee (TC).
+
+I am currently a Principal DevOps Engineer at Mirantis,
+the company behind many of OpenStack's success stories.
+From 2012 to 2017, I was deeply involved in the development
+of one of the most popular OpenStack deployment tools,
+Fuel (now retired), and served as the Fuel PTL during the
+Newton release cycle.
+
+In addition, I have been serving as the PTL for OpenStack-Helm
+since the Bobcat release, leading the project through the last
+three release cycles.
+
+As a member of the TC, I am eager to contribute to discussions
+around CI, release management, deployment, and operations.
+I believe that my understanding of both the challenges faced by
+operators and the intricacies of OpenStack development practices
+can bring valuable insights to these discussions.
+
+Thank you for considering my candidacy.
+
+Vladimir Kozhukalov
+kozhukalov@gmail.com
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