Copado Authors

Get to know the experts behind Copado's content.

Sofia Baggini

DevOps & Automation Manager - Telecom Argentina

Merise Snyders

SBG Salesforce Group COE & Platform Owner, Standard Bank

Sheldon Lazarus

Production Release Manager

Tarun Gupta

Sr. Salesforce & Release Manager, Vivaansh

Tarun is a CTO & DevOps consultant at Vivaansh Technologies with 13+ years of IT experience. He is CGL of Salesforce, Slack and Tableau. He Community Speaker , A proud multi-time mentor of Trailblazer and Copado community. He is 4X Salesforce & 7X Copado Certified.

Kristin Baskett

Jen Nelson

Director, Product Enablement

Jen Nelson is a 20-year veteran of the Salesforce ecosystem, a current Salesforce MVP Hall of Fame member and has 30+ years experience in DevOps. Jen has been with Copado for 4 years and is the Director of Product Technical Enablement.

Daniel Riedel

Cameron Tyler

VP, Demand Generation and Business Development

Andrew Leigh

Sheetal Chougule

Business Technology Solutions Manager, ZS

Sheetal is many things: Salesforce Trainer, Senior Technical Architect, Delivery Manager, Scrum Master and more! She’s passionate about mentoring others on their Salesforce journeys through Supermums, Trailhead and the Copado Community. Sheetal has a deep understanding of the Salesforce Platform and leverages DevOps to help her clients succeed. In her free time, Sheetal actively supports animal welfare NGOs and loves her feline pets at home.

Rohan Singh

Technical Engineer

Rohan Singh is a Copado Champion and Mentor at Salesforce in the Commerce Cloud space. He actively promotes knowledge sharing as a mentor with organizations like Salesforce, Deloitte, Copado, MuleSoft, Standard Bank, etc. Rohan has delivered around 60 sessions on Salesforce topics and holds certifications in Salesforce, MuleSoft, Copado, and Microsoft Azure. He is pursuing an Executive MBA in International Business from IIFT Delhi and enjoys speaking at events and conferences, as well as helping others in the Salesforce and Copado ecosystem.

Raksha Sanganee

Salesforce Developer, Fluido

Raksha joined the Salesforce ecosystem around the same time the pandemic swept the globe in 2020. Since then, she’s steadily acquired more and more skills through Trailhead and other tools. She is the founder of the “SalesforceWP” (Woman Power & Work Power) Groups to share career experiences, impart knowledge, and mentor fellow Trailblazers. She also supports the Copado Community through coaching, mentoring, and speaking engagements.

Prakeern Shukla

Sr. Salesforce DevOps Engineer, Alcon Laboratories

Prakeern joined the Salesforce ecosystem in 2019 via Wipro, showing keen interest in diverse CI/CD tools to enhance release management. When he came across Copado, he was instantly captivated and began immersing himself in learning all about it. Prakeern's dedication and passion led him to acquire multiple Copado certifications. He actively mentors aspiring candidates, sharing his knowledge & expertise to help them improve their own release management processes.

Manju Janarthanan

Head of QA, Propic

Manju has 14+ years of Software Testing experience in startups as well as MNCs. She is based out of Sydney, working for Propic Pty Ltd as Head of QA. She is 5xCopado Certified and a proud Copado Champion.

Kyle Tobener

VP, Security & IT

Kyle Tobener is a VP and Head of Security for the DevOps startup Copado. He began his professional career as a zoologist but fled the jungle to return to San Francisco and focus on tech. He loves application security, third party risk management, and building security programs from scratch. In his free time he collects cyberpunk paintings, roller skates with his daughter, and makes educational security content on TikTok as @Kyle Tobener

Halie Vining

Sr Director, Integrated Marketing Communications and Field Marketing

Halie is digital product and marketing strategist, with experience launching products and digital campaigns for B2B brands like Rackspace, Salesforce, Intel and HP. Her passion sits at the intersection of data and storytelling—and she's never met a pattern she didn't want to decipher.

Esko Hannula

SVP, Product Management

Esko Hannula is an experienced software executive with a life-long interest in the connection between software quality and business performance. He’s known for insightful and often provocative ideas. Prior to joining Copado, Esko has collected 30+ years of leadership experience in software, IT, telecom, and services industries.

David Venegas

Director, AI and Data Program

David Venegas is a product leader working with Copado’s R&D team to bring AI and data-powered solutions to market.