Meet our latest AWS heroes – August 2025 | Amazon Web Services

We are excited to announce the latest cohort AWS heroes recognized for their exceptional contributions and technical guidance. These passionate individuals represent diverse regions and technical specialties, which demonstrates remarkable expertise and determination of sharing knowledge in the AWS community. From AI and machine learning to architecture and security without servers, our new heroes show the width of cloud innovation while supporting inclusive and engaging technical communities. Join us to welcome these community leaders who help shape the future of cloud computing and inspire the next generation of AWS builders.

Kristine Armiyants – Masis, Armenia

Community hero Kristine Armiyants is a software engineer and engineer of cloud support, who has moved to the technology from the background in finance and gained MBA before learning in the development of software. As the founder and leader of the AWS User Group, Armenia has been transformed by Armenia’s local technology landscape for more than 2.5 years, expanding it from 320 to 440+ participants and leading the team that brings international events to its country. Through his technical articles in Armenian, practical workshops and blog series “No-Filter” makes cloud knowledge available when mentoring new organizers of user groups and early careers. Its determination of community building has resulted in five new builders of the AWS Community AWS, which has shown its obligation to create inclusive learning and growth in the AWS community.

Nadia Reyhani – Perth, Australia

Machine Learning Hero Nadia Reyhani is an engineer of AI product that integrates proven Devops procedures into machine learning systems. She is a former AWS Community builder and regularly presents herself at AI -AI -AI -Sagemaker and Bedrock AI. As women in digital ambassadors, she combines technical expertise with advocacy and creates inclusive spaces for insufficiently represented groups in cloud and AI technology.

Raphael Manke – Karlsruhe, Germany

Devtools Hero Raphael Manke is the head of a product engineer at Dash0 and the creator of the unofficial AWS Re: Invent Planner, which is used to create a schedule for action. With ten years of AWS experience, it specializes in servers without servers and devtools that make cloud development more efficient. As an organizer of AWS users in Karlsruhe and the former AWS Community Builder, he actively contributes to strengthening products through public expression and direct cooperation with AWS Service teams. Its commitment to the AWS community extends from the management of local groups of users to the provision of valuable feedback for service teams.

Rowan Udell – Brisbane, Australia

The Rowan Udell Security Hero is an independent AWS Safety Consultant specializing in AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM). He has been sharing AWS security knowledge for more than ten years through books, blog posts, meetings, workshops and conference presentations. Rowan has participated in many AWS community programs, has been a community builder for four years and is part of the AWS Community Day Australia organizing committee. Rowan, a frequent speaker at AWS events, including Sydney Summit and other community meetings, is known for the transformation of complex security concepts into simple, practical and feasible solutions for their AWS environment.

Sangwoon (Chris) Park – Soul, Korea

Serverless Hero Sangwoon (Chris) Park leads development in Recon Labs, launching AI specializing in 3D generation of controlled AI content. He is a former AWS community builder and youtube creator “AWS Classroom” and shares the practical knowledge of architecture without servers with the AWS community. Chris organizes a monthly AWS meetings in class and Small Group Aws KRUG SERVESS and actively promotes technologies without servers through community events and educational content.

Toshal Khawale – Pune, India

Toshal Khawale Community hero is an experienced technology leader with more than 22 years of expertise in the field of engineering and cloud technology AWS and holds 12 AWS certifications that show his cloud knowledge. As the CEO of PWC, Toshal leads Toshal through the cloud transformation, digital innovation and modernization of applications that led a number of extensive AWS migrations and generative AI implementation. For six years he has been a Community builder of AWS and continues to serve as a leader of the AWS Group users Pune, which actively supports the involvement of community and knowledge sharing. Thanks to its roles as a mentor, frequent speaker and advocate, Toshal helps organizations to maximize their AWS investments while staying in the forefront of cloud technology trends.

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Visit the AWS Heroes website if you want to learn more about the AWS Heroes program or connect with a hero around you.

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