Our Team

We are the DataFlow Academy – our vision is a future where companies live in the pulse of time and act in the flow of data. Meet the passionate experts who live this vision every day!

Real-time data experts with a mission

We transform complex streaming technologies into practical solutions and bring your teams from digital yesterday to today.

Anatoly Zelenin
Anatoly Zelenin

Founder and Chief Trainer

The visionary behind the DataFlow Academy. As a real-time data expert and book author, he has been making complex streaming architectures understandable and implementable for teams for over 7 years.

Lena Kim
Lena Kim

Operations and Project Manager

The organizational talent of the Academy. Lena ensures that trainings and projects not only run smoothly, but exceed your expectations. You’re in the best hands with her.

Hartmut Armbruster
Hartmut Armbruster

Kafka Streams Expert

The stream-processing specialist. Hartmut masters real-time data processing and develops complex stream-processing applications that are indispensable for our customer projects. Millions of events in real-time? No problem for him.

Alexander Kropp
Alexander Kropp

Kafka Book Author and Cloud Expert

The cloud architect for modern data platforms. As an experienced specialist, Alexander brings valuable perspectives and ensures that your real-time data systems are optimally implemented in cloud-native environments.

Ekaterina Gorshkova
Ekaterina Gorshkova

Kafka Engineer and Trainer

Expert in robust data pipelines and system integration. Ekaterina’s comprehensive experience in developing and maintaining production systems ensures that your real-time data solutions run reliably from the start.

David Weber
David Weber

Kafka Developer and Architect

Expert in scalable systems and complex data architectures. His deep experience in developing and optimizing Kafka-based systems ensures that your systems function reliably even under the highest loads.