Eric D. Schabell
About Eric D. Schabell
Eric D. Schabell serves as the Director of Technical Marketing & Evangelism at Chronosphere, where he leads a team focused on creating technical content for sales support. With extensive experience at Red Hat and a background in software architecture and education, he actively engages with the open-source community and promotes cloud-native technologies.
Current Role at Chronosphere
Eric D. Schabell serves as the Director of Technical Marketing & Evangelism at Chronosphere since 2022. In this role, he leads a team of technology advocates focused on creating hands-on technical content that supports the technical sales teams. He drives awareness for Chronosphere through published content and speaking engagements at industry events, podcasts, and other forums.
Previous Experience at Red Hat
Eric D. Schabell has extensive experience at Red Hat, where he held multiple roles over several years. He worked as a Global Technology Evangelist from 2016 to 2018, a Portfolio Architect Technical Director from 2018 to 2022, and a JBoss Technology Evangelist from 2012 to 2016. Additionally, he served as a Senior JBoss Solution Architect for the Benelux region from 2009 to 2012 and as an EMEA Subject Matter Expert for BRMS & BPM during the same period.
Education and Academic Involvement
Eric D. Schabell studied Computer Science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where he earned a Master's degree from 1996 to 2002. He also attended Open Universiteit, achieving Course Certificates in Computer Science from 1994 to 1996. In addition to his studies, he served as a Guest Lecturer at Radboud University Nijmegen from 2007 to 2015 and worked as a Scientific Programmer and Freelance Instructor there from 2004 to 2007.
Career Background
Eric D. Schabell has a diverse career background that includes roles in various organizations. He worked at IBM Netherlands as a Software Architect and Linux Knowledge Center Leader from 1998 to 2001. Prior to that, he was a Linux Software Architect and Java Developer at Escador (e-Build) for one year in 2001. He also served in the United States Marine Corps as a Sergeant from 1987 to 1992.
Community Engagement and Contributions
Eric D. Schabell is active in the open-source community, engaging with peers on the Mastodon platform as @ericschabell. He contributes to the community as a CNCF Ambassador, promoting cloud-native technologies and practices. Additionally, he shares his expertise and passion for baseball as a contributing writer for RedSoxLife.com.