Consulting Services

I offer specialized consulting services for organizations looking to build, optimize, and scale their GPU infrastructure on Kubernetes. With my experience as Engineering Lead at Snowflake, Cloud Native Lead at Truera, and Senior Engineering Kubernetes Manager at Rakuten, I bring deep technical expertise and practical insights to help you succeed.

Services

GPU Infrastructure Design & Architecture

Design a robust GPU infrastructure strategy tailored to your AI/ML workloads:

• Multi-GPU Kubernetes Architecture: Design scalable K8s clusters with GPU pooling and scheduling
• MIG (Multi-Instance GPU) Strategy: Optimize GPU utilization with NVIDIA MIG technology
• Hybrid Cloud GPU Deployments: Architect GPU solutions across on-premises, GCP, AWS, and Microsoft Azure
• Azure GPU Expertise: AKS GPU support, Azure Machine Learning, and Azure Batch AI
• Vendor-Agnostic GPU Support: Design for NVIDIA, AMD, and ARM GPU compatibility

Kubernetes for AI/ML Workloads

Optimize your Kubernetes platform for machine learning and AI workloads:

Speaking Engagements

A curated collection of talks and presentations I’ve given from 2018-2026, covering cloud-native technologies, container runtimes, security, and AI infrastructure.

Upcoming Talks

Observing Chaos: Real-Time Monitoring of AI-Driven Kubernetes Destruction

📅 KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2026 | Amsterdam, Netherlands 🎤 with Josh Halley, Cisco 🔗 Event Details

2025

In AI We Trust? Securing the Future, One Agent at a Time

📅 KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA 2025 | Atlanta, Georgia 🎤 Panel Discussion 🎥 Video | 🔗 Event Details

Ricardo is a Cloud Native AI Lead. He’s an open-source enthusiast, currently serving on the CNCF TOC and as Lead for the CNCF Cloud Native AI Initiatives. He has also co-chaired the CNCF TAG-Runtime. Recently, he led the publication of the Cloud Native AI Whitepaper and is currently leading various initiatives within the Cloud Native AI Working Group.

He has worked in tech and software engineering roles for over 25 years. He comes from a diverse professional background, having held various roles at large companies such as Rakuten, Cisco, and VMware, as well as at startups like Truera, Branch Metrics, and Coupa.