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Biography

John Dietz is the CEO and Co-founder of Konstruct, an open source company dedicated to making cloud native platforms accessible to organizations of all sizes. He simultaneously serves as Director of Enterprise Cloud Solutions at Civo.

Professional Journey​

John's entrepreneurial spirit emerged early. At age 22, he bootstrapped Integrity Test Solutions, a software and services company he led for 19 years. This foundational experience in building and scaling a business from the ground up would later inform his approach to creating developer-focused products.

Throughout his career, John has held engineering leadership positions across diverse environments, developing expertise in:

  • High-scale software delivery
  • Site reliability engineering
  • Platform architecture
  • Cloud engineering
  • DevOps transformation

Enterprise Experience​

John's enterprise background includes significant roles at major organizations:

Gannett / USA Today Network (2017-2021) As Platform Architect, John led transformative initiatives including:

  • Pioneering public and multiregion private hybrid cloud architecture
  • Implementing cloud abstraction layers
  • Leading migration from Windows to Linux infrastructure
  • Transitioning from .NET to Node.js technology stack

American Systems Performance Engineer focusing on system optimization and reliability.

Northrop Grumman & HP Software development roles building foundation in enterprise software practices.

Founding Kubefirst​

In 2021, John and co-founder Jared Edwards began building Kubefirst during nights and weekends. Their goal: solve the problem they had witnessed repeatedly across enterprises—Kubernetes adoption taking 18 months or longer.

After a year-long stealth enterprise pilot, they open sourced the project onto the CNCF landscape. Kubefirst was acquired by Kubeshop in 2022, and subsequently by Civo in 2024, where it continues to grow as the foundation of Konstruct.

Education​

Coastal Carolina University

Location​

Washington DC Metropolitan Area, United States

Recognition​

  • Arctic Code Vault Contributor - GitHub recognition for contributing to projects preserved in the Arctic Code Vault
  • CNCF Landscape - Kubefirst featured on the Cloud Native Computing Foundation landscape
  • Multiple Successful Exits - Kubefirst acquired by Kubeshop (2022), then Civo (2024)