Issue name: [Nominations Open] Top CDF Contributor Award 2025 🏆

[roxannejoncas]

This issue is to receive nominations for the Top CDF Contributor Award 2025.

This award recognizes excellence of technical contributions to the CDF and its projects. This individual commits key pieces to projects and, more importantly, contributes in a way that benefits the project neutrally as a whole.

➡️ Nominate someone, by replying to this issue with the following:

1. Full name of the person you’re nominating
2. Short description of their contributions to the Continuous Delivery Foundation and why they should win.

Nomination Deadline: Monday, April 14, 2025, 11:59 pm PT
Please note: Last year's winner, Utkarsh Sharma, cannot win the award for Top Contributor again this year.

Read the CDF Award Guidelines

[TracyRagan]

Sacha Wharton
I am honored to nominate Sacha Wharton for the CDF Top Contributor Award in recognition of his exceptional dedication, leadership, and contributions to the Ortelius open-source project and the broader Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF) community.

As a committer since the inception of Ortelius, Sacha has played a vital role in shaping the project’s success. His technical expertise, unwavering commitment, and collaborative spirit have been instrumental in building and sustaining a thriving community. Beyond contributing code, he has actively mentored new contributors, expanded outreach efforts, and fostered an inclusive environment where innovation and collaboration flourish.

Sacha’s impact extends beyond Ortelius—his dedication to the CDF ecosystem was recognized through his election as the CDF Governing Board’s Committer Representative, where he continues to advocate for open-source contributors and help shape the future of the foundation. His leadership, humility, and genuine passion for DevOps and Continuous Delivery make him a respected and beloved figure in the Ortelius community and beyond.

For his invaluable contributions, mentorship, and commitment to the open-source mission, I wholeheartedly nominate Sacha Wharton for the CDF Top Contributor Award—a recognition he truly deserves.