<h1 align="center"> I am Ashwin Kumar Uppala (He/Him) </h1>

Welcome to my portfolio</h1>

• Previously GitHub Education, Major League Hacking
• GitHub Campus Expert 🚩 Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador 💡 MLH Top 50 🌟 MLH Coach 🧑‍🏫
• 🌱 Exploring Golang
• 💬 Ask me about Code, Content or Community
• 📫 How to reach me:
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📚 Projects:

Featured:

• LearnScape: Best use of getstream.io | Open Source Best Practices Cloud Native Hackathon
  This platform is developed such that it can guide new folks and learn concepts of Docker and Kubernetes. <br/>
  Built with Datree, Alan AI,
  and getstream.io.

• no_gARbage: Second Overall Prize at Surf Hacks by Major League Hacking
  An AR instagram filter which aims to teach users on beach
  sanitation aiming to protect our marine animals <br/>
  Built with

• Pride Bot: 2 Category winners in Pride Hacks:
  Python discord bot to support the pride community. <br/>
  Built with:

• All projects » Devpost

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🎤 Content:

Featured:

• Blog: How I won 10 Hackathons in 8 months
• Blog: Sawo integration using Gitpod
  • All Blogs on Hashnode
• Talk: Students Hacking into CNCF, KubeCon + Cloud Native Con North America 2022, Detroit
• Talk: How Rejections Will Make you a Better Community Leader, Open Source Summit North America 2022, Austin
• Twitter Space: Community Conferences: A great way to Grow
  
• Podcast Series: Beyond The Binary, Hackerabad's 6EP show to explore tech beyond code

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👫 Community:

• Supporting APAC hackathons as an MLH Coach
• Co Founded Hackerabad: Built an 800+ strong global open source diverse and inclusive student community from the ground up.
• Founding organizer: CodeDay Hyderabad Organized Telangana's largest in-person High School hackathon.
• Helped build WeMakeDevs (formerly Community Classroom) a 50,000 member communiyt of passionate students across the globe.
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🏆 Awards:

• Twilio Searchlight Honoree: Featured in Business Insider for creating a better future for developers via building communities, supporting hackers and making new leaders in the tech community.
• MLH Top 50 candidate: Selected among Major League Hacking’s Top 50 Hackers of 2021 out of the Major League Hacking’s hackathon community of 150,000+ hackers worldwide
• [***12x Hackathon