Merge pull request #8588 from soltysh/candidate-soltysh

Add candidate bio for Maciej Szulik (soltysh)

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elections/steering/2025/candidate-soltysh.md

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+name: Maciej Szulik
+ID: soltysh
+info:
+  - employer: Defense Unicorns
+  - slack: soltysh
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+
+## SIGS
+
+- SIG Apps chair and technical lead
+- SIG API Machinery member
+- SIG CLI technical lead
+- Production Readiness Approvers member
+
+## What I have done
+
+I've been an active Kubernetes contributor since late 2014, with the majority of
+my work focused on SIG CLI and SIG Apps.
+
+My contributions to SIG CLI range from major refactors like
+[moving kubectl to staging](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/1020)
+and extracting [helpers for creating kubectl-like commands](https://github.com/kubernetes/cli-runtime),
+to standardizing the shape of every command. I've also led significant features,
+such as [introducing the current kubectl plugins](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/2379),
+and, more recently [separating kubectl user preferences](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/3104).
+Currently, I'm focused on the technical oversight of SIG CLI, ensuring our work
+moves steadily forward.
+
+In SIG Apps, I was nominated as a lead in early 2021 in recognition of my long-time
+contributions to Kubernetes controllers, including authoring
+[Jobs](https://github.com/kubernetes/design-proposals-archive/blob/main/apps/job.md)
+and [CronJobs](https://github.com/kubernetes/design-proposals-archive/blob/main/apps/cronjob.md).
+Over the past few years we've focused on expanding batch and workload controllers
+with new capabilities while improving their performance and stability.
+
+As an early contributor to the Kubernetes project, I've had the opportunity to
+work in areas beyond these SIGs. Over the years, I wrote the
+[first version of audit logging](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/27087),
+later helped shape [the current mechanism](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/22),
+and have made various contributions across the API server.
+
+Finally, during my past two years on the Steering Committee, I have worked with
+multiple contributors and groups (SIGs, WGs, sub-projects), often privately,
+to provide them with the support necessary to achieve their goals within our project.
+
+## What I'll do
+
+My number one priority remains ensuring our contributors and maintainers have the
+support they need to thrive. Whether through mentoring new contributors or rotating
+existing roles, we must ensure Kubernetes has both the people and the resources it
+needs to grow. By investing in our people, we equip the Kubernetes project to continue
+supporting the entire world with the best possible platform for managing modern
+applications.
+
+## Resources About Me
+
+- Bluesky: [@soltysh.bsky.social](https://bsky.app/profile/soltysh.bsky.social)
+- Twitter: [@soltysh](https://twitter.com/soltysh)
+- LinkedIn: [Maciej Szulik](https://www.linkedin.com/in/maciejszulik/)
+- Talks:
+  - [Writing Controllers for Everyone](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUNPLQVxvmw)
+  - [The Long, Winding and Bumpy Road to CronJob’s GA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5h6s3A9bXY&pp=ygUNbWFjaWVqIHN6dWxpaw%3D%3D)
+  - [Audit in Kubernetes, the Future is Here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up1qgVIzoVM&pp=ygUNbWFjaWVqIHN6dWxpaw%3D%3D)
+  - [Kubectl code tour](https://youtu.be/eZeCFRh2uGg?t=540)
+  - [The Cube interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWnNFUrqZdM)
+  - [Guiding Kubernetes: The Steering Committee's Role in Project Evolution](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZManfhV6DZU)
+