I'm Rowan Udell, author of The Practical AWS IAM Guide and one of the most recognized AWS IAM specialists globally. With over 15 years of hands-on AWS experience, I've personally helped dozens of organizations implement secure, scalable access management through my consulting, and many thousands of AWS developers and engineers, via my writing, videos, and community contributions.
As a founding AWS Ambassador and long-standing Community Builder (4 years and counting!), I've been a subject matter expert for AWS certification exams, published on the official AWS Partner Network blog for IAM's 10th anniversary, and spoken at major AWS events including AWS Summit Sydney. My expertise has been featured across many AWS focused community podcasts, and my IAM guidance has become essential reading for AWS security practitioners worldwide.
During this time I have taken part in the AWS Subject Matter Expert (SME) program writing questions for the AWS Certified Security - Specialty exam, which I have held since its beta release in 2018.