About NovuSpark
Built by the people who built the technology.
NovuSpark's instructors are ex-AWS and ex-Microsoft engineers and architects — the same people who scaled cloud platforms and shipped AI products, now teaching your team to do the same. AI is the newest chapter we teach, not the whole story — cloud, DevOps, and cybersecurity get the same practitioner-led depth.
Ex-AWS · Ex-Microsoft · 10,000+ training hours delivered
Our story
Technology training should make people better at their jobs. Most of it doesn't.
We started NovuSpark because most technology training optimizes for attendance, not outcomes. Same slides for every audience. Same lecture regardless of skill level. Certificates that don't change what Monday looks like.
Our instructors are ex-AWS and ex-Microsoft — engineers and architects who built the cloud and AI systems they now teach. That's the model: practitioners, not presenters, designing every session around what your team needs to do differently, not what's easiest to standardize.
It's why corporate L&D teams trust us to roll out AI awareness at scale, why technology leaders bring us in to scope responsible adoption, and why training partners place our instructors into programs across EMEA, the US, and the Middle East.
How we work
A few principles guide every program we design.
Workflow-first, not lecture-first
Every program is built around what your team actually does day to day, not a generic curriculum.
Practitioners, not presenters
Our trainers are former AWS and Microsoft engineers and architects — they've done the work, not just studied it.
Adoption over awareness
The goal isn't a certificate of attendance. It's teams that keep using what they learned after we leave.
Meet the team
The people behind NovuSpark.
Founders
Started NovuSpark and shaped how we teach.
Sharique Kamal
Co-founder and Director
20+ years at AWS, Intel, IBM, and Citrix, including scaling the AWS India team from 200 to 1,500+ engineers. Has delivered 10,000+ hours of cloud, data, and DevOps training.
Dr. Joseph Mamvong
Co-Founder
AWS Authorized Instructor with a PhD in Secure IoT Networks from Queen Mary University of London. Specializes in cloud and on-prem security architecture and governance.
The team
The specialists delivering every engagement, in the classroom and beyond.
Jez Martin
Core Trainer — Cloud & AI
25+ years in software education, most recently as AWS Global Delivery Readiness Technical Lead. Recognized Machine Learning and Generative AI subject matter expert.
Ian Dick
Core Trainer — AWS & Azure
Senior Technical Trainer with a background at AWS and iTeachCloud, including a Global Delivery Readiness Technical Lead role. AWS and Microsoft Azure certified, focused on making cloud skills accessible.
Alquama Afrin
OpenText Consultant
Specializes in OpenText content and information management consulting, helping organizations implement and get real value from their enterprise systems.
Advisors
Experienced voices who help guide our direction.
Ashish Prajapati
Sr. Cloud Solutions Manager — AWS
20+ years across Cloud, Virtualization, IT Operations, and Solution Design, with a focus on mentoring future cloud professionals. Founder of BeSA (Become a Solutions Architect) and Analogies Cloud, and co-author of “Cloud Career Journeys.”
Prasad Rao
Principal Solutions Architect — AWS
Principal Partner Solutions Architect at AWS, driving strategic enablement for partners migrating and modernizing workloads on AWS. Co-founded BeSA, a free mentoring initiative for aspiring cloud professionals, and co-authored “Cloud Career Journeys.”
Swati Chakrabarty
Advisor — Brand & Strategic Partnerships
Director and Founder of StoryNest Communication & Eduglobal, with a track record in PR, brand management, and strategic alliances. Leads brand communication and strategic partnerships at NovuSpark.
Ready when you are
Curious if we're a fit for your team?
A short discovery call is the fastest way to find out — no obligation, just a conversation about what you're trying to solve.