chore: Authors UI tweak

Author: pankajagrawal16

docs/aca/11-about-the-authors/index.md

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 # Authors
 
-### Taiseer Joudeh
+### [:material-github: Taiseer Joudeh](https://github.com/tjoudeh){target=_blank}
 
 Taiseer works for Microsoft Consultation Services as a Lead App Dev Consultant. He has more than 15 years of experience in developing and managing different software solutions for the finance, transportation, logistics, and e-commerce sectors. 
 
 Taiseer has been deeply involved in .NET development since early framework versions with a deep knowledge of distributed systems, microservices architecture, cloud-native apps, and Microsoft Azure.
 
-He frequently publishes articles on his [blog](https://bitoftech.net) and shares code samples on his [GitHub account](https://github.com/tjoudeh) 
+He frequently publishes articles on his [blog](https://bitoftech.net){target=_blank} and shares code samples on his [:material-github: GitHub account](https://github.com/tjoudeh){target=_blank}
 
-### Wael Kdouh
 
-Wael is Principal Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft with over 20 years of experience developing innovative solutions for leading software companies. He has successfully led the completion of several mission critical projects in multiple sectors such Airline Solutions and Retail to name a few. 
+### [:material-github: Wael Kdouh](https://github.com/waelkdouh){target=_blank}
 
-You will find him actively blogging on [Medium](https://waelkdouh.medium.com/) and occasionally tweeting on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/waelkdouh). Connect with Wael on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/waelkdouh/). 
+Wael is Principal Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft with over 20 years of experience developing innovative solutions for leading software companies. He has successfully led the completion of several mission-critical projects in multiple sectors such Airline Solutions and Retail to name a few. 
 
-### Pankaj Agrawal
+You will find him actively blogging on [:simple-medium: Medium](https://waelkdouh.medium.com/){target=_blank} and occasionally tweeting on [:material-twitter: Twitter](https://twitter.com/waelkdouh){target=_blank}. Connect with Wael on [:material-linkedin: LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/waelkdouh/){target=_blank}. 
 
-Pankaj is Developer at heart, currently working as Senior Cloud Solutions Architect at Microsoft and based out of Oslo, Norway. Pankaj works with several customers across Nordics, helping them to make best use of Cloud native technologies and accelerate their journey to cloud. In his spare time, Pankaj enjoys running into the woods and love to learn new technical skills. He is quite passionate about DevOps and Serverless technologies and truly believe in automating everything.
+### [:material-github: Pankaj Agrawal](https://github.com/pankajagrawal16){target=_blank}
 
-Pankaj loves writing technical blogs and contributing to open source projects. He keeps a journal of his blog and projects [here](https://pankaagr.cloud/). Connect with Pankaj on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/agrawalpankaj16) or on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pankajagrawal16/).
+Pankaj is Developer at heart, currently working as Senior Cloud Solutions Architect at Microsoft and based out of Oslo, Norway. Pankaj works with several customers across Nordics, helping them to make best use of Cloud native technologies and accelerate their journey to cloud. In his spare time, Pankaj enjoys running into the woods and love to learn new technical skills. He is quite passionate about DevOps and Serverless technologies and truly believe in automating everything.
+
+Pankaj loves writing technical blogs and contributing to open source projects. He keeps a journal of his blog and projects [here](https://pankaagr.cloud/){target=_blank}. Connect with Pankaj on [:material-twitter: Twitter](https://twitter.com/agrawalpankaj16){target=_blank} or on [:material-linkedin: LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pankajagrawal16/){target=_blank}.

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