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Over the years, I’ve given over 60 presentations that range from workshops to keynote presentations. I’ve also spoken locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.
If you’re interested in having me speak on any of the topics below or anything you’ve seen me talk about elsewhere, please reach out anyway! Drop me a message on my Contact page.
Upcoming Events
| Date | Event, Location | Talk Type | Talk Title |
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Why I Speak
I really love speaking about the intersection of where tech and people come together. As a polyglot (multiple-language) software engineer, I’ve worked in a variety of tech stacks and areas and I have a wide range of interests. My talks often reflect this and I bring a different perspective to many topics in the field, both technically and professionally.
I’ve also learned that as people get more experienced in their field, they tend to lose the ability to talk about what they work on and what they know, especially to newer people. Giving talks helps keep that communication skill growing so that I not only know what I’m talking about, but I can relate it to other technical and non-technical people alike.
If you see a talk that interests you, would like to discuss creating a talk, or want to discus something specifically for your event, please reach out to me. I’d love to chat more about it. Drop me a line on my Contact page.
My Talks
Here’s a list of my talks I’ve given.
Keynote-Worthy Talks
Technical Talks
- A Primer on Functional Programming
- Building an Open Source Artificial Pancreas
- “Hey Mycroft”: Getting Started with the Open Source Home Assistant
- Intro to Hacking with the Raspberry Pi
Professional Skills/Human Skills Talks
- Building an Open Source Artificial Pancreas
- Building Your Team to Last: Successful Onboarding and Mentoring Practices
- Doors
- Life as a Midwestern Developer
- Maintaining Your Mental and Emotional Health While Job Hunting
- The Power of Secrets
- Pursuing a Passion Project: Struggles and Successes
Workshops
Lightning Talks
- I’ve given several lightning talks at a variety of events. They’re on their own Lightning Talks page.
Past Events
| Date | Event, Location | Talk Type | Talk Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28th, 2022 | Pittsburgh Code & Supply Meetup, Pittsburgh, PA | Discussion Panel | Tech Hiring during the Great Resignation (moderator) |
| Aug 24th, 2022 | August 2022 Lightning Talk Night, Virtual | Lightning Talk | Managing an Open Source Project with a Lot of Drive-By Commits |
| Dec 20th, 2021 | December 2021 Lightning Talk Night, Virtual | Lightning Talk | Easily Building Web Crawlers for Data Gathering (and Fun) |
| Dec 19th, 2021 | Rosie Talks Season 2, Virtual | Talk | Rosie Talks Season 2 - Sarah Withee |
| Sep 25th, 2021 | Girls of Steel Hackathon, Virtual | Keynote | My Story |
| Apr 9th, 2021 | Diana Initiative Meetup, Virtual (Youtube/Twitch) | Panel | MC & Speaker Wrangler Panel |
| Mar 8th, 2021 | International Women’s Day Challenge, Virtual (Twitch) | Session | Basics of Hardware Building with Arduino |
| Dec 17th, 2020 | deliver:Agile Live! 2020 Wrap-Up!, Virtual | Meetup | Played Quiplash with other deliver:Agile speakers |
| Dec 9th, 2020 | WITcon Event Series, Virtual | Session | Building an Open Source Artificial Pancreas |
| Nov 30th, 2020 | GDG Indianapolis, Virtual | Meetup | Learning on the Fly: Life as a Professional Polyglot Programmer |
| Oct 3rd, 2020 | TDevConf, Virtual | Meetup | Maintaining Your Mental and Emotional Health While Job Hunting |
| Aug 12th, 2020 - Aug 14th, 2020 | Pittsburgh Tech Fest, Virtual/Pittsburgh | Session | Building an Open Source Artificial Pancreas |
| Aug 12th, 2020 - Aug 15th, 2020 | Heartifacts, Virtual | Emcee | |
| Jul 14th, 2020 | Pittsburgh Code & Supply, Virtual | Meetup/Lightning Talks | Online lightning talks night! |
| May 14th, 2020 | Prototype PGH, Virtual | Meetup/Eventbrite | 5x5: 5 Projects, 5 Minutes |
| Jan 7th, 2020 - Jan 10th, 2020 | Code Mash, Sandusky, OH | Session | Building an Open Source Artificial Pancreas |
| Jan 7th, 2020 - Jan 10th, 2020 | Code Mash, Sandusky, OH | Session | Intro to Hacking with the Raspberry Pi |
| Jan 7th, 2020 - Jan 10th, 2020 | Code Mash, Sandusky, OH | Lightning Talk | How a Pinball Machine Works |
| Nov 8th, 2019 - Nov 9th, 2019 | Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas Celebration of Women in Computing, Kansas City, MO | Panel | Where Are They Now? |
| Nov 8th, 2019 - Nov 9th, 2019 | Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas Celebration of Women in Computing, Kansas City, MO | Session | Building an Open Source Artificial Pancreas |
| Oct 11th, 2019 - Oct 12th, 2019 | DevSpace Conf, Huntsville, AL | Opening Keynote | Building an Open Source Artificial Pancreas |
| Sep 12th, 2019 - Sep 14th, 2019 | Strange Loop, St. Louis, MO | Session | Building an Open Source Artificial Pancreas |
| Sep 12th, 2019 - Sep 14th, 2019 | Strange Loop, St. Louis, MO | Lightning Talk | How a Pinball Machine Works |
| Aug 5th, 2019 - Aug 8th, 2019 | THAT Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI | Session | Building an Open Source Artificial Pancreas |
| Aug 5th, 2019 - Aug 8th, 2019 | THAT Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI | Workshop | What is a HashTrieStackFilter? |
| Jun 19th, 2019 - Jun 21st, 2019 | NDC Oslo, Oslo, Norway | Session | A Primer on Functional Programming |
| Jun 7th, 2019 - Jun 8th, 2019 | Self.Conference, Detroit, MI | Session | Building an Open Source Artificial Pancreas |
| May 11th, 2019 - May 12th, 2019 | !!Con, New York City, NY | Lightning Talk | I Built an Artificial Pancreas! |
| May 3rd, 2019 - May 5th, 2019 | PyCon US, Cleveland, OH | Session | Building an Open Source Artificial Pancreas |
| May 3rd, 2019 - May 5th, 2019 | Penguicon, Southfield (Detroit), MI | Invited Featured Guest | Maintaining Your Mental and Emotional Health While Job Hunting |
| May 3rd, 2019 - May 5th, 2019 | Penguicon, Southfield (Detroit), MI | Invited Featured Guest | Building an Open Source Artificial Pancreas |
| Apr 26th, 2019 | Stir Trek, Columbus, OH | Session | Intro to Hacking with the Raspberry Pi |
| Apr 6th, 2019 | NCWIT Aspriations Awards Ceremony (Western PA Chapter), Pittsburgh, PA | Discussion Panel | Panel of Professionals |
| Feb 7th, 2019 | Pittsburgh Code & Supply/ Engineering Management Meetup, Pittsburgh, PA | Meetup | Building Your Team to Last |
| Jan 30th, 2019 - Feb 1st, 2019 | NDC London, London, United Kingdom | Session | “Hey Mycroft”: Getting Started with the Open Source Home Assistant |
| Jan 8th, 2019 - Jan 11th, 2019 | Code Mash, Sandusky, OH | Session | Building Your Team to Last |
| Jan 8th, 2019 - Jan 11th, 2019 | Code Mash, Sandusky, OH | Session | A Primer on Functional Programming |
| Jan 8th, 2019 - Jan 11th, 2019 | Code Mash, Sandusky, OH | Lightning Talk | I Built an Artificial Pancreas! |
| Nov 12th, 2018 | Pittsburgh Code & Supply / Python Users Group, Pittsburgh, PA | Discussion Panel | Small Snakes: Python for microcontrollers & embedded systems (panelist) |
| Oct 8th, 2018 - Oct 10th, 2018 | devUp Conference, St. Louis, MO | Session | A Primer on Functional Programming |
| Oct 8th, 2018 - Oct 10th, 2018 | devUp Conference, St. Louis, MO | Session | Maintaining Your Mental and Emotional Health While Job Hunting |
| Sep 26th, 2018 - Sep 28th, 2018 | Strange Loop, St. Louis, MO | Lightning Talk | I Built an Artificial Pancreas! |
| Sep 14th, 2018 - Sep 15th, 2018 | CodeDaze Vol. 2, Buffalo, NY | Session | A Primer on Functional Programming |
| Aug 29th, 2018 | Pittsburgh Code & Supply Meetup, Pittsburgh, PA | Meetup | Intro to Hacking with the Raspberry Pi |
| Aug 17th, 2018 - Aug 18th, 2018 | Self.Conference, Detroit, MI | Lightning Talk | I Built an Artificial Pancreas! |
| Aug 17th, 2018 - Aug 18th, 2018 | Self.Conference, Detroit, MI | Session | Maintaining Your Mental and Emotional Health While Job Hunting |
| May 31st, 2018 - Jun 2nd, 2018 | Music City Code, Nashville, TN | Session | A Primer on Functional Programming |
| Apr 30th, 2018 - May 2nd, 2018 | deliver:Agile, Austin, TX | Invited Speaker | Building Your Team to Last: Successful Onboarding and Mentoring Practices |
| Apr 20th, 2018 - Apr 21st, 2018 | Heartifacts, Pittsburgh, PA | Emcee | |
| Jan 18th, 2018 | Techtonica Launch Celebration, San Francisco, CA | Invited Keynote | Doors |
| Nov 3rd, 2017 | Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas Celebration of Women in Computing, Kansas City, MO | Session | Pursuing a Passion Project: Struggles and Successes |
| Oct 16th, 2017 - Oct 18th, 2017 | devUp Conference, St. Louis, MO | Session | Intro to Hacking with the Raspberry Pi |
| Oct 16th, 2017 - Oct 18th, 2017 | devUp Conference, St. Louis, MO | Session | The Power of Secrets |
| Aug 26th, 2017 | AlterConf, Austin, TX | Session | Life as a Midwestern Developer |
| May 19th, 2017 - May 20th, 2017 | Self.Conference, Detroit, MI | Lightning Talk | How to Start a Podcast |
| May 19th, 2017 - May 20th, 2017 | Self.Conference, Detroit, MI | Session | The Power of Secrets |
| May 7th, 2017 | Listen to Your Mother Kansas City, Lawrence, KS | Spoken Essay | I’d Like to Be A Mother Someday, But… |
| Oct 26th, 2016 - Oct 28th, 2016 | Prairie.Code() Conference, Des Moines, IA | Session | Building Your Team to Last: Successful Onboarding and Mentoring Practices |
| Oct 26th, 2016 - Oct 28th, 2016 | Prairie.Code() Conference, Des Moines, IA | Session | A Primer on Functional Programming |
| Oct 1st, 2016 | AlterConf, Portland, OR | Session | The Power of Secrets |
| Sep 26th, 2016 - Sep 27th, 2016 | Girl Develop It - Kansas City, Kansas City, MO | Class | JavaScript for Beginners |
| Aug 12th, 2016 - Aug 14th, 2016 | AndConf, Camp Meeker, CA (near San Francisco) | Lightning Talk | Why Self Care Is Harder for Me |
| Jun 22nd, 2016 - Jun 24th, 2016 | Kansas City Developer Conference, Kansas City, MO | Session | A Primer on Functional Programming |
| Jun 22nd, 2016 - Jun 24th, 2016 | Kansas City Developer Conference, Kansas City, MO | Session | Building Your Team to Last: Successful Onboarding and Mentoring Practices |
| May 20th, 2016 - May 21st, 2016 | Self.Conference, Detroit, MI | Session | A Primer on Functional Programming |
| May 20th, 2016 - May 21st, 2016 | Self.Conference, Detroit, MI | Lightning Talk | Encouraging Kids Through Robotics Mentoring |
| May 18th, 2016 - May 20th, 2016 | Nebraska.Code() Conference, Lincoln, NE | Session | Building Your Team to Last: Successful Onboarding and Mentoring Practices |
| May 18th, 2016 - May 20th, 2016 | Nebraska.Code() Conference, Lincoln, NE | Session | A Primer on Functional Programming |
| Nov 11th, 2015 | IEEE-KC CompSci monthly meeting, Kansas City, MO | Group Meeting | Intro to Hacking with the Raspberry Pi |
| Oct 15th, 2015 - Oct 16th, 2015 | Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas Celebration of Women in Computing, Kansas City, MO | Session | Intro to Hacking with the Raspberry Pi |
| Jun 24th, 2015 - Jun 26th, 2015 | Kansas City Developer Conference, Kansas City, MO | Session | Intro to Hacking with the Raspberry Pi (encore) |
| Jun 24th, 2015 - Jun 26th, 2015 | Kansas City Developer Conference, Kansas City, MO | Session | Intro to Hacking with the Raspberry Pi |
| Apr 27th, 2015 | UMKC IEEE Meeting, Kansas City, MO | Group Meeting | Intro to Hacking with the Raspberry Pi |
| Mar 19th, 2015 - Mar 21st, 2015 | Nebraska.Code() Conference, Lincoln, NE | Session | Intro to Hacking with the Raspberry Pi |
| Feb 27th, 2015 | Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, Kansas City, MO | Discussion Panel | College discussion panel |
| Feb 5th, 2015 | NCWIT Aspriations Awards Ceremony (KS-MO Chapter), Kansas City, MO | Discussion Panel | College student panel (moderator) |
| Feb 21st, 2014 | Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, Kansas City, MO | Discussion Panel | College discussion panel |
| Oct 18th, 2013 - Oct 19th, 2013 | Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas Celebration of Women in Computing, Kansas City, MO | Lightning Talk | Becoming an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant |
| Oct 18th, 2013 - Oct 19th, 2013 | Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas Celebration of Women in Computing, Kansas City, MO | Lightning Talk | Why You Should Participate in a Hackathon |
| Jul 17th, 2013 | She++ Women in Technology Panel, Kansas City, MO | Discussion Panel | Women in tech panel (moderator) |
| May 3rd, 2013 | Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, Kansas City, MO | Discussion Panel | College discussion panel |