My Work
Let's talk DevOps. Here you will find all of my upcoming and previous speaking engagements.

2024
InflectraCon 360
Chris Todd (TapHere! Technology VP of Engineering) and I talked about the challenges of managing highly distributed teams in our iCON360 Webinar "Unlocking Team Syngery: Modern Communication Strategies".

2024
Star East
I had an awesome time sharing some tips and tricks for test driven development in agile DevOps at one of the largest testing conferences.

2023
Chef Conf - Munich
At Chef Conf in Munich I presented on the fear of deployment in my talk "Don't Deploy That!".

2023
Chef Conf After Dark
Friends, Drinks, and Comedy. At Chef Conf After Dark I presented on why I am "The Worst".

2023
Chef Conf - Seattle
At this year's Chef Conf I presented on the fear of deployment in my talk "Don't Deploy That!"
If you missed it in Seattle, I will be presenting this talk later this year at Chef Conf Munich!

2023
KCDC 2023
At the Kansas City Developers Conference I spoke about automating a Chef deployment. This was an amazingly organized in-person event that I am so honored to be a part of.

2023
Pub Conf 2023
Had a great time making fun of myself with all of my new friends in Kansas City. I was so jazzed to take home the first place prize! Guess which half of the horse the trophy looks like.

2022
Chef Conf
At Chef Conf '22 I spoke with Chris Todd (VP Engineering & Co Founder, TapHere!) about giving practical and tangible advice for how to manage a team of engineers developing with Chef. Check out the recorded session here!

2022
Chef Webinar
I had a blast talking security and compliance in a panel discussion with Keith Walters (also from the TapHere! family) and our friends at Chef. The recording of the webinar can be found here.

2021
Chef Conf
In 2021 I gave a talk at Chef Conf entitled "Automatically Deliver Chef: An Agile Workflow". You can watch the video here or read the Chef Blog Post that followed the presentation.