Presentations

Creating Custom Dev Tools and Mock APIs in React

KC React Meetup on 3/23/22 – Overland Park, KS

Effective React State: 7 Years of Lessons Learned

Codemash on 1/14/22 – Sandusky, OH

Designing Reusable Components…That Are Actually Reusable

Codemash on 1/13/22 – Sandusky, OH

Building Accessible Web Apps

Codemash on 1/13/22 – Sandusky, OH

Effective React State: 7 Years of Lessons Learned

ConnectTech on 11/8/21 – Atlanta, Georgia

Effective React State: 7 Years of Lessons Learned

Kansas City Developer Conference on 9/16/21 – Kansas City, KS

The Immutable Laws of Software and Life: Code Accordingly

Codemash on 1/9/20 – Sandusky, OH

Lightning Talks

Codemash on 1/8/20 – Sandusky, OH

The Immutable Laws of Software and Life: Code Accordingly

Codemash on 1/7/20 – Sandusky, OH

Pluralsight Webinar on 11/12/19 – Kansas City, KS

ConnectTech on Oct 15 – 19, 19 – Atlanta, Georgia

Building Accessible Web Apps

Kansas City Developer Conference on 7/20/19 – Kansas City, MO

React from Scratch – Precompiler

Kansas City Developer Conference on 7/18/19 – Kansas City, MO

Goodbye REST APIs. Hello GraphQL!

NDC Minnesota on 5/6/19 – Minneapolis, MN

Goodbye REST APIs. Hello GraphQL!

Codestock on 4/12/19 – Knoxville, TN

The 7 Pillar Developer – Building an Exceptional Development Career

Codestock on 4/12/19 – Knoxville, TN

React: The Big Picture

Codemash on 1/10/19 – Sandusky, OH

Keynote: What Should I Learn Next?

Cream City Code on 10/13/18 – Milwaukee, WI

Goodbye REST APIs. Hello GraphQL!

DevUp Conference on 10/9/18 – St. Louis, MO

Going Pro: Lifestyle Systems for the Exceptional Developer

DevUp Conference on 10/9/18 – St. Louis, MO

Goodbye REST, Hello GraphQL!

AIM HDC on 9/6/18 – Omaha, NE

React: The Big Picture

AIM HDC on 9/6/18 – Omaha, NE

Going Pro

Pluralsight Live on 8/28/18 – Salt Lake City, UT

Keynote: The 7 Pillar Developer: A Holistic Approach to Building an Exceptional Career

That Conference on 8/7/18 – Wisconsin Dells, WI

Goodbye REST, Hello GraphQL!

Kansas City Developer Conference on 7/12/18 – Kansas City, MO

Creating a Reusable React Component Library

Fluent Conf on 6/13/18 – San Jose, CA

Rapid UI development with mock APIs

SDD Conf on 5/16/18 – London, UK

Rapid UI development with mock APIs

SDD Conf on 5/16/18 – London, UK

The Reusable JavaScript Revolution

SDD Conf on 5/15/18 – London, UK

Patterns for Writing Scalable JavaScript

SDD Conf on 5/15/18 – London, UK

Patterns for Reusable JavaScript Components

Cerner Tech Talk on 5/3/18 – Kansas City, MO

The Reusable JavaScript Revolution

Iterate Conference on 2/26/18 – San Francisco, CA

Patterns of Reusable JavaScript Components

Codemash on 1/11/18 – Sandusky, OH

Writing Scalable JavaScript at Cox

Codemash on 1/11/18 – Sandusky, OH

Creating a Reusable React Component Library

Nodevember on 11/28/17 – Nashville, TN

Building Reusable JavaScript Components

Dev Up Conference on 10/16/17 – St. Louis, MO

Build a JavaScript Dev Environment in 1 Hour

Dev Up Conference on 10/16/17 – St. Louis, MO

Keynote: Becoming an Outlier – Lifestyle Systems for Software Developers

Heartland Developer Conference on 9/8/17 – Omaha, NE

The Reusable JavaScript Revolution

Kansas City UpFront Meetup on 8/18/17 – Overland Park, KS

Patterns of Reusable JavaScript Components

Kansas City Developer Conference on 8/4/17 – Kansas City, MO

Build a JavaScript Development Environment in an Hour

Kansas City Developer Conference on 8/4/17 – Kansas City, MO

The Reusable JavaScript Revolution

Nebraska JS Conference on 7/22/17 – Omaha, NE

Build a JavaScript Development Environment

Fluent Conference on 6/20/17 – San Jose, CA

The JavaScript Starter Kit Manifesto

Software Development and Design 2017 on 5/16/17 – London, UK

Why I Left Angular for React

Software Development and Design 2017 on 5/16/17 – London, UK

React from Scratch

Software Development and Design 2017 on 5/15/17 – London, UK

Why I Left Angular for React

JavaScript KC Meetup on 2/21/17 – Kansas City, MO

Build a JavaScript Development Environment in 1 Hour

Codemash 2017 on 1/14/17 – Sandusky, OH

The JavaScript Starter Kit Manifesto

Nodevember on 11/20/16 – Nashville, TN

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

DevUp on 10/22/16 – St. Louis, MO

Why I Left Angular and Knockout for React

DevUp on 10/21/16 – St. Louis, MO

12 Keys to Professional JavaScript

Heartland Developer Conference on 09/08/16 – Omaha, NE

Clean C#

Copenhagen .NET User Group on 08/22/16 – Copehagen, Denmark

Pragmatic Architecture in .NET

NNIT Tech Talk on 08/22/16 – Copehagen, Denmark

Owning the Technology Adoption Curve

Scenic City Summit on 08/12/16 – Chattanooga, TN

12 Keys to Professional JavaScript

Scenic City Summit on 08/12/16 – Chattanooga, TN

Owning the Technology Adoption Curve

Codestock on 07/15/16 – Knoxville, TN

12 Keys to Professional JavaScript

Codestock on 07/15/16 – Knoxville, TN

Confessions of Technical Speaker

Kansas City Developer Conference on 06/24/16 – Kansas City, KS

JavaScript Showdown: Angular, React, Ember, Knockout

Kansas City Developer Conference on 06/24/16 – Kansas City, KS

12 Keys to Professional JavaScript

Kansas City Developer Conference on 06/23/16 – Kansas City, KS

Precompiler: Pro JavaScript Bootcamp

Kansas City Developer Conference on 06/22/16 – Kansas City, KS

Becoming an Outlier

QConn New York on 06/15/16 – New York, NY

Becoming an Outlier

Private Webcast for IHS on 06/01/16 – Home, KS

12 Keys to Professional JavaScript

SDD London on 05/18/16 – London, UK

Diving into HTML5 Web Components

SDD London on 05/17/16 – London, UK

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

SDD London on 05/17/16 – London, UK

The Power of Apathy

KalamazooX on 04/30/16 – Kalamazoo, MI

React and Flux from Scratch

Fluent Conference on 03/08/16 – San Francisco, CA

Why I Left Gulp and Grunt for npm scripts

Vinsolutions Ignite Series on 01/26/16 – Kansas City, KS

Why I Left Angular and Knockout for React

Codemash on 01/07/16 – Sandusky, OH

Up Your Game as a Developer Panel

Kansas City .NET User Group on 11/17/15 – Kansas City, KS

React & Flux: Dissecting Innovation

St. Louis Days of .NET on 11/14/15 – St. Louis, MO

Owning the Technology Adoption Curve

on 11/13/15 – St. Louis, MO

Confessions of Technical Speaker

St. Louis Days of .NET on 11/13/15 – St. Louis, MO

Diving into HTML5 Web Components

JavaScript KC Meetup on 10/20/15 – Kansas City, MO

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

Staples Clean C# Training on 10/09/15 – Kansas City, KS

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

VinSolutions Tech Talk on 10/08/15 – Kansas City, KS

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

NNIT Clean C# Training on 09/28/15 – Copenhagen, Denmark

Owning the Technology Adoption Curve

Heartland Developer Conference on 09/11/15 – Omaha, NE

The Isomorphic JavaScript Revolution

Heartland Developer Conference on 09/11/15 – Omaha, NE

React & Flux: Dissecting Innovation

That Conference on 08/10/15 – Wisconsin Dells, MI

Diving into HTML5 Web Components

That Conference on 08/10/15 – Wisconsin Dells, MI

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

Quicken Loans Conference on 08/05/15 – Detroit, MI

Owning the Technology Adoption Curve

KC IT Professionals on 07/22/15 – Kansas City, KS

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

Software Answers Clean Code Training on 07/15/15 – Cleveland, OH

Owning the Technology Adoption Curve

Kansas City Developer Conference on 06/26/15 – Kansas City, KS

Owning the Technology Adoption Curve

Kansas City Developer Conference on 06/25/15 – Kansas City, KS

React & Flux: Dissecting Innovation

Vinsolutions Ignite Series on 06/22/15 – Kansas City, KS

Becoming an Outlier

Becoming an Outlier on 05/28/15 – Kansas City, MO

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

Kansas City .NET User Group on 4/28/15 – Kansas City, KS

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

Fluent Conference on 4/20/15 – San Francisco, CA

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

Iowa .NET User Group on 03/26/15 – Des Moines, IA

Diving into HTML5 Web Components

Nebraska Code on 03/20/15 – Lincoln, NE

Automation with Gulp

Vinsolutions Ignite Series on 03/18/15 – Kansas City, KS

Confessions of Technical Speaker

KalamazooX on 03/14/15 – Kalamazoo, MI

Becoming an Outlier

Prairie Developer Conference on 03/03/15 – Winnipeg, MT

Pragmatic Software Development : Curing the Architecture Astronaut

Prairie Developer Conference on 03/03/15 – Winnipeg, MT

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

Private Webcast for IHS on 01/28/15 – Home, KS

Becoming an Outlier

Codemash on 1/10/15 – Sandusky, OH

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

Codemash on 01/08/15 – Sandusky, OH

Diving into HTML5 Web Components

Codemash on 01/08/15 – Sandusky, OH

Pragmatic Software Development : Curing the Architecture Astronaut

Prudential IT Talk on 12/16/14 – Des Moines, IA

Self Documenting Code: A Mob Powered Vocabulary Lesson

NDC London on 12/04/14 – London, UK

Diving into HTML5 Web Components

NDC London on 12/04/14 – London, UK

Self Documenting Code: A Mob Powered Vocabulary Lesson

St. Louis Days of .NET on 11/14/14 – St. Louis, MO

Pragmatic Software Development : Curing the Architecture Astronaut

St. Louis Days of .NET on 11/14/14 – St. Louis, MO

Diving into HTML5 Web Components

St. Louis Days of .NET on 11/14/14 – St. Louis, MO

Becoming an Outlier

VML Speaker Series on 10/01/14 – Kansas City, MO

Diving into HTML5 Web Components

Vinsolutions Ignite Series on 09/18/14 – Kansas City, KS

Real World SPA: A Knockout Case Study

Heartland Developer Conference on 09/04/14 – Omaha, NE

Pragmatic Software Development : Curing the Architecture Astronaut

Heartland Developer Conference on 09/04/14 – Omaha, NE

Real World SPA: A Knockout Case Study

DevLink on 08/27/14 – Chattanooga, TN

Pragmatic Software Development : Curing the Architecture Astronaut

DevLink on 08/27/14 – Chattanooga, TN

Becoming an Outlier

DevLink on 08/26/14 – Chattanooga, TN

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

DevLink on 08/26/14 – Chattanooga, TN

Real World SPA: A Knockout Case Study

That Conference on 08/12/14 – Wisconsin Dells, MI

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

Codestock on 07/12/14 – Knoxville, TN

Real World SPA: A Knockout Case Study

Codestock on 07/12/14 – Knoxville, TN

Becoming an Outlier

Codestock on 07/12/14 – Knoxville, TN

Real World SPA: A Knockout Case Study

Codestock on 07/12/14 – Knoxville, TN

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

Nashville .NET User Group on 07/10/14 – Nashville, TN

Becoming an Outlier

NDC Oslo on 06/06/14 – Oslo, Norway

Real World SPA: A Knockout Case Study

NDC Oslo on 06/06/14 – Oslo, Norway

Real World SPA: A Knockout Case Study

Kansas City Developer Conference on 05/16/14 – Kansas City, KS

Becoming an Outlier

Kansas City Developer Conference on 05/16/14 – Kansas City, KS

Pragmatic Software Development : Curing the Architecture Astronaut

Kansas City Developer Conference on 05/16/14 – Kansas City, KS

Becoming an Outlier

KalamazooX on 04/26/14 – Kalamazoo, MI

Real World SPA: A Knockout Case Study

Prairie Developer Conference on 4/08/14 – Winnipeg, MT

Real World SPA: A Knockout Case Study

Prairie Developer Conference on 04/06/14 – Winnipeg, MT

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

Nebraska Code Camp on 03/29/14 – Lincoln, NE

Becoming an Outlier

Nebraska Code Camp on 03/29/14 – Lincoln, NE

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

AJi Software Geek Lunch on 02/20/14 – Kansas City, MO

Pragmatic Software Development : Curing the Architecture Astronaut

Kansas City .NET User Group on 01/28/14 – Kansas City, KS

Pragmatic Software Development : Curing the Architecture Astronaut

Iowa .NET User Group on 01/16/14 – Des Moines, IA

Real World SPA: A Knockout Case Study

St. Louis Days of .NET on 11/14/13 – St. Louis, MO

Pragmatic Software Development : Curing the Architecture Astronaut

Iowa Code Camp on 11/01/13 – Des Moines, IA

Real World SPA: A Knockout Case Study

Iowa Code Camp on 11/01/13 – Des Moines, IA

Becoming an Outlier

Iowa Code Camp on 11/01/13 – Des Moines, IA

Pragmatic Software Development : Curing the Architecture Astronaut

Topeka .NET User Group on 10/11/13 – Topeka, KS

Becoming an Outlier

Codestock on 07/13/13 – Knoxville, TN

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

Codestock on 07/13/13 – Knoxville, TN

Pragmatic Software Development : Curing the Architecture Astronaut

Codestock on 07/13/13 – Knoxville, TN

Pragmatic Software Development : Curing the Architecture Astronaut

St. Louis Alt.NET User Group on 06/27/13 – St. Louis, MO

Turning Water into Wine: Refactoring Rotten Code Full Day Workshop

Kansas City Developer Conference on 05/04/13 – Kansas City, KS

Becoming an Outlier

Kansas City Developer Conference on 05/04/13 – Kansas City, KS

Pragmatic Software Development : Curing the Architecture Astronaut

Kansas City Developer Conference on 04/30/13 – Kansas City, KS

Becoming an Outlier

CodePaLOUsa on 04/30/13 – Louisville, KY

Embarrassing Coupling Problem? Let’s Solve That with Dependency Injection

Kansas City .NET User Group on 04/09/13 – Kansas City, KS

Embarrassing Coupling Problem? Let’s Solve That with Dependency Injection

Nebraska Code Camp on 03/30/13 – Lincoln, NE

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

Topeka .NET User Group on 01/22/13 – Topeka, KS

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

St. Louis Days of .NET on 11/16/12 – St. Louis, MO

Building Secure Web Applications

St. Louis Days of .NET on 11/16/12 – St. Louis, MO

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

Iowa Code Camp on 11/03/12 – Des Moines, IA

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

Heartland Developer Conference on 09/06/12 – Omaha, NE

Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans

Kansas City Developer Conference on 04/27/12 – Kansas City, KS

Building Secure Web Applications

Kansas City Developer Conference on 04/27/12 – Kansas City, KS