Bio

Driven technologist and experienced leader with a background in product management, strategy, architecture, software development, developer advocacy, and community management. I am a technologist first, and love to use what I know and learn to teach others how to build things and solve problems with the latest technologies and platforms. Languages and Technologies JavaScript, Python, C++, C, Arduino, iOS/Objective-C, Android/Java, Ruby/Rails Organizational/Leadership Skills Product Management, UX design, product strategy, customer development, organizational design, Agile development methodologies. Writing Author of two technical books: ''Building Polyfills'' (O'Reilly) and ''Building Windows 8 Apps with JavaScript'' (Pearson). Contributor to several publications including O'Reilly, MSDN Magazine, Architecture Journal, SitePoint, Web Standards Sherpa and DZone. Speaking/Conferences Founder of the HTML5.tx conference in Austin, TX (2010-2013) Regular speaker at national and international conferences and events, including O'Reilly Fluent, Microsoft TechEd, NDC London, NDC Oslo, DevReach Europe, All Things Open, and more. Highlights include: - ML and The IoT: Living on the Edge, NDC Oslo 2019, That Conference 2019, NDC London 2020 - The IoT is Dead. Long Live the Internet, ISTAConference Keynote, December 2018 - Bending the IoT to your will with JavaScript, jsMobileConf 2018, All Things Open 2019 - Build Your Own Smart Home at IoTSlam, December 2016 - Secrets of Awesome JavaScript API design at O'Reilly Fluent 2013 - Application Development with HTML5 at Microsoft TechEd 2011.