When we think about a being a successful developer, we generally list out the milestones that we can accomplish to get there. There are many different ways to reach success, but we tend to forget about recognizing some of the detrimental mistakes that can ruin it. I’ll be sharing what those mistakes are, and how to avoid them, so you can continue on your journey to become the dope dev you want to be!

I've had the opportunity to work with many great leaders in my career, those with titles of CIO and those who certainly will one day. This presentation displays the qualities I've appreciated from them with a few anecdotes along the way.

Software Engineers must keep up with an everchanging industry. We must learn new technologies regularly and grow our interpersonal skills as we advance our careers overtime.

Are you equipped to make unbiased, rational decisions or do you make decisions based on instincts and gut feelings? As Software Developers representing various industries, the decisions we make for design and project estimations lead to real consequences. For the last year, I've researched how to we can make better decisions - now I'm passing on the knowledge to you!

Senior developers mentor, lead, architect, and code all while staying on top of new tech trends, extinguishing production fires, and completing certifications. Sound like a tough time management task? it certainly is! That's where I come in - I'll show you how efficient developers use top apps, extensions, shortcuts, and workflows to continuously increase your productivity, and just as important, your career!

As we create components every single day to build applications for our users, performance translate into business value. This talk focuses on building each and every component as you would lay a perfect brick, leading to building a perfect web application, or a perfect wall.

At NM, we regularly present to other front-end developers on subjects that can help us all grow. I took the time to talk through developer productivity, why it is important, and tips on how to increase your throughput.

GE decided to use Polymer for internal development, allowing us to share them across applications while taking advantage of the Predix Design System. In this talk, JP and I talked through what web components are, why Polymer was created, and the future of web components!