Talks

Repo for all my talks (slides and code)

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• Description
• Speaking Engagements
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017

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Description

I have been fortunate to share my knowledge by speaking at local User Groups and conferences.

A selection of previous talks can be viewed at https://bit.ly/siv-talks-playlist

Speaking Engagements

⚡ indicates lightning talk

2025

| Date       | Topic | Location | Links                 | | :--- | :---- | :------- | :--- | |Apr 12|⚡ Life Without pip install|PyTexas|Slides / Video

2024

| Date       | Topic | Location | Links                 | | :--- | :---- | :------- | :--- | |Dec 12|⚡ TypeScript: The Language So Nice They Interpret It Twice|ChiPy|Slides

2023

| Date       | Topic | Location | Links                 | | :--- | :---- | :------- | :--- | |Apr 2|Unlocking the Power of Health Data: An Introduction to Python and FHIR|PyTexas|Slides / Video

2022

| Date       | Topic | Location | Links                 | | :--- | :---- | :------- | :--- | |Dec 21|If Statements are a Code Smell|Pyvo Prague|Slides| |Mar 26|Everyday Design Patterns: Observer Pattern|PyTexas|Slides |Mar 10|Everyday Design Patterns: Observer Pattern|ChiPy|Slides / Video

2021

| Date       | Topic | Location | Links                 | | :--- | :---- | :------- | :--- | |Mar 26|LocalStack: Developing for AWS without AWS|Python Web Conf|Slides / Video

2020

| Date       | Topic | Location | Links                 | | :--- | :---- | :------- | :--- | |Oct 24|Everyday Design Patterns: Facade Pattern|PyTexas|Slides / Video| |Sep 10|Fun with Finite State Machines|ChiPy|Slides / Video| |Aug 6|Busy Beaver: Chicago Python's Community Engagement Slack bot|PyCon Africa|Slides / Video| |Jul 25|Object-Oriented Python with functools.partial|PyOhio|Slides / Video| |Jul 23|Pluggable Architecture|EuroPython|Slides / Video| |Jul 8|Docker for Data Science|SF Python|Slides| |Jun 19|Pluggable Architecture|Python Web Conf|Slides / Video| |Apr 25|Life Without pip install|Python Pizza Remote|Slides| |Apr 18|If Statements are a Code Smell|PyCon|Slides / Video| |Mar 7|⚡ Life Without pip install|PyTennessee|Slides| |Mar 7|Everyday Design Patterns: Facade Pattern|PyTennessee|Slides| |Feb 4|Everyday Design Patterns: Facade Pattern|ChiPy WebDev/DevOps SIG|Slides|

2019

| Date       | Topic | Location | Links                 | | :--- | :---- | :------- | :--- | |Oct 30|⚡ Life Without pip install|ChiPy|Slides| |Oct 3|If Statements are a Code Smell|PyCon Balkan|Slides / Video| |Sep 26|If Statements are a Code Smell|ChiPy Lunch Break SIG|Slides| |Sep 18|⚡ Facade Pattern|ChiPy Data SIG|Slides| |Aug 22|Busy Beaver: Idea to Execution|PyLadies Chicago|Slides| |Aug 17|⚡ Busy Beaver: Automating Community Engagement with Python|PyBay|Slides / Video| |Jul 28|⚡ Busy Beaver: Automating Community Engagement with Python|PyOhio|Slides / Video| |Jul 27|If Statements are a Code Smell|PyOhio|Slides / Video| |Jul 18|If Statements are a Code Smell|Ekta Flow|Slides| |Apr 24|Testing from the Ground Up|DuPage Python|Slides| |Apr 14|Testing from the Ground Up|PyTexas|Slides / Video| |Apr 13|⚡ Busy Beaver: Automating Community Engagement with Python|PyTexas|Slides / Video| |Apr 3|⚡ If Statements are a Code Smell|ChiPy WebDev SIG|Slides| |Mar 28|Busy Beaver: Idea to Execution|ChiPy Lunch Break SIG|Slides| |Feb 23|⚡ Busy Beaver: Automating Community Engagement with Python|PyCascades|Slides| |Feb 9|⚡ [Busy Beaver: Automating C