Speaking

Talks, panels, and demos on AI-assisted software development.

Upcoming engagements

  • MAY 14, 2026
    PORTLAND, OR

    Portland WIP AI Demos Lunch · UpStart Collective

    Presenting knobs.cc

    A desktop inspector for every knob Claude Code gives you — where it lives, what it’s set to, and which layer wins. Demoing the in-progress build at Portland’s informal show-and-tell for AI builders.

  • MAY 20, 2026
    PORTLAND, OR

    Maseeh College of Engineering · Portland State University

    Panelist — AI Futures

    Joining the AI Futures industry panel at the Maseeh Exchange: Events With Impact, alongside PSU faculty exploring how AI is being applied to real-world challenges.

Past engagements

GOTO Conferences · Interview

“Clean Architecture with Python”

Interview on the GOTO Conferences channel about the book and building maintainable software systems.

Observability in AI — slide showing the antipattern of unmonitored LLM calls
Oregon AI Accelerator · Screencast

“Observability in AI”

Screencast presentation on observability patterns for AI systems in production.

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