Keynotes, Workshops & Technical Leadership

Transforming how technical leaders think about strategy, innovation, and team building. From intimate workshops to international conference keynotes—sharing insights that help organizations navigate complex technical challenges.

Core Speaking Topics

Strategic Thinking for Technical Leaders

Learning to Ask the Right Questions

Master the art of strategic inquiry that separates exceptional technical leaders from individual contributors. Explore frameworks for asking questions that uncover root causes, reveal hidden assumptions, and drive innovation. Learn how the right questions at the right time can transform team dynamics, technical decisions, and organizational outcomes.

Audiences: Engineering Leaders, Engineering Managers, Senior Engineers
Formats: keynote, session, workshop

Navigating Technical Career Growth

From Code to Leadership Excellence

A comprehensive guide for students and early-career professionals on building successful technology careers. Covers technical skill development, networking strategies, interview preparation, and the critical transition from individual contributor to technical leadership roles. Includes real-world insights from 20+ years across startups, big tech, and entertainment industries.

Audiences: Students & Early Career, Engineering Teams, Engineering Managers
Formats: session, workshop, masterclass

The Paths of Wisdom: Navigating AI's Role in Creative Storytelling

Technology as Creative Companion, Not Replacement

Explore how adaptive AI technology is revolutionizing creative and media industries while preserving the human essence of storytelling. Drawing parallels to Tolkien's journey metaphors, this keynote examines the ethical opportunities and challenges of AI in creative processes, ensuring technology serves to amplify rather than replace human creativity and meaning.

Audiences: C-Suite, Engineering Leaders, Creative Directors
Formats: keynote

Multi-Tenant Architecture Strategy

One Backend to Rule Them All

Master the strategic and technical decisions behind scalable multi-tenant systems. Learn how to design customizable user experiences for different clients while maintaining a single, efficient backend infrastructure. Covers DNS strategies, routing architecture, templating systems, and the leadership decisions that make or break multi-tenant implementations.

Audiences: Engineering Leaders, Senior Engineers, Architects
Formats: session, workshop

Innovation Across Industries

Lessons from Entertainment, Big Tech, and Startups

Unique insights from leading technical teams across entertainment (Disney/Lucasfilm), big tech (Amazon/Microsoft), and startup ecosystems. Learn how different industries approach innovation, technical decision-making, and team building. Discover cross-pollination opportunities and how diverse industry experience creates competitive advantages.

Audiences: Engineering Leaders, C-Suite, Innovation Teams
Formats: keynote, session

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Recent Highlights

Keynote

iJS San Diego

San Diego, CA

The Paths of Wisdom: Navigating AI's Role in Creative Storytelling

Keynote exploring how adaptive AI technology revolutionizes creative and media industries while preserving human...

3 sessions delivered
Keynote

iJS Munich

Munich, Germany

The Paths of Wisdom: Navigating AI's Role in Creative Storytelling

Keynote exploring how adaptive AI technology revolutionizes creative and media industries while preserving human...

2 sessions delivered

iJS New York

New York, NY

Production Observability Strategy

Transform organizational approaches to production monitoring and debugging through strategic observability...

2 sessions delivered

All Things Open 2023

Raleigh, NC

API Security & Architecture Decisions

Building secure, scalable API systems using serverless security patterns and strategic architectural decisions that...

iJS New York

New York, NY

Testing & Quality Strategy Leadership

Strategic approaches to automated testing including full-stack email testing systems and Docker-based ephemeral...

2 sessions delivered

All Things Open (10th Anniversary)

Raleigh, NC

Real-Time Data Architecture for Leaders

Extended session on leadership frameworks for real-time data processing, including architectural patterns and technology...