I am currently available for speaking engagements!
As the lead front-end developer at a number of agencies in the Portland area, I have a wide range of experience and can speak confidently on topics like SASS, CSS, HTML and the role of front-end development in an agency environment. If you are interested in having me speak at your event, please contact me.
Previous Appearances
Tips for Front-End Teams without Tears, Heartache, or Fistfights
WebVisions 2012, Portland, OR
You know the right way to do things. You’ve got strong opinions on source order, indenting, and comment styles. What happens when your wolf pack of one has to expand, and you add things like version control to the mix? I’ll teach you how to work on a team without resorting to swearing or eye-gouging.
You and your teammates may not be best friends, but you can stop fighting about tabs versus spaces and get back to what matters: Who put Lady Gaga on the office stereo?
Introduction to HTML5
WebVisions 2011, Portland, OR
HTML5 is ready to use today, and Scott Vandehey can show you how to use it in your site. During this session, you will learn the answer to these questions:
- What is HTML5?
- What features does it offer me?
- How do I set up my themes to use it?
- How well supported is it?
By the end, you will see that converting your site to HTML5 can offer you real benefits, and will position you to easily take advantage of new features as they become available. With its focus on graceful degradation, there’s no reason to delay. Learn how HTML5 can help you!
This session is intended for beginner to intermediate level front-end developers and designers. You should have a healthy interest in markup.
We will be introducing some of the new elements, such as Article, Section, and Video, but not the new APIs like drag-and-drop or geolocation.
HTML5 and Drupal Theming
DrupalCamp 2010, Los Angeles, CA
HTML5 is ready to use today, and I will show you how to use it in your Drupal themes. During this session, you will learn the answer to these questions:
- What is HTML5?
- What features does it offer me?
- How do I set up my themes to use it?
- How well supported is it?
By the end, you will see that converting your themes to HTML5 can offer you real benefits, and will position you to easily take advantage of new features as they become available. With its focus on graceful degradation, there’s no reason to delay. Learn how HTML5 can help you!
This session is intended for intermediate-level theme developers. You should have a healthy interest in markup, and not be afraid to open a .tpl.php file, but you don’t need to know PHP.
We will be introducing some of the new elements, such as Article, Section, and Video, but not the new APIs like drag-and-drop or geolocation.