I enjoy participating in developer communities and have presented talks in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Tennessee, and Kentucky. In April 2015, I started and co-organized the Portland TypeScript Meetup (http://typescriptpdx.com/).A schedule of my upcoming and past presentations/talks is available at http://smashdev.com/scheduleAdditionally, through my work at CSG Pro, I've had opportunities to mentor not only members of my own team but developers (both individuals and teams) who work for our clients. Topics have included:• .NET/C#• ASP.NET MVC and Web API• Entity Framework• Microsoft Azure• JavaScript• TypeScript• AngularJS• GitHub• SQL Server• Windows 8• XAML/WPF• Unit Testing• Project Management• Project Estimation• Agile Methodologies• Design Patterns

* Responsible for managing and supporting Dev10's instruction team* Assist instructors and operation managers with the management and mentoring of associates in training* Created instructor resources (lesson plans, documentation, etc.) to facilitate the onboarding of new instructors and delivery of cohorts* Developed and delivered custom curriculum and training for clients* Led the development of a custom internal web application used to manage cohorts and associates in training

* Instructor for multiple 3-month Java Web Development cohorts* Worked closely with curriculum developers to improve the Java Web Development curriculum

* Developed curriculum for new 24-week JavaScript/Python Web Development online bootcamp* Instructor for a 10-week .NET/C# Web Development bootcamp in NYC (Astoria, Queens)* Developed .NET/C# Web Development bootcamp curriculum

* Led the JavaScript topic (the largest topic at Treehouse)* Planned, developed, and created the curriculum for both the Self Guided and Techdegree products* Managed and mentored junior instructors on the JavaScript team* Researched JavaScript trends and technologies* Developed and supported projects for the Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree

* Planned, developed, and created the .NET and ASP.NET curriculum for the Self Guided product* Developed course projects* Wrote blog posts to teach, engage, and inspire students* Facilitated partnership with Microsoft

* Managed developer and project manager resources* Identified and planned strategic business initiatives* Supported the sales and marketing teams* Recruited team members* Supported mission-critical projects as an individual contributor

* Worked as a freelance full-stack web developer and consultant