Public Speaking
Conference talks, workshops, and keynotes from events around the world. Covering topics from AI productivity, API design and testing to developer relations and community building.
Speaking Stats
'Vibe Prompting' -- using AI to improve its own prompt
Like 'vibe coding' but to build a better prompt first. Booth lightning talk.
Stop RESTing -- Wake up your AI with MCP
Developers learn to build an MCP server for a RESTful API
We've RESTed Long Enough
An abbreviated version of my API Architecture talk. Click 'View. Details' to watch the recording.
API Contract Testing for Improved API Security
The benefits of API contract testing and how it can help boost confidence in your API design
REST vs Async vs gRPC API architectures
A comparison of REST, Async, and gRPC API architectures
Testing and Developing gRPC APIs in Postman
Postman Intergalactic webinar, 60 minute session
Building and Testing a gRPC API from Scratch: Unleash the Potential with Postman
Exploring validators and deeper testing principles in Postman to ensure API contracts are properly met.
A Tale of Three APIs: REST, Async, and gRPC Face Off
A very compressed version of my REST vs Async vs gRPC talk
Introduction to API Security
Postman Intergalactic webinar, 60 minute session
Using Postman Mock Servers to kickstart your development teams
Workshop was held the morning of Sunday's closing sessions. Workshops were not added to the schedule.
REST vs Async APIs vs gRPC
A very compressed version of my REST vs Async vs gRPC talk
Advanced Techniques for Automated API Contract Testing
Exploring advanced techniques for automating API contract testing
Intro to Postman for Developers
Postman Intergalactic webinar, 60 minute session
Automating Postman for DevOps and QA
Remote livestream where I demonstrated some automated testing best practices for DevOps and QA teams
Comparing REST, Async APIs and gRPC
A comparison of REST, Async, and gRPC API architectures
Building Mock Servers in Postman
Postman live stream, 90 minute workshop/demo
Securing your API with Contract Testing
How API contract testing can help improve your API security posture
Using Postman for managing and automated testing of your APIs
Gave a one-hour demo/talk about using Postman to automate API testing
Collaboration and Governance for API Teams, RBAC, Audit Logs
Postman Intergalactic webinar, 60 minute session
OpenAPI 3: From Idea to Implementation
Postman live stream, 90 minute session
Workshop: Building Mock Servers for REST and GraphQL APIs
A one-hour workshop on how to use Postman Mock Servers to improve cross-platform team productivity
Finding the right API for a project
guest on Postman Student live stream, 60 minute session
API trends in the Tech industry, and Tooling for non-coders
Participated as a keynote co-speaker to discuss API trending and getting non-developers using APIs
When 'Meets Expectations' Exceeds Expectations -- API Contract Testing in Postman
Exploring validators and deeper testing principles in Postman to ensure API contracts are properly met.
API Contract Testing
Postman Intergalactic webinar, 60 minute session
Postman and Interview Prep
Nick Taylor's live stream, Guest speaker
The API-First World is for Non-Developers, too!
A discussion of how APIs are accessible to everyone with no-code tooling.
Increasing Team Productivity with Mock Servers
Unblock your cross-functional teams by communicating a strong API contract to build Mock Servers in Postman
API Lifecycle: Build and Test an API in Postman
Postman Intergalactic webinar, 60 minute session
Using the SendGrid API
My very first conference talk! At PyCon's first conference in Canada, I gave a 20-min demo of building a photo booth and emailing images via SendGrid's API