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A11y camp

Attended an in person accessibility conference.

Ruby Retreat Warrnambool

Attended a Ruby retreat in Warrnambool. Learnt some new technologies and ran an impropmtu accessibility workshop on manual testing.

Apollo Graph Developer - Associate Certification

Achieved a certificate in learning the foundations of GraphQL including queries and mutations.

3P Learning Tech Conference 2023

I spoke at a work conference in Sydney on Not Looking Autistic.

Ruby Conference AU 2023

I spoke at a conference in Melbourne on Ruby on Not Looking Autistic. I learnt about Ruby Objects, Rails Engines and Security.

A11y camp

Attended a two day online accessibility conference

xconf

Attended a software conference in Melbourne

SICP: Chapter 2

Completed Chapter 2 of Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programming as part of a study group

Hover: Here Comes Typed CSS

I presented a demo on CSS Houdini Typed OM at the Web Directions Hover Conference

WWC: Here Comes Typed CSS

I presented a demo on CSS Houdini Typed OM at the WWC virtual meetup

DDD: CSS Houdini, behind the Magic

I presented a demo on CSS Houdini at the DDD virtual meetup

WWC: Building your first iOS app in SwiftUI

I attended a workshop on how to build an iOS app using SwiftUI

GIDS: CSS Houdini, behind the Magic

I presented a demo on CSS Houdini at the GIDS vrtual conference

Elixir: Armstrong Numbers

I did a talk on Armstrong Numbers at the Elixir Australia meet up

MelbCSS: CSS Houdini, behind the Magic

I did a talk on CSS Houdini at the Melbourne CSS meet up

SICP: Chapter 1

Completed Chapter 1 of Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programming as part of a study group

MelbCSS: CSS Grid in IE

I did a talk on adapt a CSS Grid layout for IE at the Melbourne CSS meet up

Ruby Conference AU 2020

I attended a conference in Melbourne on Ruby. I learnt about testing code for code stink and working from home and pairing.

CSS Houdini: Paint Demo

Started a Demo project to test out CSS Houdini’s Paint API

Execute Program: Typescript course

Started an online course to learn TypeScript

TConf

Attended a testing and code quality conference in Melbourne

WebDirections Summit: CSS vs JS

I did a talk on CSS Hacks at the Web Directions Summit conference in Sydney

SydCSS: CSS vs JS

I did a talk on CSS Hacks at the Sydney CSS meet up

MelbCSS: CSS vs JS

I did a talk on CSS Hacks at the Melbourne CSS meet up

reinteractive Article: Simple CSS Dark Theming for Accessibility

I wrote article explaining how to add a dark theme to a website

AWS Community Day Conference Talk

Spoke at at AWS Community Day conference on the Full Stack Accessibility

Good Games: Re-designing a customer portal

I did a redesign of the Good Games Singles Kiosk

reinteractive Article: How we made our website Accessible

I wrote article explaining how I got the reinteractive site to WCAG level AA

reinteractive Article: Is your Application Accessible?

I wrote article explaining the new Accessibility service I started

• Blog post
• Accessibility Review

Ruby Conference AU 2019

I attended a conference in Melbourne on Ruby. I learnt about algorithms, Ruby views and data visualisation.

reinteractive Article: CSS transitions for interactive images

I wrote article on how to embed and animate SVG images with Ruby

Treehouse Web Design Course

Self directed course on design, including for mobile and typography for the web.

Design Foundations, Product Design, Web typography

reinteractive Article: Simple CSSGrids for IE

I wrote article on how to adapt a CSS Grid layout for IE

DDD Conference Talk

Spoke at at DDD Melbourne conference on the The 5 W’s of A11y

Blog post

Treehouse React Course

Self directed course on React including Web applications and Native mobile applications.

reinteractive Article: DIY Grid

I wrote article on how to build your own grid layout instead of relying on a framework

DDD Speaker workshop

Attended a speaker workshop to prepare for my upcoming conference talk at DDD Melbourne

Rails installfest

Skyped into a Rails Installfest in Panama to speak about how I got into Ruby on rails and what it’s like to work remote.

reinteractive Toolbox Talk

Hosted a toolbox through reinteractive on DIY Grids giving some guidelines on how to write your own grid layout rather then relying on a framework using CSS Grid and Flexbox.

Blog post

WDYK

Compared different graphing libraries including D3 and C3 then showing my own raw SVG graphs examples.

SVG graph library

Started a library of SVG graphs drawn with Ruby code

• Talk at RoR
• Blog post
• Code on Github

reinteractive Article: A11y on Rails

I wrote an article published by reinteractive on some tips to improve accessibility in a Ruby on Rails code base

Ruby on Rails Meetup

Gave a talk on how I programmed a line graph using a Ruby presentor to draw an SVG

Demo site

Blog post

CSS Conference 2018

Attended a conference on CSS, including leaning about CSS grid, font optimisation and animations.

Ruby Conference 2018

Attended a two day Ruby conference learning about machine learning, technical writing and how weird timezones are.

Sitepoint Article

I updated my article published by SitePoint on colour accessibility for the new version of Bootstrap.

reinteractive Article: SVG graphs

I wrote an article published by reinteractive on how I built a custom line graph using Ruby and SVG.

Talk at RoR

Demo site

reinteractive Article: Frameworks

I wrote an article published by reinteractive on front end frameworks and what to consider when starting a new project.

reinteractive Article: 5Ws of A11y

I wrote an article published by reinteractive on an introduction to accessibility.

Talk at reinteractive

Code on Github

reinteractive Webinars

Hosted a webinar through reinteractive on The 5 W’s of Accessibility how to include accessibility in a web development project.

Code on Github

Blog post

reinteractive Article: Naming

Hosted a toolbox talk through reinteractive (which turned into a blog post) on Front End naming conventions going through the ITCSS and BEM naming conventions we use and why.

Ruby Conference 2017

Attended a two day conference on Ruby learning about the future of Ruby. This included some introduction on how you can incorporate functional programming into a Ruby project and some alternative platforms to Rails.

Linux Conference 2017

Gave two presentations on Mice and Maps as part of Linux mini conferences, Katie Conf and OS and Games in Hobart. These focussed on how I built my Mouse Guard map app using open source software.

Code on Github

CSS and JS Conference 2016

Attended a two day conference learning about the latest in CSS and JS technology and best practices. Including accessibility, virtual reality, mobile optimisation and security.

Rails for Zombies

Completed a Rails tutorial series focusing on the Modal View Controller method and Rails databases.

GovHack

Attended a weekend hack-a-thon, our team built a project called Going Out Today?. It gathered data on local parks, the idea was to eventually get them displayed on a map with weather and amenities.

Code on Github

A11y Camp

Gave a presentation on Looking into the JAWS of accessibility focussing on screen reader compatibility and tips.

Rails Girls Next

Weekend full of tutorials on Test Driven Development in Ruby, Agile development and pair programming. With talks from Rails girls alumni.

WDYK

Gave a presentation on Looking into the JAWS of accessibility focussing on screen reader compatibility and tips.

Personal Website

Started making this website to remember all the cool tech stuff I do.

Code on Github

Google Analytics Course

Online course on Google Analytics Academy. Including marketing strategies, what to report and why. I then implemented this onto a company website which provide important data to the key stakeholders.

Be Responsive Meet Up

Gave a presentation on Pop Up accessibility. A similar but slightly updated version of my talk at Code conference.

Web Directions Code

Was selected to speak at Web Directions code conference, my talk was Pop Up accessibility. A practical demonstration on how to make a web component accessible for people with disabilities, focussing on screen readers.

Page Up Lunch and Learn

Lead an hour long tutorial with Q&A on accessibility. Page Up were looking to improve their internal systems for accessibility.

YOW Workshop

I won a workshop through YOW on how to present at a conference run by Damien Conway. This day long intensive workshop went through many tech presentation techniques and critiques.

Web Directions Workshop

I won a workshop on how to present at a conference run by John Allsopp from Web Directions. Including specifics on how to display your information and present effectively. I was then asked to speak at a What do you know night, then later at a conference.

CSS Conference - Decompress Talk

I was asked to speak as part of Decompress/CSS conference on an introduction to accessibility with a focus on front end, design and UI.

YOW Conference

Attended YOW a 2 day technology conference. Saw talks on topics such as HTTP2, agile development and machine learning.

Ruby on Rails Meet Up

Volunteered to speak at Ruby or Rails Newbie night, I gave a lightning talk on how I got into programming.

Blog: Cognitive Impariments

Wrote a self published blog piece on Cognitive Impairments.

Blog: Motor Impairments

Wrote a self published blog piece on Motor Impairments.

Blog: Hearing Impairments

Wrote a self published blog piece on Hearing Impairments.

Sitepoint Article

I had an article published by SitePoint, a platform for professional web developers to share their knowledge. The article was on colour accessibility and how common Bootstrap falls short.

Blog: Visual Impairments

Wrote a self published blog piece on Visual Impairments.

REA Brown Bag Talk

I was invited to realestate.com to give an hour long tutorial with Q&A on accessibility.

Blog: Who are accessible websites for?

Wrote a self published blog piece on Who are accessible websites for?.

Clojure Tutorial

Completed a weekend tutorial learning Clojure, a functional programming language.

Code on Github

Certificate of Achievement HTTP Fundamentals

Completed an online course with distinction average results through Plural Sight. It covered the fundamentals of HTTP including the client server model, headers, connections and cookies.

Blog: How I Discovered Web Accessibility

Wrote a self published blog piece on How I Discovered Web Accessibility.

GovHack

Participated in and won awards with a weekend hackathon where we built a project called Eventable. Combining data from Vic events, City of Melbourne and adding in a crowd sourcing factor to add accessibility information to events happening.

Professional Certificate in Web Accessibility

Completed a course on web accessibility through the University of South Australia with a distinction average. Centered around how to audit a site for accessibility problems and how to fix them.

CSS MeetUp

Gave an impromptu speech on colour accessibility with tips for designers and front end developers. Is still referenced by the community today.

Rails Camp

Spent a weekend away hacking on things, playing games and going for nature walks at Rails camp in Brisbane. I worked on my Mouseguard site which I built after the role playing game with maps where you can add pin points and descriptions.

Code on Github

Ruby on Rails Meet Up

Gave a presentation at a Ruby meetup with an introduction to Web Accessibility. With examples of how I learnt from and survived my first accessibility audit.

SheHacks

A weekend as a hacker at the first ever women only hack-a-thon in Melbourne. Our team built Coffeehouse mentor, a platform for prospective mentors and mentees to meet.

Introduction to Perl

Week long course through Perl Australia learning the fundamentals of the Perl programming language and others in general. Going through and extending many programming examples and helping others with theirs.

Ruby on Rails Meet Up

After going to a couple of tech meet ups it became apparent that even if someone knew the technology that didn’t mean they knew how to present it. So in the interest of learning more I put my education degree to use and gave a talk on How to present a Tech Topic.

Rails Girls

Weekend long tutorial through Rails girls about the fundamentals of the Ruby programming language and on how to then launch a Ruby on Rails application.

Code on Github

Rails Camp

Shortly after a Rails Installfest I attended a weekend away in Rails Camp Sydney. I adapted the tutorial material given from a blog into a single page To Do application.

Rails installfest

Completed a Rails installfest hosted by reinteractive where I installed Ruby and Rails and made a blog app like through heroku.

Computing for Data Analysis

Completed a statistics and R programming language course through Coursera and Johns Hopkins University.

AWS Conference

Went to a full day conference on Amazon Web Services, learning about servers, load balancing and buckets. Later I logged on to an account and did some practice exercises setting up EC2 instances and granting permissions.

Treehouse Front End Course

Self directed course of front end programming fundamentals through Treehouse. Going through HTML, CSS and Javascript, as well as the command line and design theory.

Code on Github

GovHack

Attended my first weekend hack-a-thon, our team built a project called Hansard Hack which ended up winning a prize. It analysed Hansard data and showed them in neat graphics using the D3 library.