Hello! Nick Hodges here, and I am happy that you are interested in me speaking at your event. Attending and presenting at conferences is one of my favorite things to do. I thought that this page might be of use to you in getting all the information you need to make things go as smoothly as possible.
- Name: Nick Hodges
- Company: Rollbar
- Job Title: Developer Advocate
- Twitter: @nickhodges
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickhodges/
- Blog/Homepage: https://www.nickhodges.com
- Location: West Chester, PA, USA
Nick Hodges is the Developer Advocate for Rollbar and has been in love with code since he wrote crude text-based adventure games in BASIC using paper tape and a TTY Model 33. Nick really got going with software development when he picked up a copy of Turbo Pascal for Windows and followed that on with Delphi. Currently Nick is interested in Typescript and Angular development. Nick has a BA in Classical Languages from Carleton College and an MS in Information Technology Management from the Naval Postgraduate School. In his career he has been a busboy, a cook, a caddie, a telemarketer (for which he apologizes), an Office Manager, a high school teacher, a Naval Intelligence officer, a software developer, a product manager, and a software development manager. He's a passionate Minnesota sports fan -- especially the Timberwolves -- as he grew up and went to college in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. He currrently lives in West Chester, PA.
Nick Hodges is the Developer Advocate for Rollbar and has been in love with code since he wrote crude text-based adventure games in BASIC using paper tape and a TTY Model 33. Nick really got going with software development when he picked up a copy of Turbo Pascal for Windows and followed that on with Delphi. Currently Nick is interested in Typescript and Angular development. He's a passionate Minnesota sports fan -- especially the Timberwolves -- as he grew up and went to college in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. He currently lives in West Chester, PA.
- Keynotes
- Talks
- Workshops
- Panels
- Moderation / MC Duties
- Video series
- Rollbar Technologies
- Error Tracking, Logging, and Observability
- Scrum, Agile, and the SDLC
- SaaS Development
- Development practices and culture
- Test-driven Development
- Developer Productivity
Here are a few things I like to see in a conference:
- ✅: I prefer to attend a conference in person, but virtual conferences are 100% okay during this strange time we live in.
- ✅: I like a conference committed to diversity in speakers and attendees.
- ✅: I like a conference with a strong Code of Conduct that ensures a great experience for everyone.
Here's what I will do when invited as a presenter at your event.
- Deliver a proper talk for the intended audience. I tend to deliver a unique talk every time I can and it will be an up-to-date talk.
- Deliver the talk on time and sticking to the defined format and duration. I need to know what time frame you expect and what format you want it to be in. I will show up at the times you need me to be there and set up on stage with enough time for AV people to wire up microphones and other equipment.
- Be available for conference attendees. Conferences to me are more about the people than about the content. Therefore I will try to be there for questions and feedback.
- Be available for other promotional parts of the event. I am happy to do interviews or give you feedback to use in conference wrap-ups
- Promote my presence at your event. I will tweet and blog before, during and after the event about what I will do at your event and interesting things I encounter.
- Publish my slides and screen recording after my talk. If there is a good enough connection, this normally happens right after the presentation. Everything I create at your event will be licensed Creative Commons unless otherwise agreed.
