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CodeBytes - The Curious Engineer

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International speaker on cloud architecture, reliability, DevOps, security, and .NET development.

I regularly speak at conferences and meetups around the world. If you’re interested in having me speak at your event, please reach out on LinkedIn, BlueSky, or Mastodon.

  Sessionize Profile   Past Talks on YouTube

Upcoming Events
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  1. The Cloud & AI Summit 2026

    Sep 30 - Oct 2

    • MITRE ATT&CK for Developers
    • Resilient by Design

  2. TechBash 2026

    Oct 13-16

    • Aspire 13: One AppHost, Many Languages
    • MITRE ATT&CK for Developers

  3. Trondheim Developer Conference 2026

    Oct 19

    • Aspire 13: One AppHost, Many Languages

  4. HelloStavanger 2026

    Oct 21-22

    • Shipping with AI Without Shipping Regret

  5. Techorama Netherlands 2026

    Oct 28

    • MITRE ATT&CK for Developers
    • The Well-Architected Architect

  6. Build Stuff 2026 Lithuania

    Dec 2-4

    • Resilient by Design

  7. NDC London 2027

    Jan 25-29

Past Events
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Events are grouped by year, newest first. Month-only dates reflect the available records, and a dash means the talk title was not recorded. Canceled or postponed events are marked explicitly.1

2026
EventDateTalks
Prairie Dev Con Winnipeg 2026Sep 21-22MITRE ATT&CK for Developers
Agent Skills, Plugins & Marketplaces
VS Live! San Diego 2026Sep 14-18Aspire 13: One AppHost, Many Languages, Fewer Headaches?
Ensuring Azure Resiliency
KCDC 2026Sep 9-11Refactoring Your Technical Identity
Aspire 13: One AppHost, Many Languages
Beer City Code 2026Aug 14-15Resilient by Design
Aspire 13: One AppHost, Many Languages
Capital Area .NET User GroupJul 7Aspire 13: One AppHost, Many Languages
Scenic City Summit 2026Jun-
DevSum 2026Jun 2-3Refactoring Your Technical Identity
Guardians of the Containers
Techorama Belgium 2026May 11-13MITRE ATT&CK for Developers
The Well-Architected Architect
NDC Toronto 2026May 5-8Aspire 13: One AppHost, Many Languages
NDC Sydney 2026Apr 22-24Real World CI/CD with GitHub Actions
Orlando Code Camp 2026Apr 11MITRE ATT&CK for Developers
CodeStock 2026Apr 9-10Modern .NET Configuration Practices
Resilient by Design
Aspire Conf 2026Mar 23One AppHost, Many Languages
NDC Security 2026Mar 2-5MITRE ATT&CK for Developers
NDC London 2026Jan 26-30Modern .NET Configuration Practices
2025
EventDateTalks
Build Stuff 2025 LithuaniaDec 3-5Modern .NET Configuration Practices
Live! 360 Orlando 2025Nov 16-21.NET in a Box: Containerizing .NET Applications
Refactoring Your Developer Identity
Cloud & Containers Live! Panel
TechBash 2025Nov 4-7Real World CI/CD with GitHub Actions
The Well-Architected Architect
Resilient by Design
Techorama Netherlands 2025Oct-
HelloStavanger 2025Oct-
.NET DeveloperDays 2025Oct 21-22Refactoring Your Technical Identity
Azure Dev Summit 2025Oct-
BSides St. Pete 2025Oct-
NDC Copenhagen 2025Sep 8-12Modern .NET Configuration Practices
KCDC 2025Aug 13-15The Power of Dev Containers and GitHub Codespaces
DevSum 2025Jun 12-13The Well-Architected Architect
Techorama Belgium 2025May 26-28Resilient by Design
Aspiring .NET with Ollama and Azure Open AI
NDC Oslo 2025May 19-23Resilient by Design
Stir Trek 2025May 2The Power of Dev Containers and GitHub Codespaces
Tampa Bay QA and Testing MeetupApr 9From Zero to End-to-End Tests: A Beginner’s Guide to Playwright
Orlando Code Camp 2025Apr 5Aspiring .NET with Ollama and Azure Open AI
VS Live! Las VegasMar 10-14.NET Configuration In Depth
Ensuring Azure Resiliency
Azure Spring Clean 2025Mar 3The Well-Architected Architect
Tampa Bay Cyber Resilience Conference 2025Jan 31AI for Security and Resilience
CodeMash 2025Jan 14-17.NET in a Box: Containerizing .NET Applications
Real World CI/CD with GitHub Actions
2024
EventDateTalks
Festive Tech CalendarDec 1-25Aspiring .NET with Azure Open AI
Live! 360 OrlandoNov 17-22Cloud & Containers Live! Panel
Ensuring Azure Resiliency
The Well-Architected Architect
Real World CI/CD with GitHub Actions - Beyond Basics
NDC Porto 2024Oct 14-18The Power of Dev Containers and GitHub Codespaces
All Day DevOpsOct 10The Power of Dev Containers and GitHub Codespaces
Techorama Netherlands 2024Oct 7-9.NET in a Box
.NET Configuration In Depth
TechBash 2024Sep 24-27.NET in a Box
CI/CD with GitHub Actions
Prairie Dev Con Winnipeg 2024Sep 23-24Monitoring with Azure Application Insights
.NET Aspire and AI
DevOps Days Tampa Bay 2024Sep 19Lead Organizer
Copenhagen Developer Festival 2024Aug 26-30The Power of Dev Containers and GitHub Codespaces
Developer Week 2024Jul 1-5The Power of Dev Containers and GitHub Codespaces
KCDC 2024Jun 26-28.NET Configuration In Depth
CI/CD with GitHub Actions
Microsoft Build 2024May 20-24.NET Aspire Expert Sessions
DevSum 2024May 16-17.NET in a Box: Containerizing .NET Applications
SDD 2024May 13-17.NET Configuration
Building in the Cloud with Bicep
Kubernetes Resiliency
Techorama Belgium 2024May 6-8.NET in a Box
.NET Configuration In Depth
Devoxx Greece 2024Apr 18-20Kubernetes Resiliency
PowerShell + DevOps Summit 2024Apr 8-11CI/CD With GitHub Actions
SRE, DevOps, and Platform Engineering
Orlando Code Camp 2024Feb 24.NET in a Box: Containerizing .NET Applications
NDC Sydney 2024Feb 12-16.NET in a Box: Containerizing .NET Applications
WeAreDevelopers Live 2024 (Season 7)Jan-
90DaysOfDevOps - 2024 Community EditionJanWorking with Dev Containers
2023
EventDateTalks
Festive Tech Calendar 2023Dec 27Dev Containers in VS Code
Cloud With ChrisDec-
Granite State Code Camp 2023Dec 2CI/CD with GitHub Actions
.NET Conf 2023Nov 16.NET Configuration In Depth
TechBash 2023Nov 7CI/CD with GitHub Actions (Workshop)
Securely Developing Infrastructure as Code (Workshop)
Tampa Code Camp 2023Oct 28Working with Dev Containers
Starting an Allyship Journey
All Day DevOps 2023Oct 26Working with Dev Containers
NDC Porto 2023Oct 16-20Continuous Load Testing with GitHub Actions
philly.NET Code Camp 2023Oct-
Techorama Netherlands 2023Oct 9-11SRE, DevOps, and Platform Engineering: Unraveling the Differences
Kubernetes Resiliency
BSides Orlando 2023Oct 6Securely Deploying Infrastructure as Code
Atlanta Developers’ Conference 2023Sep 9Working with Dev Containers
HashiTalks: BuildAug 10Securely Deploying Terraform
Developer Week 2023Jun 26-30.NET Configuration In Depth
Securely Deploying Infrastructure as Code
KCDC 2023Jun 21-23Securely Deploying Infrastructure as Code
Prairie Dev Con Winnipeg 2023Jun 12-13Kubernetes Resiliency
Securely Deploying Infrastructure as Code
DevSum 2023May 24-26Kubernetes Resiliency
NDC Oslo 2023May 22-26Kubernetes Resiliency
Devoxx Greece 2023May 4-6Starting an Allyship Journey
Dev Containers in VS Code
PowerShell + DevOps Summit 2023Apr 24-27CI/CD with GitHub Actions
Continuous Load Testing with GitHub Actions
Orlando Code Camp 2023Mar 25Starting an Allyship Journey
Securely Deploying Terraform
Python Web Conf 2023Mar 13-17CI/CD with GitHub Actions
Come Cloud With UsMar 2Building in the Cloud with Bicep
DeveloperWeek 2023Feb 21-23Feature Flags - The Art of the IF and Deployment
NDC Security 2023Jan 16-19Securely Deploying Infrastructure as Code
CodeMash 2023Jan 10-13Building in the Cloud with Bicep
CI/CD with GitHub Actions
2022
EventDateTalks
Festive Tech Calendar 2022Dec 29Securely Deploying Infrastructure as Code
HashiTalks: DeployDec 7-8-
Conf42: DevSecOps 2022Dec 1CI/CD with GitHub Actions
Granite State Code Camp 2022Nov 12Dev Containers in VS Code
.NET Conf 2022Nov 10.NET Configuration In Depth
TechBash 2022Nov 8-10Building in the Cloud with Bicep
Feature Flags - The Art of the IF and Deployment
CI/CD with GitHub Actions
DevOpsDays Tampa Bay 2022OctOrganizer
Learn Live: FastTrack for AzureOct 25Supercharge Your DevOps Skills with Azure Load Testing
Momentum 2022Oct 20Feature Flags - The Art of the IF and Deployment
Tampa Code Camp 2022Oct 8Building in the Cloud with Bicep
Dev Containers in VS Code
Strange Loop 2022Sep 22CI/CD with GitHub Actions (Workshop)
Code PaLOUsa 2022Aug 17-19Feature Flags - The Art of the IF and Deployment
CI/CD with GitHub Actions
On .NET LiveAug 15Configuration in .NET 6
KCDC 2022Aug 8-10.NET Configuration In Depth
Feature Flags - The Art of the IF and Deployment
THAT Conference Wisconsin 2022Jul 25-28Building in the Cloud with Bicep
Cloud Lunch and LearnJul-
Cincinnati Software CraftsmanshipJul 6CI/CD with GitHub Actions
Learn Live: FastTrack for AzureJun 29Building and Deploying to Azure with GitHub Actions
Azure Day Rome 2022Jun 24Building in the Cloud with Bicep
THAT Conference Texas 2022May 23-26Feature Flags - The Art of the IF and Deployment
.NET DC User GroupMay 17Feature Flags - The Art of the IF and Deployment
CodeStock 2022Apr 7-8Feature Flags - The Art of the IF and Deployment
Monitoring and Troubleshooting with Application Insights
Microsoft Azure + AI Conference Spring 2022Apr 5-7Feature Flags - The Art of the IF and Deployment
CI/CD with GitHub Actions
Tampa Bay DevOpsApr 1Dev Containers in VS Code
philly.NET Code Camp 2022Mar 4Monitoring and Troubleshooting with Azure Application Insights
Cloud With ChrisFeb 17Feature Flags - The Art of the IF and Deployment
DeveloperWeek 2022Feb 7-9Feature Flags - The Art of the IF and Deployment
.NET Virtual Conference 2022Jan 24-26.NET Configuration In Depth

Interviews and Panels
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ShowDateAppearance
Tales from the FieldOct 27Community Round Table with Chris Ayers
Coffee & Open SourceJul 20Conversation with Chris Ayers
JonnychipzApr 1In Conversation with Chris Ayers
2021
EventDateTalks
Festive Tech Calendar 2021Dec 15CI/CD with GitHub Actions
Automation + DevOps Summit 2021Nov 15-17Feature Flags - The Art of the IF and Deployment
Git Good with Advanced Git
TechBash 2021 (postponed)OctNot held
KCDC 2021Sep 15-17Hands-On with Docker and Kubernetes (Workshop)
CI/CD with GitHub Actions
Music City Tech 2021Sep 15-17Feature Flags - The Art of the IF and Deployment
Code PaLOUsa 2021Aug 18-20Git Good with Advanced Git
Feature Flags - The Art of the IF and Deployment
THAT Conference Wisconsin 2021Jul 27Feature Flags - The Art of the IF and Deployment
Azure Day Rome 2021Jun 25Monitoring and Troubleshooting with Azure Application Insights
DevOps & Cloud DaysJun 23DevOps Is More Than Dev and Ops
2020
EventDateTalks
Orlando Code Camp & Tech Conference 2020 (canceled)Mar 28Scheduled: Dependency Injection and Unit Testing
2019
EventDateTalks
Azure Advent CalendarDec 15Azure Application Insights
Granite State Code Camp 2019NovAutomate Azure DevOps
Tampa Code Camp 2019Oct 26Automate Azure DevOps
DevOps Is More Than a Title
philly.NET Code Camp 2019.2Oct 19Automate Azure DevOps
ASP.NET Core - Shift Left and Start Out Right
Tampa Bar Camp 2019Oct 5What Is DevOps?
Global DevOps BootcampJun 15Local Keynote, Orlando
Azure Global BootcampApr 27Azure DevOps
Orlando Code Camp 2019Mar 30Application Insights
The .NETworkFeb 19Dependency Injection and Unit Testing in .NET Core
2018
EventDateTalks
Tampa Code Camp 2018Oct 20Functional Programming
Good Software Development Practices
Tampa Azure MeetupSep 13Application Insights - A Deep Dive
2017
EventDateTalks
Tampa Code Camp 2017Oct 28Dependency Injection and Unit Testing
Tampa Bar Camp 2017Oct 21Unit Testing
2016
EventDateTalks
Tampa Bar Camp 2016Oct 1Raspberry Pi

  1. Entries are reconciled with my Sessionize profile, PaperCall history, speaker correspondence, and the linked public event archives and recordings. Older talk titles and dates are preserved from my original speaking archive. ↩︎