Perceived Performance
@Pixels.Camp 2016
Speaking
Conference talks & workshops
I talk about what I know: making websites fast, building teams that ship, and the messy reality of frontend development.
Recent talks
Perceived Performance: Making Apps Feel Fast
Codebits, Portugal
How we made Farfetch's product pages feel instant (and accidentally made €100K doing it). Spoiler: users don't care about your actual load times.
First-Time Tech Lead: What They Don't Tell You
TechConf, Finland
The honest version of becoming an engineering lead. Less "thought leadership," more "here's what actually happened and what I wish I'd known."
Building Design Systems Developers Won't Hate
Multiple workshops
A practical guide to creating component libraries that teams actually want to use. Includes the politics, the tech choices, and why documentation matters more than you think.
What I talk about
- Performance & Speed - Real-world optimization, perceived performance, and why your metrics might be lying to you
- Engineering Leadership - Building teams, mentoring developers, and shipping without drama
- Frontend Architecture - Scaling React apps, design systems, and making technical decisions that age well
- Developer Experience- Tools, processes, and systems that make engineers productive instead of frustrated
Want me to speak?
I'm selective about speaking engagements but always interested in events that value practical, honest content over hype. I do both in-person (if you're bringing me somewhere interesting) and remote talks.
No, I won't do a talk about how AI is going to replace us all. Yes, I'll tell actual stories with actual numbers from actual production systems.
Get in touch if you want someone who'll give your audience something useful instead of inspiration porn.