Professional Learning and Engagement

Learning

The following is a list of conferences attended, courses taken, and books read.

Link to Microsoft Learn credentials.

  • November 2026: GitHub Foundations Part 1 of 2, ~7 hours of self-paced trainings on advanced GitHub functionality, including AI and community engagement..

  • October 2026: Attended GitHub Universe 2026 conference. Individual sessions included:

    • Building a developer knowledge base for GitHub Copilot workshop.

    • Agentic security for every developer.

    • Still open: How AI reshaped open source.

    • The human side of AI: How building community drove 94% copilot adoption.

    • GitHub Configuration as code: Scaling org management with Terraform.

    • Sketching with code in the age of AI.

  • September 2026: Attended California Community Colleges Futures Summit to learn about AI and esports in higher education.

  • September 2026: Completed Introduction to GitHub and Introduction to Git self study modules on Microsoft Learn, totalling about 3

  • September 2026: Future Trends Forum: gamifying AI with Bryan Alexander.

  • August 2026: Future Trends Forum: when faculty vote no confidence in their administration with Bryan Alexander.

  • July, 2026: California State University AI in July conference. Sessions included:

    • Who Authorized the Algorithm? Decision Architecture in the Age of AI by Dr. Manjeet Rege.

    • What’s the Point? Turning Purpose into Your Daily Superpower by Tom Rath

  • July, 2026: MOR Leadership 2 day workshop

Presentations

Below is a list of presentations I’ve conducted.

  • October 2026: Presented to the CSU Technical User Group (TUG) about the Optimize strategic road map. This presentation was held via Zoom and had over 150 participants.

  • September, 2026: Presented results of systemwide Optimize Sentiment Analysis Survey to the Optimize Excellence Committee at an in-person event in San Bernardino.

  • August, 2026: Presented to California State University 2026 Benefits and Payroll Conference on a systemwide application our team built to solve a complex business challenge that impacted thousands of students. Over 250 HR and benefits staff from across the CSU attended via Zoom.