Jason KleinJason Klein

I am very interested in sharing my technical expertise with software developers and IT professionals. If you would like to have me speak on a technical topic, please Contact me to discuss.

Visit my Press Page for my background and photos. I will provide a custom bio for your event.

Talks

  • 2021/07/07 – SGF AWS – Intro to AWS CLI and AWS SDK: Use Command Line and Dev Tools to Manage AWS [Meetup] [Slides] [GitHub] [YouTube]
  • 2021/04/07 – SGF AWS – ARM on AWS: Migrating AWS services to the Graviton2 processor (EC2, ECS, CI/CD) [Meetup] [Slides] [GitHub] [YouTube]
  • 2021/03/03 – SGF AWS – Apple Silicon M1: Developing on an ARM processor [Meetup] [Slides] [YouTube]
  • 2021/02/03 – SGF AWS – Let’s Encrypt 101 (Secure Certificates for Web Services) [Meetup] [Slides] [YouTube]
  • 2020/04/21 – Data Science After Dark – Attacking a Machine Learning Model [Meetup] [Slides] [YouTube] [GitHub]
  • 2020/02/05 – SGF AWS – AWS Backup Best Practices for EC2 and RDS (and S3) [Meetup] [YouTube]
  • 2020/01/08 – SGF AWS – AWS re:Invent Service Announcements for Developers [Meetup]
  • 2019/11/19 – Data Science After Dark – Image Classification with TensorFlow 2.0 [Meetup] [Slides] [YouTube]
  • 2019/10/02 – SGF AWS – Cloud Networking for Developers [Meetup] [YouTube]
  • 2019/10/01 – MSU Principles of Marketing class – Share how marketing is part of my role at Logic Forte and how marketing is used in our industry.
  • 2019/09/20 – Google DevFest 2019 (Springfield) – Using Google Maps API and Google Distance Matrix API [Event] [Meetup] [Slides] [GitHub] [YouTube]
  • 2019/07/13 – BSides Springfield 2019 – AWS Serverless Security Workshop [BSidesSpfd] [Slides] [GitHub]
  • 2019/07/09 – SGF AWS – Using the Elastic Container Service (ECS) and Elastic Container Registry (ECR) [Meetup]
  • 2019/05/14 – SGF AWS – Logging and Monitoring with CloudTrail and Config [Meetup]
  • 2019/02/12 – SGF AWS – Infrastructure as Code with CloudFormation  [Meetup]
  • 2019/01/08 – SGF AWS – AWS re:Invent Product Announcements [Meetup]
  • 2018/12/05 – Google DevFest 2018 (Springfield) – Image Classification Retraining with TensorFlow [Meetup]
  • 2018/11/13 – SGF AWS – Serverless Web App with Lambda & API Gateway [Meetup] [Tutorial]
  • 2018/10/09 – SGF AWS – CI/CD with CodeBuild and CodePipeline [Meetup]
  • 2018/10/03 – SGF Web Devs – Practical Deep Learning for Developers [Meetup] [YouTube] [GitHub]
  • 2018/09/20 – Shift ICT Tech Summit – Building a Tech Community [Website]
  • 2018/09/12 – Google Cloud Next Extended 18 (Springfield) – Intro to Machine Learning and TensorFlow [Meetup] [Slides]
  • 2018/08/08 – SGF AWS – Intro to Containers (ECS) [Meetup] [YouTube] [GitHub]
  • 2018/06/13 – SGF AWS – Using Identity and Access Management (IAM) [Meetup] [YouTube]
  • 2018/04/11 – SGF AWS – Using Relational Database Service (RDS) [Meetup] [YouTube]
  • 2018/04/05 – MakeIT Meetup – RetroPie Gaming Console [Meetup] [Slides]
  • 2018/03/14 – SGF AWS – Using Simple Storage Service (S3) [Meetup] [YouTube]
  • 2018/02/14 – SGF AWS – Monitoring Resources on AWS [Meetup] [YouTube]
  • 2018/01/25 – Cause Driven Podcast – E18: Technology Non-Profits [iTunes]
  • 2018/01/16 – Leadership Springfield – “Communications & Technology” Panel [program]
  • 2018/01/10 – SGF AWS – Introduction to AWS [Meetup] [YouTube]
  • 2017/11/21 – Building standalone Python Executables [Meetup] [GitHub]
  • 2017/10/18 – Digital Signage with piSignage and Raspberry Pi [Meetup]
  • 2016/09/29 – Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association (SMBA) – Blockchain Technology and Smart Contracts (counsel advised to cancel during Bitcoin investigation)
  • 2016/08/29 – SBJ Live – Internet of Things [article] [video]
  • 2016/04/29 – Spin66 Innovation Summit – “Pitch Pit” Startup Contestant [article]
  • 2016/02/23 – Missouri Career Center – Workforce Panel [event]
  • 2015/10/01 – Springfield Chamber – “Go Big Pitch” Startup Contestant [article] [photos]
  • 2015/06/18 – Mid-America Technology Alliance – Social Engineering [event] [slides]
  • 2015/02/18 – Southwest Missouri AITP – Software Developer Panel [event]
  • 2014/10/14 – Springfield Metro Rotary – Introduction to Bitcoin
  • 2014/04/17 – Christian County Property – Introduction to Bitcoin

Talk Topics

I can prepare introductory presentations on a very wide variety of technology topics. I can provide “deep-dive” technical talks and demonstrations on the following topics:

  • Applications of Distributed Ledger Technologies (e.g. Blockchain, Smart Contracts, Health Care, Supply Chain, Donations/Accountability, Voting, etc)
  • History of Digital/Crypto Currencies (e.g. Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin)
  • Amazon Web Services (Software Migration, Hardware Migration, Deep Dive Numerous Services)
  • Best Practices for using TLS/SSL to Secure Online Communication (Provisioning and Implementation)
  • Server Provisioning and Management with Salt
  • Debian Server Administration Best Practices (Configuration, Updates)
  • WordPress Hosting Tips and Tricks (Installation, Administration, Updates, Migrations)
  • Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP
  • Firewalls and Packet Filtering
  • Remote Packet Inspection
  • IPv6 Domains, DNS, and Website/Email Hosting
  • IPv4 Routing and Switching
  • Troubleshooting Domain Name and DNS Issues