Kristin Smith
Beyond talking - communicating with technical teams to get the job done!
Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Kristin Smith (she/her) works as an Engineering Manager (DevOps) at Campspot.com. She transitioned into the technical industry seven years ago, bringing with her a background in history and archival sciences.
Along the way she has worked in technical organizations ranging from three people to over 700, in both the private and public spheres. Her professional interests include infrastructure provisioning, monitoring and traceability in distributed systems, and writing documentation that people actually read.
She believes there is a place in tech for anyone who wants to learn. Past talks include “Repotting Overgrown Terraform Repositories” (HashiTalks 2021), "Dark Sky Observability" (SRECon 2022), and several talks on avoiding sunk cost fallacy with WEST and Women Who Code in 2022.
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Throw it Overboard: Combatting sunk cost fallacy
Your favorite fictional castaway stories meet the monster of technical debt. We learn together ways to salvage what you can and move forward with less baggage.
Ideal for 15-20 minute talks, no code
Kristin Smith
Beyond talking - communicating with technical teams to get the job done!
Richmond, Virginia, United States
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