Sarah Dutkiewicz
Wife, mom, techie - 100% me, unapologetically
Akron, Ohio, United States
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Sadukie is a tech polyglot who brings code to life and helps others unlock their potential through teaching and mentorship. As a seasoned software architect with a sharp eye for user experience, she makes it easy for developers to pick up new tools and hit the ground running. When technical roadblocks pop up, she’s the one who clears the path—breaking down complex ideas and helping teams communicate more effectively. A natural connector and strong community advocate, Sadukie loves bringing people together across the tech world. Whether she’s mentoring, speaking, or juggling life as a full-time mom, her mission stays the same: to make tech more approachable and spark confidence in every coder’s journey.
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Event Storming Unleashed: Building Bridges for Effective Communication
A lot of problems that we have in software development comes down to communication issues - gathering requirements, understanding processes, reporting issues, and making sure everybody involved is on the same page. This Event Storming workshop is a dynamic and interactive session designed to transform how organizations analyze, design, and optimize their processes. Through a combination of visual mapping, collaborative discussions, and hands-on activities, participants gain a deep understanding of their systems and uncover hidden bottlenecks, dependencies, and opportunities for improvement. Event Storming fosters cross-functional alignment, improves communication, and can drive innovation, making it an indispensable tool for organizations seeking to thrive in today's fast-paced and interconnected business environment. Join us in this PreCompiler to unlock the full potential of Event Storming and empower your teams to navigate complex challenges with clarity and agility.
Delivered as a 4-hour workshop at CodeMash 2024 - 52 people in attendance
Target audience: Those who want to have meaningful conversations to make it easier to understand their domain and make development more pleasant
Delivery time: 3 hours - 6 hours
Securing Your Credentials for Azure App Development
Working with credentials for Azure resources, you want to avoid storing your credentials in repositories when possible. In this session, we will talk about some of the options for working with credentials in Azure development without checking them into repositories - including service principals, managed identities, and DefaultAzureCredential.
Target audience: Developers using Azure resources and sharing Azure resources with credentials
Last delivered: November 2023
Seeing the System: Using EventStorming to Understand, Challenge, and Redesign Software
Whether you’re working with legacy systems, planning new features, or reviewing a team’s proposed data model, EventStorming is a powerful tool for surfacing what really matters in your architecture. In this session, you’ll learn how EventStorming has helped teams uncover the real scope of a project, reconstruct the logic behind legacy features, facilitate stakeholder conversations, and challenge questionable architectural assumptions.
We’ll walk through practical patterns and real examples: how to run effective sessions, what kinds of conversations to look for, and how to use EventStorming to bring clarity to both technical and business perspectives.
If you’re an architect or senior developer looking for ways to cut through complexity and design with confidence, this talk is for you.
We use EventStorming with clients and get an assortment of outcomes:
- Discovering features in legacy apps
- Identifying future enhancements to understand the direction of an app
- Discussing architectural considerations and unearthing why certain choices may not make sense in their circumstance
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