Description: Projects by Katherine Wu
Call me KWu (pronounced "K. Wu", it's a nickname I've had since 8th grade because there are often other Kates/Katies/etc. around; see this data visualization of the name's popularity over time and note the surge in popularity in the 80s). I'm from the great state of New Jersey and used to work at Google NYC as the DART Sales Manager Product Specialist. In 2013, I graduated from Hackbright Academy and worked as a Ruby developer at New Relic in Portland, OR until 2017, when I joined Heroku .
I started giving talks at tech conferences in 2014. I mostly got into it because people said it would be good for my career as a developer, but now I find it's surprisingly fun and energizing when a talk goes well. I'm always interested in getting better and occasionally blog about public speaking resources and tips . I use Speaker Deck for sharing my slides .
My favorite part is probably getting certain ideas I want to spread into the talk format, for more efficient sharing :D but traveling to interesting places and easier meeting of people after I've given a talk are also up there! If you would be interested in me giving a talk at your conference, please do reach out and let me know the details.