About
Beyond his professional pursuits, Chad is a dedicated community leader, having organized and assisted in numerous conferences and meetups for over 15 years. Recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), Chad’s global influence extends to his active role in organizing meetups and speaking at national and international events.
A proud father, loving husband, and United States Marine Corps veteran, Chad channels his diverse interests into building intricate Lego sets and a detailed Lego city.
Sessions at dev up 2025
Unlock the Power of Messaging Patterns
Join us for this full-day, hands-on workshop where you will learn how to utilize the provided tools and implement various messaging patterns in the cloud, providing robust implementations for your ...
Navigating the Maze: Communicating Architecture Decisions with Architecture Decision Records
In software architecture, it is important to know why a team has selected a specific architectural style, pattern, or technology. Clear communication of such decisions is crucial, and one of the be...
In Defense of Microservices
In recent years, there has been a very mixed and often polarized conversation around microservices as an architectural style. Microservices were hailed as the solution for modern applications but a...