Developer Day Chicago
- Self-paced content -- Atlas cluster creation and loading sample data.
- Import tool not working? Try downloading the dataset, and ask an instructor for help on importing the data.
- Data Modeling course on MongoDB University
- MongoDB for SQL Pros on MongoDB University
- Atlas Search Workshop: An in-depth workshop that uses the more advanced features of Atlas Search
Speakers
Michael Lynn is Principal Advocate at MongoDB. Previously, Michael worked as a Solutions Architect at MongoDB, helping users optimize MongoDB for scale and performance. Earlier, Michael was Vice President and Global Head of UNIX Engineering at a Fortune 50 Financial Services firm where he managed application and infrastructure platform engineering for the UNIX distributed server environment. Prior to that, Michael worked as an application developer, database administrator and as an infrastructure engineer across various companies and organizations.
Chuck Freedman has spent decades in technology building on a passion for innovation and enabling developers to be successful. As Director of Developer Advocacy and Enablement at MongoDB, Chuck and his team reach and represent the interests of developers who get the most out of the developer data platform. Prior to joining MongoDB, Chuck has managed developer programs & products, defined strategy, and engaged communities across industries & technologies including analytics, AI, DevOps, API management, geolocation, telecommunications, streaming, voice, augmented reality, and conferencing. Chuck has been published as a technical and children's book author.
Lauren Hayward Schaefer leads the Instructional Advocacy team at MongoDB. She began her career as a software engineer for IBM, where she held various roles, including Full-Stack Developer, Test Automation Specialist, Social Media Lead, and Growth-Hacking Engineer. She went on to be a Developer Advocate at SugarCRM, MongoDB, and Grammarly. She is a keynote speaker who is skilled in taking hard-to-understand topics and making them seem simple. Lauren holds a BS and MS in computer science from North Carolina State University and is the co-inventor of fourteen issued United States patents.