MICHELLE BAKELS

Let Me Show You Something dev meetup

A community meetup series for developers to share projects, ideas, and things they're building.

Date: Monthly

Location: West Palm Beach, Fl

Tech Hub Board of Directors

A dynamic non-profit membership association strengthening the tech landscape of South Florida and Treasure Coast through talent and economic growth.

Duration: 2018 - Present

1909 Board of Directors

1909 is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the holistic growth of entrepreneurs, small business owners, creative freelancers, and innovators.

Duration: 2022 - 2026

Developer Health OS

The Developer Health OS is a guide to supporting health in tech and finding restful work through burnout recovery, burnout prevention, and optimium performance.

Role: Co-Author, Developer

Tools: Astro, Vercel

Blog

A space to share long-form thoughts, ideas, experimentations, and explorations.

Topics: Community, Software Development, Public Speaking

GitHub

Check out the latest projects I've been working on.

Tools: React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Astro

Tech Broke My Heart

Drawing from my own experiences with stress and burnout in the tech industry, I emphasize the importance of addressing health issues among developers, advocating for rest, self-care, and effective time management, and introduced G2I's Developer Health Program to raise awareness and provide resources for preventing burnout.

Presented at: Epic Web Conf

Date: April 11, 2024

Executing on Inspiration with The Vercel Stack

Inspiration can strike at any moment and even surprise you with the direction it will take you. Seizing this opportunity requires the confidence, speed, and determination to execute and deliver on your vision. Learn how leveraging Next.js and Vercel turned the dream of hosting a global React developers conference in Miami into a reality by optimizing for the most important metric of all — AFK.

Presented at: Next.js Conf

Date: October 27, 2023

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