Kevin Nilson taking a break, Prodigal Sun, Zion National Park, Utah
Bio
LinkedIn
Resume PDF (coming soon)
Teaching
College of San Mateo Website for Kevin Nilson - Department of Math & Science, Computer and Information Science InstructorCourses Taught:
- CIS 388 - Fall 2007 - Spring & Hibernate, Open Source Frameworks
- CIS 682 - Summer 2007 - Using Eclipse
- CIS 681 - Spring 2007 - Web Services
- CIS 382 - Fall 2006 - Java Programming Language II
- CIS 381 - Fall 2006 - Java Programming Language I
- CIS 150 - Summer 2006 - Networks and Data Communication
- CIS 125 - Spring 2006 - Introduction to Visual Basic .NET
Course Work
- Master in Computer Science (SIUC & SIUE)
- CS 434 - Database MGMT Systems
- CS 436 - Artificial Intelligence I
- CS 456 - Advanced Algorithms and Complexity
- CS 484 - User Interfaces Design and Development
- CS 490 - Knowledge Discover Data- Bases (Data Mining)
- CS 503 - Fault Tolerance Computing Systems
- CS 514 - Operating Systems
- CS 516 - Computer Architecture
- CS 535 - Software Engineering
- CS 547 - Network Programming
- CS 587 - Advanced Network Programming
- CS 591 - Special Topics, Network Security
- CS 598 - Topic Paper
- Bachelor in Computer Science (SIUC)
- CS 202 - Introduction to Computer Science
- CS 215 - Discrete Mathematics
- CS 220 - Programming with Data Structures
- CS 306 - Systems Programming
- CS 311 - Design and Implementation of Programming Languages
- CS 315 - Computer Logic and Digital Design
- CS 320 - Computer Organization and Architecture
- CS 330 - File Structures and Databases
- CS 399 - Social, Ethical and Professional Issues in Computer Science
- CS 401 - Computer Architecture
- CS 414 - Operating Systems
- CS 435 - Software Design and Development
- CS 440 - Computer Networks
- CS 471 - Introduction to Optimization Techniques
Contact
I can be reached on Twitter at: @javaclimber
User Groups
I lead several user groups:
Silicon Valley Java User Group
meetup.com/sv-jug
Google Developer Group Silicon Valley
meetup.com/gdg-silicon-valley
Silicon Valley JavaScript Meetup
meetup.com/javascipt-9
Devoxx4Kids BayArea
meetup.com/Devoxx4Kids-BayArea
Silicon Valley Java User Group
meetup.com/sv-jugGoogle Developer Group Silicon Valley
meetup.com/gdg-silicon-valleySilicon Valley JavaScript Meetup
meetup.com/javascipt-9Devoxx4Kids BayArea
meetup.com/Devoxx4Kids-BayAreaClimbing
Rock Climbing road trips I have taken include:
New River Gorge, WV
Red River Gorge, KY
Sams Thrown, AK
"The Gunks" Shawgunks, NY
Veadawoo, WY
Zion National Park, UT Bigwall
Ice Climbing road trips I been on include:
Orient Bay, Canada
Ice Climbing areas include:
Ferne Clyffe
Jackson Falls
Opies Kitchen
Rock Climbing areas I have visited include:
Aquarian Valley
Castle Rock
Castle Rock Falls
Eagle Peak
Goat Rock
Indian Rock
Summit Rock
Rock Climbing areas include:
Cedar Bluff
Drappers Bluff
Giant City
Ferne Clyffe
Jackson Falls
Opies Kitchen
Unknown Area
Family
This is the family section
Travel
Speaking
I enjoy speaking at conferences as a hobby. I have spoken at big and small events all over the world.
Speaking Bio
Kevin works at Google as the lead of the Chromecast Technical Solutions Engineer team. Prior to joining Google Kevin was the VP of Engineering at just.me, a mobile social startup funded by Google Ventures. Kevin is a Java Champion and three time JavaOne Rock Star. Kevin has spoken at conferences such as JavaOne, Devoxx, O'Reilly Fluent, NFJS SpringOne, AnDevCon, JAX, Open Web Camp, Silicon Valley Code Camp, HTML5DevConf, On Android and AjaxWorld. Kevin is the co-author of Web 2.0 Fundamentals. In the past Kevin was an adjunct professor at the College of San Mateo. Kevin holds a MS and BS in Computer Science from Southern Illinois University. Kevin is the leader of the Silicon Valley Java User Group, Silicon Valley Google Developer Group, Silicon Valley JavaScript Meetup and Devoxx4Kids Bay Area.
Past Talks
This is the speaking section
Bringing Web content to the Big Screen with Google Cast HTML5DevCon May 2014 Bringing Your App to the Big Screen with Google Cast Silicon Valley Web Builder February 2014 RIA Technologies and Frameworks Panel JavaOne September 2013 I'm in the Cloud. Now What? JavaOne September 2013 Multi Environment Spring Applications SpringOne September 2013 I'm in the Cloud. Now What? JavaOne (Shanghai China) July 2013 Moving to the Client: JavaFX and HTML5 JavaOne (Shanghai China) July 2013 Testing in all browsers HTML5DevCon April 2013 Moving to the Client: JavaFX and HTML5 JavaOne September 2012 HTML5 Testing in All Browsers with Java JavaOne September 2012 RIA Technologies and Frameworks Panel JavaOne September 2012 just.me Stack O'Reilly Fluent Conference May 2012 HTML5 and Browser: Community Night Silicon Valley Javascript Meetup (at Microsoft) April 2012 Moving to the Client - JavaFX and HTML5 Devoxx (Belgium) November 2011 CTO Roundtable Silicon Valley Code Camp October 2011 Moving to the Client - JavaFX and HTML5 JavaOne October 2011 E*Trade Financial Real-time Services with Comet JAX (Java Architect Conference) June 2011 HTML5 and Browser: Community Night Silicon Valley Javascript Meetup (at Microsoft) April 2011 Moving to the Client - JavaFX and HTML5 JavaOne (Hyderabad India) May 2011 HTML5 WebSockets with CometD Chennai Java User Group (Chennai India) May 2011 Real-time Financial Cognizant Java Conference (Chennai India) May 2011 HTML5 Web Testing: Testing to the next level with TestSwarm, Selenium, and qUnit San Francisco HTML5 Meetup October 2010 Next Generation of Testing for HTML5 Silicon Valley Code Camp 2010 Inside HMTL5 Silicon Valley Code Camp October 2010 Scaling CometD to the Masses EBig Java SIG 2010 The Chronicle of Web Standards III: Voyager of HTML5 Silicon Valley Javascript Meetup (at Google) March 2010 Scaling CometD to the Masses Devoxx (Belgium) November 2009 The Chronicles of Web Standard - Prince Comet: Next Wave of Comet Silicon Valley Web Builder (at Google) October 2009 Google Data APIs Silicon Valley Code Camp 2009 Current and Future Trends in Comet Silicon Valley Code Camp 2009 Pushing Data to the Browser with Comet St. Louis Java User Group July 2009 Tips and Tricks for Starting and Maintaining a Successful User Group Community One (at JavaOne) June 2009 An Introduction to Comet and Bayeux Silicon Valley Code Camp 2008 November 2008 Comet Workshop Silicon Valley Web Builder (at Google) October 2008 The Chronicles of Web Standard: the HTML5, the Comet, and the WebSocket Silicon Valley Web Builder (at Google) October 2008 Pushing to the Browser with Comet Ajax World October 2008 Hands on Labs with Comet and Bayeux Presentation for San Francisco Java Meetup Group June 2008 Overview of Comet and Bayeux JavaOne Community Corner May 2008 Introduction to Comet and Bayeux Presentation for Chico Rich Internet Application Camp April 9th, 2008 J2EE WebServices Presentation for Silicon Valley Code Camp October 2007 Web Development with Struts - Open Source Frameworks Southern Illinois Web Developers Association October 2005