Kristen Salomon, an electronics engineer at littleBits, a New York City based company that creates electronic building blocks, shares her journey from tinkering with hardware and creating early websites to speaking at conferences like Signal 2016. She was inspired by her passion for learning and STEM to give back to the community through Science Club for Girls, and later found inspiration in public speaking after submitting a proposal for Signal last year. Recently, she has been practicing coding chops through Codingame and working on side projects, including a home monitoring system using littleBits and Twilio SMS. Salomon is excited about connecting with people at Signal 2016 and sharing her work as a source of learning and inspiration. She advises developers to submit proposals for speaking at the conference, even if they have never spoken before, as it can be a great experience.