Jim Rieck

Lead Software Engineer, Mentor, Speaker, Technology enthusiast, Father

October 28-30, 2026Oakland University, Rochester, MI

About Jim

I have been helping companies build custom software solutions using a variety of solutions since 1998. Over the years, I have worked in the boating, fin-tech, automotive, accounting, tele-communications, health care, e-commerce and the service industries. I have lead app dev teams, developer training programs and technical user groups. I am very passionate about architecting solutions using the latest technologies and leading teams to strive for excellence.

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Conference Sessions

Conference SessionBeginner60 min

LEGO + IOT + Azure = fun!

Physical computing gets real when sensors, motion, firmware, and cloud have to work together. When LEGO Meets IoT is a deep dive into building a real-world embedded system using LEGO as the mechanical platform and Arduino as the control layer. The session "LEGO + IOT + Azure = fun!" picks up from there, with Jim Rieck grounding how a LEGO and Arduino build reveals IoT design tradeoffs in real implementation choices.

Topic: Software Engineering and Architecture
Time: Oct 29, 2026, 3:45 PM
Room: Room D