Hi, I'm Brian!
I’m a software engineer, architect, R&D leader, and spinner of many plates. Over the last 26 years, I’ve worked to build applications and platforms in various industries including banking, networking, healthcare, marketing, and the vacation industry. As of late, my mission has been working with engineering teams to help make building software more practical. This means working with engineers to identify the things that distract us and slow us down, ultimately hindering productivity.
When I started down this path, I thought most of the answers lay in technical solutions (e.g. - automation, AI workflows, tooling, etc.). Over time, I’ve happily discovered that the core of a lot of what makes building software successful is found in the teams we create. Software engineers are a unique breed of individuals. Ultimately, I think they are a set of folks who are driven problem solvers who find reward in translating those solutions to code. Technical leaders who take the time to learn what triggers that drive, and foster it, can accomplish some pretty amazing things. Think about when a set of engineers realize they all share the same low tolerance for some manual process and automate it. Or when a team finally figures out a way to build something incrementally so they won’t bring down production when they deploy. Or when a PR gets closed after a passionate debate that’s constructive and results in an agreement being recorded in your project docs. Seeing these indicators reminds me that engineers can build safe spaces that create trust and with that trust comes the ability to build some pretty cool things.
Currently, I work in R&D at Baxter International, building cloud-based products and leading engineering efforts.
When I’m not at the office, I enjoy working with local non-profit organizations and small businesses in Brevard County to help them better understand what it means to use AI and practically apply it. I also really enjoy playing around with home automation and finding the best ways for my family to not even realize it’s there.