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Big-picture thinker.
Hands-on builder.
I’m Brad, a software engineer building
web applications and independent products.
Ideas, made real.
A better gift.
Studio Architect
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An engineer’s mind.
A builder’s instinct.
Software engineer with 12+ years building scalable web applications, leading engineering initiatives, and mentoring teams.
I build agentic AI features on Workiva’s AI Experiences and Integrations team. Previously, I led front-end architecture at CLEAR and greenfield e-commerce development at Volusion.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012 — PRESENTWorkivaSeptember 2025 — PresentBuilding agentic AI features on the AI Experiences and Integrations team.
Staff Software Engineer
September 2025 — Present- Engineer on the AI Experiences and Integrations team building agentic AI features into the Workiva product.
CLEARFebruary 2021 — September 2025Led front-end architecture for identity verification, browser-based capture, and enrollment kiosks.
Software Engineer
January 2024 — September 2025- Led front-end architecture for CLEAR's identity verification platform, used by companies like LinkedIn, Uber, The Home Depot, and T-Mobile.
- Built in-browser face and document capture features using real-time camera streaming and ML models, significantly improving completion rates and reducing verification time.
- Mentored engineers through RFCs, code reviews, and architectural guidance, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.
- Architected and implemented CLEAR's design system using Chakra UI, adopted org-wide to improve visual consistency and engineering velocity.
- Partnered with product and design to streamline IDV flows, resulting in higher conversion rates and reduced user friction.
- Implemented Datadog observability, reducing time-to-debug in production and increasing system reliability.
- Built a combined TSA PreCheck and CLEAR enrollment kiosk app using Electron, React, and biometric hardware, creating a new revenue stream and boosting memberships.
Software Engineer III
February 2022 — February 2024Software Engineer II
February 2021 — February 2022Austin, Texas, United States
VolusionMay 2014 — February 2021Led greenfield e-commerce development and built storefront features and themes.
Sr. Software Engineer
October 2017 — February 2021Austin, Texas
- Led greenfield development of Volusion's next-gen e-commerce platform using TypeScript, React, and Node.js, enabling the business to sunset its legacy stack and deliver a modern, high-performance experience to merchants and shoppers.
- Mentored junior engineers through code reviews and pair programming, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
Front End Web Developer
May 2014 — October 2017Austin, Texas
- Built new features and enhancements for Volusion's e-commerce platform using AngularJS, improving usability for both store owners and shoppers.
- Collaborated with designers to develop premium storefront themes, contributing to the theme marketplace revenue channel.
OpenLogix CorporationNovember 2012 — March 2014Built hybrid mobile apps and an internal contingent workforce management system.
Web Application Developer
November 2012 — March 2014Wixom, MI
- Developed hybrid mobile apps using JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Apache Cordova, and IBM Worklight to showcase the company's custom app development capabilities to enterprise clients, helping drive new business opportunities.
- Designed and implemented an internal contingent workforce management system using Backbone.js and Laravel, streamlining operations for contract employees.
TECHNOLOGY & PRACTICE
Languages & Frameworks
TypeScript · JavaScript · React · Next.js · Node.js · GraphQL
UI/UX
CSS · Design Systems · Responsive Design · Chakra UI · Material UI · Accessibility · Figma
Tooling
Webpack · Babel · ESLint · Prettier · Storybook
Testing
Jest · Testing Library · Cypress
AI/ML
Google Mediapipe
EDUCATION
Oakland Community College
Associate in Software Engineering
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