Hi, I'm Brenden 👋
Husband, father, and technologist. Software Engineering leader and chronic entrepreneur. I love building, tinkering, and learning new things. Addicted to coffee and coding.
About
I'm an engineering leader and builder focused on how AI is changing the way software gets built.
I've spent the past decade building client-facing products, scaling engineering teams, and owning architecture and delivery across both enterprise systems and my own startups. I'm most interested in tools and workflows that improve how engineers design, prototype, and ship software.
Over the past year, I've gone deep on AI-native development. I've built reusable AI-assisted workflows, designed internal training programs, and integrated LLMs into my daily development process. This work has fundamentally changed how I approach system design and iteration speed.
Outside of my role at Morgan Stanley, I've founded and built multiple products from scratch, including Forwheel and Rbitrage Capital. I still spend a lot of my time building, experimenting, and learning.
Work Experience
Morgan Stanley
Started as Technical Business Analyst, transitioned into Front-End Engineer, and now lead engineering for client-facing planning platforms used across Morgan Stanley Online and E*TRADE. Currently manage a team of 12 engineers and own technical direction, architecture, and delivery for 5 apps.
Led the development of a unified planning platform, consolidating fragmented systems and saving $2M+ annually. More recently, I’ve focused on integrating AI into our development workflow, building reusable AI-assisted engineering patterns and launching internal bootcamps and workshops to help teams adopt AI effectively.
Forwheel
Founded mobile app helping food truck owners save time and money. Built and shipped end-to-end mobile and backend systems using Flutter and Firebase. Developed Garnish, our AI food truck advisor using OpenAI for menu pricing, permits, and operations guidance. Secured partner discounts with Square, Food Service Direct, and FLIP Insurance. Serving 150+ food trucks nationwide.
Rbitrage Capital
Designed and built algorithmic trading systems using Java, React, and AWS, growing AUM to $750K in 18 months. We exited in 2019.
Skills
Languages
Libraries & Frameworks
Platforms & Tooling
Check out my latest work
I've worked on a variety of projects, from LLM Agents to mobile apps & extensions. Here are a few of my favorites.
Collaborative idea scoring and prioritization using a structured 10-factor framework. Combines blind peer ratings with AI scoring to surface what's worth building. Waitlist live!
Things I'm tinkering on
Early-stage ideas and technologies I'm passionate about exploring.
Thinking about wtf to do with all of my bookmarked posts on X. They often just sit there and collect dust.
Thinking about a fun way to gamify git for developers.
Toying with a new concept for a accountability app for achieving goals. Proof is in the puddin'.
Get in Touch
Best way to reach me is email or a quick DM on X. I'll reply when I can.
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