Smart and empathetic Software Engineer with vast experience in different domains and technologies. From fast paced startups and advertising shops, to large scale insuretech. From large multiteam projects to individual projects. I love working on teams with excited and passionate people out to solve interesting problems.
| Programming | Go, JavaScript, Ruby, Python, HTML, CSS, PHP |
| Frameworks | Vue.js, Angular, Echo (GoLang), TailwindCSS, Bootstrap, Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, GTK3 |
| API Development | GRPC, REST, OAS, API Gateway, Swagger |
| Orchestration | Kubernetes, Istio, GKE, Docker, Docker Compose |
| Databases | Postgres, SqlServer, MySQL |
| Clouds | Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS) |
| CI/CD | Gitlab, Github, Git, CircleCI, ArgoCD |
| Observability | Datadog, New Relic, Google Stackdriver, Grafana |
| Data Lake/Data Mesh | BigQuery, S3, GCS |
| Automated Testing | Selenium, Artillery, ab |
| Agile | Scrum, Kanban |
| Applications | JIRA, Confluence, Slack, Github, Gitlab, Bitbucket, 1Password, Office365 |
| Strengths Finder | Relator, Restorative, Responsibility, Adaptability, Focus |
Managed 10 direct reports, responsible for weekly 1-1s, annual reviews, hiring new talent. Collaborated closely with Product Owners, QA, Architecture and DevOps teams for delivery of new features.
Instructor for a 10 week night-class of 8 junior JavaScript developers. Helped several students gain full-time engineering jobs once the class was finished!
8th hire at Evosure, a startup in the Insuretech space. We were acquired by Applied Systems in 2015.
Lead development teams to deliver applications using a wide range of technologies.
Worked with inhouse and remote development/design team to deliver client projects.
Progressive Web Application to log and recommend cocktails. Over 250 cocktail recipes. Smart binary recommendation system based on Laplace Smoothing.
https://bwiggs.com/projects/cocktail-app/Stock/Crypto screener and visualizer built for the Linux desktop using GTK3, GJS and Gnome Builder
https://bwiggs.com/projects/gtk-stocks/go library to parse and generate radar images from NEXRAD weather antennas.
https://bwiggs.com/projects/go-nexrad/“Brian is such an enthusiastic person to work with. He enjoys sharing his knowledge with others and does so with such passion and drive. I really hope to work with Brian again in the future. His fuel can feed so many people on a team and his constant smile is very positive to those around him. Brian, I wish you the best and really hope you'll keep in touch.” — Billy Clark
“At SportsLabs, Brian provided a crucial senior leadership role. He was able to bring out the best in his teammates by example and instruction, by balancing pragmatic and agile programming, and by sponsoring tech talks in and outside of the company.” — Scott Symmank
“Detailed and Creative. Friendly and easy to work with. Very knowledgeable with a good eye on current trends. Can't wait to work with him again.” — Ryan Gibbons
“I've worked with Brian for over a year. He is very dependable, skilled and has a unquenchable thirst for learning new technologies. He will always get the job done. He has strong skills in both web project management and in web production.” — Aaron Benson
| Cycling | Either on the road or on the Peloton. |
| Coffee | Espresso, Pour-Over, Aeropress, Drip - it's all good! |
| Homelab | So I can play with different tech at home. Also, blinkin-lights! |
| Reading | Science Fiction, CACM, Non-fiction, sometimes other stuff. Favorite Book: Hyperion |
| Lacrosse | My High School and Collegiate sport! Still love watching games. |
| TV Shows | Seinfeld, Arrested Development |