Brian Wendt
- Dad
- 3x
- Husband
- 19yrs
- Coder
- AI
- Craftsman
- ✔
- Outdoorsman
- 100%
- Coffee
- ++
What I've done
13+ years of Web development
Applications of varied maturity (wireframes, legacy replacements, product launches), frameworks + languages (NextJS, Vercel AI SDK, Prisma, React, Typescript, TailwindCSS), and tooling (vite, jest, testing-library, Storybook)
9+ years of remote-working experience
Perfecting the balance between productivity and freedom while demonstrating the virtues of flexibility (4-10s)
AI-first mindset
Passionate about leveraging AI to solve complex problems and eager to continue pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI-powered applications.
Contract work friendly
Mentoring teams new to React, reviewing React codebases, and as an individual contributor on new/existing projects
Accessibility focused
Contributing member to digital accessibility guilds and advocate for responsible design and continual growth
Geospatial applications
Data-fed, live-updating maps with synchronized metrics and visualizations
Data-collection wizards
Responsive, form-based wizards focused on accurate and efficient data entry
NodeJS microservices
Purpose-driven workhorses leveraging the latest serverless technologies
Zapier integrations
CLI-based NodeJS integrations from concept to public app
Monolith decompostion
Refactoring monolithic applications into independent, scalable modules with mono- and poly-repo setups
Where I've worked
ACRONYM
NowFounding Engineer
Founding engineer at ACRONYM, an AI-powered GTM intelligence infrastructure • Building the product from the ground up: architecture, infrastructure, and core application • Technical decisions across the full stack, from real-time data pipelines to the end-user experience
Zapier
Senior Full Stack Engineer
Boomerang! • Slinging divs on the Chatbots team • No-code AI chatbots connected to your automations and data • Customizable styling and logic • Rapid prototyping with paradigm-shifting technologies like OpenAI and ChatGPT
Unfirl
Side projectCo-Founder
Enhance your short URLs with customizable preview images generated from popular templates • Unshakeable branding accompanies follows your short URL wherever it's shared • Capture metrics and insights around shares versus visits to truly understand your engagement
CreateMe
Senior Frontend Engineer
Greenfield NextJS application for a new product offering • Component library development • Storybook integration • Pact consumer-driven contract testing
Zapier
Senior Frontend Engineer
Rapid React + Typescript prototyping from idea to production deployment • Seamless feature integration into existing code • Advancing microfrontend concepts and monolith decomposition
Filevine
Senior Frontend Engineer
NodeJS-based Zapier integration • AWS serverless microservices • React developer portal with plug-and-play, third-party-developed modules
Mylo
Developer
React + Redux + Webpack building dynamic data collection wizards, productivity enhancing tools, and composable component libraries • Expanding my knowledge of CSS and responsive UI design • Introduced a monorepo architecture
ABPathfinder, Inc.
Software Engineer
Led design + development of the next-gen application from concept to production, intuitively handling multiple active contexts and activities from data input to dynamic reporting
Sencha
Support Engineer
Exceptional forum troubleshooting and support, but quickly realized my passion is turning ideas into applications
WaterTRAC
Software Engineer
Led clean-slate design + development of the flagship customer portal with a heavy focus on dynamic charting, live-updating maps, and big data
Perceptive Software
Intern → Product Support → Software Test Engineer
Advanced from Intern to Software Test Engineer, finding ways to improve tooling, automate solutions, and nuke inefficiencies
How I work
Early
My most productive hours are 5am to 9am
Autonomous
Problem solving over prescribed solutions
Collaborative
Teams build great things, not individuals
Remote
Master of managing time and productivity
Technical Skills
Frontend
Backend
Tools
I believe in continuous growth and learning. Each skill represents an ongoing journey rather than a destination. There's always something new to discover, a better approach to explore, or a deeper understanding to gain.
Education
B.A. in Information Systems
The University of Kansas,