Brian Fudge
San Diego, CA
858-876-2220
bfudge [at] bfudge [dot] com
Summary
Manager, engineer, mentor, teacher, entrepreneur. Builds products in areas including web, mobile, cloud, desktop, enterprise, embedded, and ASIC. Excels at taking vague ideas and working with others to turn them into reality.
Qualifications
- 15+ years of team leadership, project management, and product management
- 15+ years of software development experience
- 10 years of executive experience with startup ventures
- Creative and intuitive leader with the ability to turn vague ideas into concrete deliverables and functioning products
Technical Expertise
- Product Areas: Video Codecs, Consumer Electronics, Home & Commercial Automation, Wireless Communication, Proximity/Location, Financial Services, Travel/Hospitality, Startups, Real Estate
- Languages: JavaScript, Objective-C, PHP, C, C#, Java
- Frameworks: React, Node, iOS, .NET, Android
- Cloud: AWS, Azure, Terraform, Docker, CircleCI, GitHub
- Processes: CI/CD, TDD, Observability, Automation, Agile
- Database: MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redshift
Work History
itrvl, San Diego CA, Driector of Engineering
January 2019 - present
- Created B2B and B2C platform for quoting, booking, marketing, and collecting payments for safari and other eco-tourism travel
- Recruited team and led development from idea to $120M in booking volume
- Built passenger and transit constraint resolution engines to drive increased booking volume
- Increased user engagement through the development of a dynamic video itinerary marketing tool
UCSD Extension, San Diego CA, Instructor
July 2018 - February 2019
- Developed course material for software development bootcamp
- Taught 52 students over 8 months in MERN stack (Mongo, Express, React, Node
Empire Software, Los Angeles, CA, Director of Engineering
July 2013 - June 2018
- Built financial and estate management application from idea to commercial launch for web and native mobile
- Implemented features for integration with accounting software and financial service providers
- Recruited software development team, managed in-house and off-shore developers
NewAer, Los Angeles, CA, Technology Lead
May 2013 - August 2016
- Architected cross-platform proximity sensing and communication SDK leveraging WiFi and Bluetooth
- Implemented SDKs and example applications on iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, and Linux
- Acted as SDK evangelist at conferences and hackathons
Gickup, Los Angeles, CA, Cofounder
September 2010 - June 2014
- Built platform for real-time multiplayer casual gaming with video-chat and audience broadcast capabilities
- Developed SDK for outside developers to use platform
DCS eMAP (now Bitvoer), Los Angeles, CA, CTO
May 2009 - August 2011
- Developed visualization technology for analysis of electronic communication channels, supporting legal discovery and the intelligence community
- Recruited and managed team of software developers
Krunching, San Diego, CA, Founder
February 2007 - February 2009
- Created investor-focused real estate analysis tool, combining access to MLS and property records data across California
- Exited via technology acquisition
Code Brilliant, San Diego, CA, Founder
February 2007 - Present
- Ran full-service software development agency focused on early-stage startups
- Architected and developed web, mobile, and desktop applications for clients using a wide range of technologies: Javascript, Objective-C, PHP, Java, Node, React, Mongo, MySQL, iOS
DivX, San Diego, CA, Engineering Lead
May 2002 - February 2007
- Architected and built SDKs and certification kits for codecs, media formats, and multimedia streaming technologies
- Products grew the consumer electronics business unit from inception to 70% of company revenue which was essential to company's IPO
Qualcomm, San Diego, CA, ASIC Engineer
May 1998 - August 2001
- Developed video decompression ASIC logic blocks in VHDL
- Created bit accurate decompression simulator to verify logic
- Designed imperceptible fingerprinting system for video
Patents
- US-10257443-B2: Multimedia distribution system for multimedia files
- US-10210481-B2: Relational presentation of communications for transaction analysis
- US-10032485-B2: Multimedia distribution system
- US-9582551-B2: Method and Apparatus for Display of Disparate Data Feb 2017
- US-9015244-B2: Bulletin board data mapping and presentation Apr 2015
- US-7856149-B2: Digital Image Encoding
- US-7664872-B2: Media transfer protocol
- US-7376243-B2: Apparatus and method for watermarking a digital image
Education
UCSD, San Diego, CA
Master of Engineering, March 2002
- Coursework in electrical and computer engineering, focusing on digital signal processing.
Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA
B.S. Engineering, May 1998
- Graduated with Distinction. Graduated with Honors in Engineering.
- Coursework in systems, electrical, computer, mechanical, and materials engineering.