Summary
Brett Brewer is a seasoned software leader and full-stack engineer with more than 25 years delivering scalable web applications for a mix of enterprise and startup clients. As founder and President of BrettBrewer.com since 2007, he blends hands-on development with leadership, excelling in zero-downtime deployments and turning around legacy code. His stack spans frontend frameworks like ReactJS and Vue.js (ES6/Typescript) and backend Java (Spring Boot) plus PHP, with MySQL, REST/OpenAPI integrations, and automated deployment on AWS, Google Cloud, and other hosts via Ansible. He has deep experience with search clustering (Lucene/SOLR), CDNs, and a broad set of production APIs from services such as FedEx, UPS, Authorize.net, and analytics tools. Based in Chicago and educated at Drew University and Florida State University, he also retains expert design skills—recreating and optimizing graphics in-house when needed to maintain pixel-perfect quality.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
BS, English, Art (Photography/Electronic Imaging), BS, English, Art (Photography/Electronic Imaging) at Florida State University
Drew University