Summary
Brad Lucas is a Principal Consultant, founder, and seasoned engineering leader with 14 years building resilient fintech and platform systems for banks, startups, and enterprises. He combines hands-on architecture across Python, Clojure/JVM, and TypeScript with director-level org design—hiring, performance management, and scaling remote teams—to deliver governed, auditable financial workflows. As Capital One’s senior manager he modernized an enterprise ML control plane used by thousands, slashing frontend build times ~6x and materially improving retention through structured mentorship. As CTO and co-founder of a trade finance fintech he launched cloud-native platforms and selective Ethereum smart contracts into production across emerging markets, integrating banks, insurers, and logistics partners. Comfortable operating at the intersection of compliance, ML orchestration, and distributed systems, he’s most effective where technical judgment and thoughtful organizational design must meet regulated financial realities. Now advising and leading startups as a fractional CTO, he accelerates product validation and investor readiness while remaining deeply involved in system architecture.
14 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Engineering, BS, Computer Engineering at University of Bridgeport
Music Engineering, Music Engineering at University of Miami
English