Brent Rector
Vista, California, United States
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Top SchoolBrent Rector is a seasoned software engineer, architect, and founder whose five-decade career spans low-level systems and compiler design through principal program leadership at Microsoft and Amazon. He built language-agnostic API frameworks for Windows (WinRT/C++/WinRT), led Alexa and smart home device programs, and founded multiple companies delivering commercial developer tooling and consulting. In the last decade he added a JD and two decades of piloting experience, combining them into aviation-focused ventures—an aircraft leasing company and an aviation law practice—bringing a rare blend of technical depth, regulatory know-how, and operational aviation insight. Based in Vista, CA, Brent pairs systems-level thinking with entrepreneurial grit, and quietly holds a track record of translating complex real-time and cross-language systems into widely usable platforms.
9 years of coding experience
46 years of employment as a software developer
JD, Law, JD, Law at Purdue Global Law SchoolComputer Science, Computer Science at Indiana University IndianapolisBSCS, Computer Science, BSCS, Computer Science at California State University, NorthridgeComputer Science, Computer Science at Purdue University
English
Stackoverflow
46reputation
3kreached
1answer
0questions
Github Skills (6)
windows10
cpp10
winrt10
api6
windows-runtime6
uwp3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (3)
microsoft/cppwinrt
Oct 2016 - Oct 2018
C++/WinRT
Contributions:1 release, 11 commits, 3 PRs in 2 years
cppc-plus-pluswindowswinrt
microsoft/xlang
Oct 2018 - Oct 2018
Contributions:1 commit, 1 push, 2 branches in 1 day
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