Brett C
Founding Manager & Principal Executive Coach at Close Cohen Career Consulting
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolBrett C is a results-driven operator and executive coach with 8 years of experience leading product, program, and R&D teams across consumer hardware and food delivery—bringing a rare combination of hands-on engineering roots and strategic transformation leadership. He has driven launches of hundreds of components, led PMO strategy at Blue Apron saving $500K through automation, and managed cross-functional programs at Fitbit and Motorola that produced patented designs and first-to-market devices. Now founding Close Cohen Career Consulting, he pairs practical, framework-based coaching with real-time support to help leaders pivot, win promotions, and negotiate with confidence. An MBA from UNC Kenan‑Flagler complements his technical BS in Mechanical Engineering, and his playful “code janitor” GitHub persona hints at a curious tinkerer who balances process rigor with wide-ranging hobbies and prototyping instincts.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Engineering Technology, Pro-Engineer, CAD and Design Certificate Program, Engineering Technology, General, Engineering Technology, Pro-Engineer, CAD and Design Certificate Program, Engineering Technology, General at Triton CollegeBachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignEngineering Science and Technology Program, Engineering Science and Technology Program at Parkland CollegeMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Github Skills (53)
podman10
kubernetes10
docker-run10
container10
docker10
linux10
docker-compose10
compose10
pods10
runc10
linux-containers10
winrm9
puppet8
nodes8
bolt8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
breca/elite_bgs_companion
Feb 2018 - May 2019
Contributions:5 releases, 71 commits, 10 PRs in 1 year 2 months
elitejournalsimulationdata-capturescraper
breca/commitlinter
Jan 2022 - Nov 2024
Contributions:1 push, 2 branches, 2 issues in 2 years 10 months
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