Open to remote, part-time or contract engagements as a Fractional CTO / Founding Engineer. Desired rate: $150+/hr. Not open to relocation.

Brett Davis
@brettdavis
Founding Engineer & Fractional CTO taking ideas from whiteboard to production.
What I'm looking for
Hands-on founding engineer with 25+ years building software. I take founders and business owners from an idea or a whiteboard to a production product: discovery, architecture, data model, full-stack build, cloud deployment, and ongoing support. I have done this four times as a founding engineer or owner and twice as a co-founder. I build with an AI-enhanced development workflow and ship AI features (document extraction, conversational assistants, automated matching) into real products, with deep experience in lending/fintech and workflow automation. Available for fractional CTO and founding-engineer engagements, part-time or contract.
Experience
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Owner & Founding Engineer
ShipTrace
Jul 2026 - Present (4 months)
Building a multi-tenant SaaS portal and native iOS app for real-time package tracking, with smart labels reporting positions via cellular and Bluetooth. Implemented tracking-network integration, geofence alerts, and tenant isolation.
Co-Founder & Founding Engineer
Mona Relocation
Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 10 months)
Built a relocation-concierge SaaS platform end to end, including an AI document-processing engine and integrations with movers, utilities, lenders, and insurers. Added a conversational assistant, automated vendor matching, and HR KPI reporting.
Founding Engineer
RPRS / LocalPro Realty
Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 10 months)
Built a custom CRM platform for a real-estate firm handling court-ordered home sales, replacing an off-the-shelf system. Includes case management, document uploads, transaction tracking, accounting, and PDF reports.
Independent Software & Product Consultant
Independent
Jan 2018 - Present (8 years 10 months)
Provided independent consulting, including primary development for FocusOne/CUAC on lending and mortgage workflows, APIs, reporting, NMLS XML upload automation, and Encompass LOS integrations.
Co-Founder & Founding Engineer
eDirector, LLC
Aug 2020 - Jan 2025 (4 years 5 months)
Co-founded and built a B2B SaaS lender-matching and deal-structuring platform for auto, RV, marine, and powersport dealers, growing to 212 dealerships. Built a decision engine and multi-lender submission system, attracting acquisition interest from Reynolds & Reynolds and Amazon.
Chief Technology Officer
GlobalAir.com
Oct 2016 - Nov 2020 (4 years 1 month)
Led technology strategy and product roadmap for an aviation marketplace, migrating the production environment to Microsoft Azure and staying hands-on in feature development.
Senior Consultant
Novus Solutions Group
Jan 2008 - Dec 2016 (8 years 11 months)
Delivered enterprise workflow and process-automation solutions for financial services, government/defense, oil & gas, and medical-device clients.
Technical Consultant
Sourcecode
Jan 2005 - Dec 2007 (2 years 11 months)
Provided technical consulting for K2 workflow solutions.
Senior Consultant / Full-Stack Developer
Idea Integration
Jan 2003 - Dec 2005 (2 years 11 months)
Worked as a senior consultant and full-stack developer on various client projects.
Full-Stack Developer
CHA Health
Jan 2000 - Dec 2002 (2 years 11 months)
Developed full-stack software solutions for a health organization.
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