Bret McGowen onstage at a Google Cloud conference in London — One of the first public talks about Google Cloud Functions (London ~2017)

Bret.work.js

I'm a senior full-stack software engineer, former Googler, and public speaker (80+ talks at tech conferences). I love building software and I've worked at startups, Google, a nuclear research laboratory, non-profits, a University, a billion-dollar traditional enterprise, and private consulting.

I thrive in roles where I can collaborate with business, product, design and engineering teams. I love building web apps that are useful, intuitive, and have great performance.

Summary:

Full-stack web dev: Javascript, C#, .NET, React, Node.js, Python, Java, Ruby on Rails
Passion for building intuitive, user-oriented web apps
Excellent presentation & communication skills: I've presented at 80+ events, including Google I/O and Google Cloud Next
Ability to work well in technical and non-technical team groups
Experience developing project requirements, interface sketches and database design
Creative problem solver who constantly seeks ways to improve processes

Places I've worked

Google Cloud - Developer Advocate, Google Cloud
Google - Developer Programs Engineer, Google Ads
Rackspace - Software Developer IV
Tour Leaf - startup cofounder and developer
Motigent - startup cofounder and CTO

Bret McGowen giving a presentation about Google Cloud Functions

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