Rick Brennan Email & Phone Number

Boulder, Colorado, United States

I support software development for Boeing's MQ-26 Advanced Design team. The MQ-25 is the first deployable, carrier-based unmanned air vehicle operating teamed with manned aircraft using advanced automation and autonomy systems.

Boulder, CO

• I lead teams developing and integrating embedded military weapons and control systems across next-generation wireless networks
• Responsible for closing and managing technology and business strategy consulting engagements with the Department of Defense customers including:
• Chief of Naval Operations staff (OPNAV)
• Secretary of the Air Force staff (SAF-XC)
• Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC)
• Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)

Boulder

• Divirod is a startup sensor and data analytics company developing scaled water monitoring solutions for agriculture and environmental use.
• Prototyped the world's first remote sensor delivering continuous, detailed soil moisture and body of water maps by analyzing reflected GPS signals.
• Products in use by federal, state, and local water management authorities to accurately monitor watershed levels

Longmont, CO

• Introduced leading-edge commercial system development methods and technologies into the Department of Defense acquisition process o Led the six-company, three-team, Agile, cloud-based software development efforto.
• Led the technical architecture development for NOAA's Consolidated Large Area Stewardship System (CLASS)

Pentagon; NAS North Island, NAS Patuxent River, NAS Pt Mugu, NAS China Lake

• Commanding Officer for a series of senior engineering support groups, including
• Engine design oversight for the F/A-18E/F Hornet
• Weapons system integration at Naval Air Station Point Mugu
• Battlefield network system design at Naval Air Station China Lake
• LEAN/Six Sigma program introduction at Naval Air Station Patuxent River

Pentagon

• Recalled to the Pentagon to support the Chief of Naval Operations staff (OPNAV) at the three-star level for technology and budgetary strategy to wirelessly network the next-generation battlefieldo Proposed and then.
• Forged a partnership with the Secretary of the Air Force staff (SAF/XC) and close associations with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Defense Advanced Research Programs Agency (DARPA) and Space and Naval.

Broomfield, CO

• Catarra was a venture-backed software startup developing mobile operating systems and applications in the pre-iPhone/Android era. o Acquired the spun-off development team for Autodesk’s original AutoCAD core o.
• Palm
• Nokia
• Ericsson
• Motorola
• Qualcomm- Kyocera

Broomfield, CO

• Requisite Technologies was a venture-backed technology startup developing business-to-business (B2B) electronic commerce solutions sold under Oracle and SAP brands
• Grew a software development, catalog management, and technical support group from 12 to160 employees in under two years

Rockville, MD

• Hired as technical expert to explore GE’s entry into the internet-based financial transaction business
• Completed business courses at the Crotonville campus, including studies in corporate negotiation, finance, and management as part of an accelerated promotion to Vice President
• Profit, loss, and mergers and acquisitions responsibility for GE’s electronic commerce services business
• Managed the ACTRA electronic commerce software joint venture between GE and Netscape

Palo Alto, CA

• Hired as part of Scott McNeally's "eat your own dog food" marketing effort utilizing Java, XML, and advanced security technologies to integrate Sun systems with its suppliers and customers
• Managed a distributed development team that included resources at SunSoft, JavaSoft, Sun Labs, and partnerships with local Silicon Valley academic institutions including Stanford and the University of California at.

Santa Clara, CA

• One of the very first to develop web applications for Marc Andreessen’s NCSA Mosiac browser in late 1993
• Proposed to the CEO an integrated, web-based engineering support system for National Semiconductor's design customers
• Recruited and managed the team that built the system allowing board designers to parametrically search through a database of over 30,000 semiconductor products to find the best match for a specific use caseo Over.

NAS Miramar, San Diego, CA

• Responsible for the management of one-third of the West Coast F-14 flight training program
• Selected for and graduated from the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN)