Brad Flaugher - Resume

Professional Summary

I operate as a high-impact advisor and hands-on builder, helping organizations navigate pivotal moments and ship what matters. With a multi-disciplinary toolkit spanning code, data, commerce, economic insight, and historical context, I architect and integrate robust systems that unlock growth. No fluff, just focused problem-solving, fast iteration, and a commitment to tangible results alongside your team.

Education

Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

General Management Program (GMP) | 2023 (Featured on Wharton Executive Education Podcast)

MIT Sloan School of Management

Executive Certificate in Technology and Operations | 2022 (Profiled by MIT)

London School of Economics

MSc Economic History | 2010

Kalamazoo College

BA in Computer Science and Economics | 2009 (Founder of Endowed Complex Systems Scholarship)

Professional Experience

Brad Flaugher — Independent Consultant | 2024–Present

Embedded leadership on operating overhauls: simplify critical paths, instrument what matters, and remove bottlenecks for measurable productivity gains.
Design and assemble pragmatic systems and automations that cut repetitive work—connecting tools, data, and teams so focus stays on critical goals.
Link technical choices directly to P&L: set reliability/latency/cost budgets, monitor leading indicators, and make build/partner calls that drive sustained ROI.

Inoxoft — Chief Technology Officer | 2018–2024

Negotiated Bread Factory merger (2018) and became CTO for the combined firm.
Integrated 100-person engineering organization; scaled to 240 engineers across global locations (North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia), developing technical talent through structured ML bootcamp programs.
Demonstrated versatility by serving diverse client portfolio - from enterprise clients like Procter & Gamble (optimizing advertising pipelines with 40 % BigQuery cost reduction) to startups like ReFuelrs (full design and deployment of on-demand fuel delivery app, Case Study).

Audigent (Acquired by Experian) — Embedded AI/ML Lead | 2020–2023

Seconded from my role as CTO of Inoxoft; remained CTO throughout the engagement.

Owned ML stack processing billions of user events; sub-10 ms models powered real-time bidding.
Scaled infra across thousands of servers; optimized AWS allocation.

Bread Factory Studios (Acquired by Inoxoft) — Founder | 2015–2018

Founded data-focused software firm leading IoT and Machine Learning projects, establishing foundational technologies and client relationships.
Successfully negotiated a strategic merger with Inoxoft, aligning technical and client teams under one platform.

RedCurrent (Series A Exit - Founder Buyout) — Product Development Lead | 2014–2015

Successfully standardized and automated scraping of events from thousands of sites to consolidate web calendars into a single platform, featured in Star Tribune, with development teams spanning the US and Asia.
Departed after early founder buyout concurrent with successful Series A funding.

Offline Magazine (Acquihired by RedCurrent) — Co-Founder | 2013–2014

Co-founded audio-text hybrid platform achieving 250K downloads in first month; created writer-centric revenue model featured in TechCrunch.

Earlier Experience — 2006–2013

Executed $50 M daily algorithmic trades at Walleye Capital while developing proprietary trading algorithms.
Published computational neuroscience research in Journal of Cognitive Neurodynamics while at RMKI Research Institute.
Performed security audit work for Fortune 500 clients at BDO LLP.

Skills

Strategic Cost Optimization

HR/IT operations analysis • domestic vs. outsourced talent strategy • AI and automation for process efficiency • Agile methods for rapid value delivery

Software & Platform Architecture

Long-term maintainability design • cost-minimized tech stack selection • maximizing software longevity • system resilience & security hardening • rapid prototyping & MVP development

Product & Market Strategy

Product-market fit validation • market testing & analysis • strategic pricing models • innovation engineering frameworks

Digital Transformation & Change

Digital transformation roadmaps for SMEs • change management implementation • fostering a culture of innovation • technology adoption strategies

Innovation Leadership

Published AI Harmony (2023), endorsed by executives from YouTube, Wharton, and Silver Lake.
Founded and host the Philadelphia Open Innovation Tournament, an annual AI sprint connecting 200+ founders with top investors and accelerators in the region.
Member, Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative: Engages with cutting-edge research, events, and insights, connecting with industry professionals and Wharton faculty to explore business applications of AI and analytics, contribute to thought leadership, and stay ahead of emerging trends.
Lifetime member, ACM; associate member, Free Software Foundation.