Brendan Heinonen

I’m a technologist interested in engineering, security, and product design. Software engineer, security researcher, strategist, and entrepreneur are all hats that I’ve worn.

My career began unconventionally. By 16, I wasn’t just writing web apps, I was building and maintaining production Windows kernel-mode device drivers and high-performance graphics software. I founded a business based on reverse engineering and writing low-level software in C++ and assembly.

It was more than just the code – it was a crash course in business. I learned the realities of scaling a product to meet market demand, managing cash flow, and hiring staff all before I was 20.

For the last 8 years, I’ve worked as a consultant building everything from backend architectures serving millions of users to custom IoT PCB designs. My core strength is versatility. I am as comfortable analyzing a binary in a debugger as I am discussing feature roadmaps with the C-suite.

I’ve found my strongest skills aren’t in technology, but in people. I excel at bridging the gap between business needs and technical solutions. I’ve found that fixing a broken team process or mentoring a junior engineer is just as satisfying as reverse engineering a driver. I love leveraging my deep technical background to lead teams, define strategy, and build products that solve real user needs.

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