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Brian Sweeney

Commander · DISC type D
Head of Engineering at Vendara
📍 United States

Brian is a hands-on technology leader with over 25 years of experience in software engineering, product management, and technical architecture. He specializes in building high-performance teams and has held leadership roles at startups and major corporations like Microsoft and Amazon, with deep expertise in FinTech, AI/ML, and IoT.

He serves on the board of The Sadhana Foundation, a public charity that helps cover healthcare costs for financially disadvantaged individuals with chronic medical conditions, including U. S. veterans. Brian is a proud Marine Corps veteran who is passionate about supporting his community.

Unique Fact: Brian is a former Marine Corps Officer and served as an AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter pilot.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Head of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United States
Personality Overview

How Brian shows up

Candid & Clear
Decisive
Strong-Willed

They respond better to strong and respectful interactions. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same. They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms.

Priorities

Topics Brian cares about

Connected IoT
As CTO of Blackline Safety, he led the teams that developed and launched new intrinsically safe wearable IoT devices and associated real-time cloud services.
FinTech & Payments
In his role at Vendar, he was responsible for the product engineering team developing and maintaining a proprietary payment gateway and merchant systems.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Head of Engineering
Vendara
1-2024
Board Member
The Sadhana Foundation
4-2023 - 12-2023
SVP, Product Engineering
Blockchains, Inc.
6-2021 - 3-2023
Chief Technology Officer
Blackline Safety
7-2020 - 6-2021
CTO & COO
TubeScience
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Media appearances

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Education
Bachelor's degree
University of Rochester
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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