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Stephen Brna

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Guidewire Technical Lead at USAA
📍 San Antonio, Texas, United States

Stephen is a Senior Technical Lead and Software Architect with 26 years of experience specializing in Guidewire systems for the P&C Insurance industry. A graduate of Dalhousie University, he has proven success leading and mentoring onshore and offshore development teams to deliver mission-critical enterprise applications.

He directed high-stakes technical migrations, including contributing to an enterprise-wide Guidewire upgrade from version 9 to 10 Cloud for a Fortune 50 company.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Guidewire Technical Lead
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Personality Overview

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Assertive
Curious
Value Driven

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.

Priorities

Topics Stephen cares about

Guidewire Cloud Migration
He has hands-on experience with Guidewire 10 Cloud applications and contributed to a major enterprise-wide upgrade from on-premise to cloud versions.
P&C Insurance Systems
His career highlights a deep domain expertise in Property & Casualty insurance, which he uses to drive technical strategy at major carriers like USAA and State Farm.
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Career

Work history

8-2024 - 3-2025
Guidewire Technical Lead
USAA
10-2021 - 2-2024
Guidewire Lead Analyst
ValueMomentum
4-2020 - 4-2021
Senior Guidewire Technical Analyst
PwC
11-2018 - 2-2020
Senior Guidewire Consultant
State Farm ®
8-2018 - 11-2018
Senior Guidewire Developer
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
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Education
1998 - 1999
Diploma in Applied Technology
Information Technology Institute
1991 - 1996
BSc
Dalhousie University
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