# Brad Dunlap **Technology leader in AI, product and engineering** Bradenton, FL · 734-709-2300 · [brad@protomota.com](mailto:brad@protomota.com) · · ## Summary Technology leader with 20+ years automating business and technology work, from hand-written scripts, test-driven development and CI/CD pipelines at RIIS to AI agents built with Claude and Codex today. Focuses on signal over noise and roots out performance theater: work that checks boxes but doesn't move the needle. At NTT DATA, leads the team behind a Fortune 500 AI pilot. Now, with AI as a force multiplier, builds apps, robots and AI agent systems solo through Protomota Lab. ## Key figures | | | |---|---:| | Professional experience | 20+ years | | Overruns during scoping program | 0 projects | | Apps built solo, live on the App Store | 2 | | Self-published websites and web apps | 6 | | YouTube channels | 2 | | Automotive brand apps led | 7 | | Shopping center apps directed | 15 | ## Professional experience ### NTT DATA **Digital Solution Consultant Associate Director** · Oct 2023 – Present **Technical Lead and Product Owner** · Jan 2026 – Present - Lead a small multidisciplinary engineering team building VR, voice and AI-assisted automation applications for a Fortune 500 client's confidential workflow initiative, now in pilot. - Direct architecture and implementation across Azure, a Next.js web app, a Unity app and supporting automation. - Build AI and voice capabilities: speech recognition, text-to-speech, conversational AI and voice commands. **Research and Development in AI and Robotics Simulation** · Apr 2025 – Dec 2025 - Built agentic systems with Claude and Codex to coordinate technical, research and delivery work. - Simulated robots in NVIDIA Omniverse and Isaac Sim and trained them in NVIDIA Isaac Lab; built ROS 2 workflows connecting hardware behavior and software-driven test environments. **Product Owner, Enterprise Mobile Application** · Oct 2023 – Apr 2025 - Owned a multi-year iOS and Android application for a top U.S. manufacturing company, translating product direction into epics, user stories and acceptance criteria for a 20+ person team in Azure DevOps. ### Protomota Lab _Independent work outside professional employment_ **Founder and Independent Developer** · protomota.com - Built Jotley solo, from concept through all development, marketing and training materials; live on the App Store. - Built PulseCanvas Studio solo the same way; live on the App Store for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro. - Build AI agents with Claude and Codex that automate workflows, including a custom dashboard for the lab. - Run airesourcepro.com and two YouTube channels: free tutorials and videos for learning AI by building with it. - Build and program robots with ROS 2, simulate them in NVIDIA Isaac Sim and train them in NVIDIA Isaac Lab. ### Vectorform **Director of Scoping and Estimation** · Nov 2019 – Oct 2023 - Built and led a scoping and estimation process that took the company from several overrun projects per year to zero during program ownership. - Improved estimate accuracy and profitability by aligning scope, staffing, feasibility and risk with Sales and Delivery; introduced analytics comparing actuals against estimates. **Director of Quality Experience** · Sep 2017 – Oct 2023 - Led a small QA team; brought TDD and automated UI testing to Vectorform, extending the practice started at RIIS. **Technical Lead, Mobile Application Engineer** · Nov 2012 – Nov 2019 - Led the full lifecycle of seven Stellantis/FCA apps: Mopar, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Alfa Romeo, Fiat. - Led the DTE Energy Insight App and real-time Energy Meter integration from concept through launch, supported FCC approval, and contributed technical and product expertise to its spin-off into a new company, Powerley. - Directed 15 Taubman shopping center apps with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi indoor navigation and CI/CD releases. ### RIIS **Senior Tech Consultant, Mobile Strategy and App Development** · Oct 2011 – Nov 2012 - Automated everything on a small team running big projects, writing scripts by hand with early dev and QA tools. - Directed iOS and Android apps; introduced test-driven development, CI/CD pipelines and automated UI testing. - Reverse engineered and penetration tested clients' iOS and Android apps to help harden their security. ### MRM Worldwide **Technical Lead, Front End** · Sep 2010 – Oct 2011 - Led front-end development for Chevrolet.com's annual model refresh, defining architecture and coding standards. ### Vectorform **Senior iOS Engineer** · Sep 2007 – Sep 2010 - Founded Vectorform's mobile practice as its first iOS developer; led apps featured on the Apple App Store. ## Technical skills | Area | Capabilities | |---|---| | AI and automation | AI engineering, Model Context Protocol (MCP), prompt engineering, AI agents, LLM fine-tuning, end-to-end workflow automation, Claude, Codex, Cursor | | Product engineering | React, Next.js, Python, APIs, databases, Swift, SwiftUI, iOS, Android, Unity, virtual reality (VR), voice technologies, Internet of Things (IoT), technical design | | Robotics and hardware | NVIDIA Omniverse, Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab, ROS 2, robot assembly and programming, electronics, 3D printing, Blender, Plasticity CAD | | Platform and delivery | Azure, AWS, Cloudflare, Linux administration, Docker, Proxmox, Azure DevOps, JIRA, GitHub Actions, Fastlane, CI/CD pipelines, release automation | | Testing and security | Playwright, mobile UI automation, BrowserStack, test strategy, QA process design, mobile penetration testing, reverse engineering, vulnerability analysis | ## Education - Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Graphic Design, Eastern Michigan University ## Certifications - Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate - NTT Gen AI White, Yellow and Green Belt - NTT DATA Agile and Scrum Internal Certification - GitHub Copilot Certified - Google AI Essentials ## Industries Manufacturing, utilities and energy, automotive, retail and shopping centers, IoT and connected hardware, sweepstakes and promotions, entertainment and consumer brands ## Selected work My client work is confidential, so these are my own builds from Protomota Lab. ### Jotley Private AI notes for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Transcribes speech live, then summarizes and answers questions on the device with Apple Intelligence. - Built solo: concept, design, development, marketing and training materials. On the App Store. - Swift, SwiftUI, Apple Intelligence, iCloud - ### PulseCanvas Studio Music visualizer and video maker for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro. Finds the beat, splits the song into sections and plays native visualizers and MilkDrop effects. - Built solo: concept, design, development, marketing and training materials. On the App Store. - Swift, SwiftUI, Metal, export up to 4K at 60 fps - ### AI Resource Pro Free tutorials and videos for learning AI by building with it: Claude and Codex best practices, computer-use agents and open-weight models on your own GPU. - Full product: design, site, tutorials, videos. - Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase - - ### Everything we've ever launched Interactive 3D simulation of every object tracked in Earth orbit since Sputnik, appearing launch by launch on a 3D Earth. Stop at milestone ships, search any object, and see how much of it is junk. - Open source, with a narrated film. - 3D data visualization, web - ### iPhone Duo teardown A folding iPhone rebuilt in code. Take it apart in repair order and tap any part to see where the numbers came from. - Interactive teardown with a narrated film. - Interactive 3D, web - ### AI video and motion Clips, short films, titles and visuals that move to music. - - ### Project Ogre Mecanum-drive robot on a Jetson Orin Nano with omnidirectional drive, RPLIDAR, RealSense depth and autonomous navigation with SLAM and Nav2, trained in Isaac Lab. Documented in five parts. - ROS 2, Isaac Lab, Isaac Sim, SLAM, Nav2, Jetson Orin Nano - ### SO-ARM 101 digital twin A leader arm drives a 6-axis arm in Isaac Sim in real time. - Isaac Sim, ROS 2, LeRobot - ### JetBot Orin The NVIDIA JetBot, rebuilt for the Jetson Orin Nano with a custom chassis. - Jetson Orin, OpenCV - More work: · · · _Brad Dunlap resume, revision November 2026. Also as PDF and Word at braddunlap.info._