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Portrait of Brent Slater

I build systems that work — then I prove it.

I'm Brent Slater — a systems-minded builder focused on data, AI, and product. I turn complex, messy environments into reliable pipelines, tools, and workflows that actually get used.

The projects on this site show the range: vocal-tools is a 70+ metric audio analysis pipeline I built to compensate for hearing loss in one ear, Shipwright is a 32K-LOC CLI that turns tickets into verified changesets with SHA256 integrity, and ReignIn is a macOS menubar app enforcing daily accountability with an append-only audit trail.

I'm at my best when I can zoom out to see the whole system — people, data, incentives, failure modes — then zoom back in and ship clean execution. I care about clarity, durability, and making things feel effortless for the user.

The through-line is proof. The systems I build leave a measurable trail — audit logs, integrity checks, plots, and test reports. If you want someone who can build, communicate, and keep complexity under control, let's connect.

Work

  • Company
    U.S. Bank
    Role
    Site Reliability Engineer
    Date
    2021–Present
  • Company
    Anheuser-Busch InBev
    Role
    Director, Cloud Operations
    Date
    2021
  • Company
    U.S. Bank
    Role
    Cloud Solutions Architect
    Date
    2020–2021
  • Company
    U.S. Bank
    Role
    Data Engineering Manager
    Date
    2016–2020

    • Education

  • Institution
    University of Illinois Springfield
    Degree
    M.S. in Computer Science
    Year
    2019
  • Institution
    Eastern Illinois University
    Degree
    B.A. in Corporate Communication
    Year
    2013

    • Volunteer

    Organization
    Impartial, Inc.
    Role
    Creative Director, Music
    Date
    2025–Present

    Criminal justice advocacy nonprofit. I create and direct music for educational games designed to raise public awareness of wrongful convictions — working with university students from programs across the country who develop the games.

    Music

    Currently writing and recording Gravel & Grace — a confessional country / Americana album about sobriety, fatherhood, and hard-won grace. 12 tracks across three acts. The vocal-tools pipeline was built to record it.