# Alex Brown

> Personal website of Alex Brown — a software engineer, product engineer, and designer with 20+ years of experience building thoughtful web products. Currently a Senior Software Engineer at SAP Concur, where he leads the Broadacre design system.

Alex specializes in full-stack web development with Next.js, Astro, Tailwind CSS, PostgreSQL, SQLite, and Drizzle ORM. He designs and builds products from the ground up, combining engineering and design sensibility. Based in the Pacific Northwest.

## Blog Posts

- [Hello World](https://alexbrown.io/blog/hello-world/): A reintroduction after years in big tech — rediscovering the spark for building on the web.
- [Teaching a Machine to Listen](https://alexbrown.io/blog/teaching-a-machine-to-listen/): Training a neural network to detect musical keys from raw audio, and the embarrassingly simple trick that made it work.

## Projects

- [Deskie](https://alexbrown.io/projects/deskie/): A coworking space management SaaS that handles memberships, desk bookings, and day-to-day operations for shared workspaces. Built with Next.js and PostgreSQL.
- [Lumis Data](https://alexbrown.io/projects/lumis-data/): A SaaS platform for healthcare organizations to manage provider rosters, catch claim-denying data errors, and track license expirations.

## Links

- [Blog](https://alexbrown.io/blog/): All writing on software engineering, design, and side projects.
- [Projects](https://alexbrown.io/projects/): Portfolio of side projects, tools, and products.
- [GitHub](https://github.com/modfreq): Open source work and repositories.
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexbrownsays/): Professional profile and experience.
- [RSS Feed](https://alexbrown.io/rss.xml): Subscribe to new posts.