Hi! I’m Brad Pillow founder and president of PillowSoft LLC. I started PillowSoft in 1996 to create a firm for innovative software development.

Current Tech Stack

Front End

• React/NextJS, SolidJS/SolidStart

Back End

• Cloudflare Pages, Workers, KV, R2, D1

Embedded

• TinyGo
• Raspberry Pi
• Mini-flare

A History

• Senior Software Architect, Qumulex Inc. 2019 - 2022
• Senior Software Architect, WorkHere Inc. 2016 - 2019 (now PivotCX)
• Senior Computer Scientist, Adobe Systems 2001 - 2010
• Co-Founder of Finale Dessert Cafe Inc., April 1993 – August 1998
• Founder of PillowSoft LLC, 1996 - Current
• Co-Founder and Computer Scientist at Truevision Inc, 1987 - 1996
• Computer Scientist at AT&T EpiCenter, 1984 - 1987
• Computer Scientist at Bell Laboratories, 1981 - 1984

Projects

• WebRTC based video security front & back end (Vue, Node, GraphQL, Typescript)
• font and back end for chat based recruiting application (Ionic, React, Node, GraphQL, Typescript)
• Various QuickTime hardware drivers, codecs, components
• OpenGL for video playback acceleration and effects
• Video device control software for capture, playback, deck control
• Video tools and plugins for 3D Fx Hardware at Pinnacle Systems
• Creator of the TGA image file format
• DV Codec development for Adaptec Inc.
• Motion JPEG Video Capture/Playback for Iomega (Iomega Buzz)
• Development of DV tools for QuickTime for ProMax Inc
• Genetic Programming Add-In’s for Excel
• Photoshop Plugin Development
• Illustrator Plugin Development
• Monte Carlo Tree Search Applications
• Low-level hardware drivers for video codecs
• Technical editor for various books for MacMillan publishing
• Networked .NET based backup and logging facility for corporate security system
• Golang based video server for video security (WebRTC, Go, Browser, Service Workers)

Skill Set

• Mobile Application Development
• Desktop Application Development
• Web Application Development
• Graphics Algorithms
• Image/Video/Audio Processing Techniques
• Embedded firmware development
• Device driver development
• Hardware and software architecture
• Research in Genetic Programming, Machine Learning and Monte Carlo Tree Search
• Current favorite language: Javascript/Typescript
• Have done development in Swift, Objective-C, Ruby, F#, OCaml, Lisp, APL, C/C++, Rust