Fourteen years building software that moves the needle. If you’re building something that should, .
From the founder
The record runs from founding engineer through Lineups.com’s $40M acquisition, to the frontend rebuild behind DailyFaceoff’s $23M exit, to work on two more products later acquired by Stanley Black & Decker’s Stanley X and by Chowly.
Fortissimo is my studio: a boutique, not an agency. You work directly with me on AI systems, agentic automation, and full-stack products engineered to last.
Between engagements I build my own: Ultimate Fighting Stats and SoundMint.
— Bradley
Fourteen years of software
that moved the needle.
Four exits, two Series A companies, and products serving millions. The record is the work itself.
Selected work
Client work funds the craft.
Shipping our own keeps it honest.
Some engagements don’t end.
They raise.
What we do
Eight disciplines,
one pair of hands.
Every engagement is the same promise: senior hands, end to end.
- AI System ArchitectureProduction AI systems, end-to-end
- Intelligent AutomationAI agents & workflows
- End-to-End Product DevelopmentFull-stack across every vertical
- AI-Powered Web PlatformsFull-stack apps with AI built in
- Mobile AppsiOS and Android, cross-platform or native
- Onchain DevelopmentSmart contracts, stablecoins & DeFi
- Cloud InfrastructureAWS architecture built to hold
- Fractional CTO & AdvisoryTechnical leadership on demand
Engagements
Three ways to begin.
The method
Nothing off the rack.
Every build is measured, patterned, and made to the outcome.
- The probeEvery engagement begins as a conversation that pushes back. I probe until the real business outcome shows itself, and it is often not the thing first asked for. I would rather challenge the brief than build the wrong thing beautifully.
- The patternI don’t ask for a spec. I write one. The outcome sets the pattern and the pattern sets the build, drawn from where you need to end up rather than from a list of features.
- The makingSenior hands on every seam, end to end. Working software early and often, fitted against the outcome as it takes shape. Never a head-down build toward a guess.
- The markThe work isn’t finished when it ships; it’s finished when it hits the mark it was cut for. Fourteen years in, I have never delivered a failed project.
The road here
- 2012
Founded Fortissimo. Built beautiful custom websites and e-commerce sites for small businesses
- 2014
Ruby on Rails apps
- 2015
MEAN full-stack apps
- 2017
Shipped founding codebases for sports data and enterprise media platforms
- 2018
Expanded into healthcare and mobile development. Cross-platform React Native apps
- 2020
Integrated ML and AI into client products. Achieved Top Rated Plus on Upwork
- 2022
Went all-in on AI. Lineups.com acquired by Catena Media for $40M
- 2024
Rebranded as an AI-first product studio. Agentic workflows and production AI systems
- 2025
Opened Fortissimo Ventures. Launched Ultimate Fighting Stats
- 2026
2 portfolio companies raise Series A rounds ($44M combined). SoundMint moves from closed beta to open beta
From clients
“The most conscientious, communicative, thoughtful, talented, and hard-working engineering team we've partnered with. Over a year-long engagement, they consistently delivered exceptional quality and went above and beyond at every turn. Cannot recommend highly enough.”
“Excellent work on our platform. Highly recommend Fortissimo for any modern engineering project.”
“Did everything we asked and more. Thoughtful, considerate, and communicated clearly throughout the entire project. Would absolutely work with them again.”
For the validators
The independent record
Verified on Upwork
Fourteen years of client work leaves a public trail. The profile is open; the numbers are theirs, not ours.
- Top Rated Plus
- 100% Job Success
- 24 jobs completed
- $900K+ earned
The workshop
