AlexBroderick-Forster

I make complex things work beautifully.

I run events, improve operations, and build and finish software. For much of the software work, I direct AI coding agents through a review-and-approval process I designed.

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Operations & Systems LeadIT Revolution · Contract

Selected work

Operational judgment. Hands-on building. Last-mile polish.
A connected learning platformA fictional library interface connects ebooks, audio, papers, videos, courses and a learning path. It uses original sample covers and no publication content. All content is synthetic and illustrative.Learning PlatformBrowse My libraryYOUR LIBRARYAll formatsEbooksAudioPapersVideosCoursesA little time to learn.Read, listen, watch. One place to learn.Practice andProgressWorkingTogetherResearchField NotesCONTINUE LISTENINGPractice and ProgressVIDEO & COURSESFrom idea to practice.LEARNING PATHChapters and paperswith related talks.ONE ACCOUNT

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IT Revolution · Member beta

IT Revolution Learning Platform

Ebooks, audio, research, videos, and courses in one place.

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StageSync display and operator consoleA large stage display presents two fictional audience comments. A smaller operator console shows moderation, large-text display settings and a content switcher. All content is synthetic and illustrative.THE CONVERSATIONA practical placeto start.Make room forthe next question.Audience comments · illustrative exampleStageSyncMODERATIONA practical placeto start.Make room for thenext question.DISPLAY SETTINGSLarge textOnCONTENTAudience comments ▾Screen displayOperator console

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IT Revolution

StageSync

Substantial development and product polish for live conference screens.

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A reviewable email draftA fictional task selection interface and newsletter draft with source, message and staff-review checks. All content is synthetic and illustrative.Email DeskGather → Draft → ReviewUseful automation.A clear request becomes a reviewable workflow.CHOOSE A TASKPrepare a newsletterGather the source materialFind relevant materialCollect useful referencesReview an email draftInspect the prepared contentREVIEW THE DRAFTThis week in the communityReview the source materialCheck the messagePrepare for staff reviewReview draftPrepared for review.

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IT Revolution

Email Desk

Structured AI tools for staff working with CRM and email workflows.

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A coordinated agent workflowFour connected stages show task, work, review and human approval, with a revision loop from review to work. All content is synthetic and illustrative.Many agents. One clear process.Explicit scopes, independent review, and permission to proceed.01TaskA boundedbrief02WorkIndependentagents03ReviewA secondperspective04ApprovalA humandecisionRevise with evidenceClear ownershipChecks before actionApproval recorded

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Public project

Agent Coordinator

Separate workspaces and reviewed handoffs for teams of coding agents.

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An original guitar practice chartFour original chord-pattern measures with a chord diagram, tempo controls and tuner strip. No song lyrics appear. All content is synthetic and illustrative.FreeChordsSongbook Practice TunerSONGBOOKMorning patternChord shapesMorning patternOriginal practice chart · four-bar loopAm↓ ↓ ↑↓ ↑ ↓C↓ ↓ ↑↓ ↑ ↓G↓ ↓ ↑↓ ↑ ↓D↓ ↓ ↑↓ ↑ ↓Key: A minorCapo: 080 BPMTUNERE A D G B EReady to play

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Independent project

FreeChords

A free, open-source guitar songbook, shaped around real practice.

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A local video clip workspaceAn abstract video preview, fictional transcript selection and a highlighted waveform segment explain a clip-making workflow. All content is synthetic and illustrative.EventCutLocal workspaceSelected clip previewSelect the useful moment.TRANSCRIPTStart with a clear question.Choose a small step, try it,and learn from what happens.Then make the next decision.TIMELINE00:48–01:16Select → adjust → renderCreate clip

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Independent project

EventCut

A local workflow from long recordings to rendered video clips.

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Also built.

More tools, experiments, and things I wanted to exist.

Owned workflow automation

18 automations retired. Maintained code in their place.

IT Revolution

Newmonic

Portable archives for digitized photo and video collections.

Project

Berkshire Waterfront

Geographic exploration, maps, and property data.

Prototype

UntilSettled

A structured workflow for the work after a loss.

Prototype

Team Lab/151

Teaching AI-assisted building through a shared Pokémon project.

Collaborative build

The details are the work.

My background spans brand leadership, conference operations, and software systems. At IT Revolution, I’ve helped shape the public experience and built the workflows behind it.

I combine that operational perspective with product judgment and AI-assisted development. I direct coding agents, shape interfaces and workflows, and work through the finishing details that make a product usable.

I also want less technical people to be able to build and shape tools themselves. Sometimes that means giving a team a useful AI-assisted workflow; sometimes it means guiding someone from an idea to a working app.

From 2019 to 2024 I was Director of Brand Marketing at IT Revolution and acted as a chief of staff. I ran operations for its two annual flagship conferences and helped drive the rebrand from DevOps Enterprise Summit to Enterprise Technology Leadership Summit. In 2020, I proposed and built the virtual conference platform’s registration, sign-in, pages, and sponsor tracking; a developer built the streaming component.

2024–now
Operations & Systems Lead (contract)IT RevolutionAI-assisted systems, staff tools, and agent coordination.
2019–2024
Director of Brand MarketingIT RevolutionConference operations, brand direction, and special projects.

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Have a role or project in mind? Tell me about the team, what you’re trying to make happen, and the timing. A few sentences is enough.

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alex@alexbf.com

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