brendon.is

a generalist.

Tech brain. Ops hands. Product instinct.
A healthy appetite for figuring things out.

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A broad menu. A mix that’s yours.

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Work.

Technology, operations, product, and the people who make them work.

Coloduo

Strategy + ExecutionFounding Partner

Join the dots. Get the work moving.

Through Coloduo, I connect product, operations, and technology to help teams figure out what comes next and get it moving. I work across sectors, with a particular interest in tourism, education, and social impact.

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Navigation North

Product + OperationsFormer Director of Operations

From consultancy to a product company.

I helped a consultancy become a product company, bringing product and engineering teams together across locations. We built tools for museums, cultural organizations, and education agencies.

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Yongsan International School of Seoul

Technology + PeopleFormer Director of Technology

Make the technology work for students & teachers.

At a K–12 international school in Seoul, I connected the technology behind the school day and taught students and teachers how to use it well. The work brought systems, classrooms, and people together.

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Hatton Point

Engineering + DeliveryFormer Project Manager & Software Engineer

Turn complicated systems into useful ones.

I worked with startups and enterprises to turn complicated requirements into software people could use. From software companies to compliance operations, the work spanned CRM, ERP, and the connections between them.

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Colorado State University

Education + TechnologyFormer Project & Lab Manager

Support the people behind the learning.

At CSU, I managed the computing lab and technology projects, built internal software tools, and oversaw web applications and the college portal. My work brought together project delivery, people, and campus technology.

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Columbine Mountain Management

Hospitality + OperationsFormer General Manager & Management Consultant

Bring the business and hospitality together.

A brewpub brings the whole business into one room: the team, the numbers, and the people at the bar. I worked across operations, staff training, and marketing, welcoming tourists and keeping locals coming back.

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Community.

Volunteer roles, local projects, and a passion to bring people together.

Open Mic Pitch Night

Community + EntrepreneurshipOrganizer & host

Give an idea a room, a mic, and three minutes.

I created and host Open Mic Pitch Night in collaboration with Algarve Evolution. Founders, students, and curious people get three minutes to try an idea out loud, meet people who can help, and find a next step.

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Tavira Works

Entrepreneurship + InnovationCo-founder

Make room for ideas to grow.

I co-founded Tavira Works to help build a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in Tavira. It’s a way for people with ideas to find one another, share what they know, and explore what they could build here.

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LOFT Community

Remote Work + BelongingCommunity Leader

Make remote work feel less remote.

I’m a leader in the LOFT Community, where remote workers find real-life connections in the Algarve. I help bring people together around shared interests, building friendships and a sense of belonging beyond work.

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Algarve Evolution

Education + EntrepreneurshipMember

Show up. Share what you know.

As a member of Algarve Evolution, I pitch in on educational initiatives and community events across the region. It’s a way to share what I know, learn from other people, and help the Algarve’s entrepreneurial community grow.

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Sunnyside Music Festival

Music + CommunityFormer Board Member

Help the people behind the music.

Before the music came the work of bringing people together. On Sunnyside’s board, I helped with budgets, fundraising, and the web and social presence, supporting the team who made the festival happen.

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Town of Frisco

Tourism + HospitalityFormer Marketing Committee Member

A place at the table for local tourism.

On Frisco’s Marketing Committee, I joined the conversation about tourism in a Colorado mountain town. It was a chance to bring my hospitality experience into community work, with both visitors and local businesses in mind.

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Brendon McCarthyColorado roots. Portugal life.

Hi, I’m Brendon. I wear many hats.

Comfortable
between worlds.

I’ve led technology in education, product and operations in software, and a team behind a bar. I’ve written code, taught classes, and brought communities together.

These days, I work where technology, operations, and product overlap. I like the part where a fuzzy idea becomes a clear plan, the tools start talking, and people can get on with doing good work.

Sometimes that means a focused project. Sometimes it means joining your team as a fractional COO, CTO, or Product Lead.

The longer, squigglier story on LinkedIn

You bring the interesting problem.

Let’s see what
we can make.

brendon@coloduo.co Or play with the ingredients some more ↑

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