Brett Leonard
I help engineers develop the leadership thinking skills required to impact systems, organizations, and drive better outcomes—not just write better code.
- Role
- Associate Director Platform Engineering at Fifth Third Bank
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Brett Leonard
Most engineers are trained to solve technical problems.But leadership requires a different kind of thinking.The engineers who advance in their careers learn to see something others miss:the system.They understand how technology, teams, incentives, and decisions interact. They frame problems clearly before rushing to solutions. They communicate complexity in ways that move organizations forward.That shift—from execution to leadership thinking—is where many careers stall.Over the past 20+ years I’ve worked across finance, startups, and digital businesses building systems used by thousands of customers and supporting high‑stakes delivery environments.Along the way I learned something important.The engineers who become trusted leaders aren’t just strong technically.They develop a different set of capabilities:• Systems thinking • Problem framing • Clear technical communication • Leadership judgment under pressureThese are the skills that allow engineers to impact systems and organizations—not just write better code.Today I share insights on:• Leadership thinking for engineers • Systems intuition and technical leadership • How engineering decisions shape organizations • The career transition from execution to influenceIf you\'re an engineer or engineering leader navigating that transition, you\'re in the right place.
Experience
Associate Director Platform Engineering
Jan 2025 — Present · US
Education
University of Cincinnati
Applied Science Executive IT Program, Software Engineering
2006 — 2008
State University of New York College at Oneonta
BS, Business/Managerial Economics
Skills
- Quality Assurance
- .net Framework
- C#
- .net
- Software Quality Assurance
- Coaching
- Test Management
- Integration
- Manual Testing
- Leadership
- Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
- Qtp
- Enterprise Software
- Software Development
- Team Leadership
- Scrum
- Software Project Management
- Selenium
- Software Engineering
- Sdlc
- Requirements Analysis
- Regression Testing
- Quality Management
- Saas
- Agile Methodologies
- Management
- Team Building
- Project Management
- Test Automation
- Loadrunner
- Testing
- Process Improvement
- Test Cases
- Analysis
- Winrunner
- Software as a Service (Saas)
- Microsoft Sql Server
- Sql
- Quality Center
- Web Development
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