About

Bradley S. Isenbek

AI Systems Architect | Machine Learning Engineer | Frontier Technologist

Grand Rapids, MI

Bradley Isenbek (also known as Brad Isenbek and Bradley S. Isenbek) is a frontier technologist, AI systems architect, and data engineer based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Bio

AI-focused Software Architect with 15+ years designing secure, large-scale data systems for government and enterprise clients. Extensive hands-on experience with frontier AI models, agentic programming frameworks, and AI-augmented development workflows. Proven track record leading technical teams on classified projects and building high-availability infrastructure processing billions of records. Expert in AI/ML pipelines, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and secure data management. Active builder of open-source AI tools and agentic systems.

Timeline

2024-present
Founder & AI Systems Architect — SysForge.ai
AI consulting and development firm delivering frontier AI solutions. Architecting AI-powered systems integrating frontier language models into enterprise workflows. Building custom agentic AI pipelines and AI-augmented development toolchains.
2022-present
Architect & Developer — Enterprise Messaging Platform
Enterprise-grade, high-volume messaging platform. Architected high-availability system handling millions of messages with 99.9% uptime. Built RESTful API layer with FastAPI integrating multiple carriers with automated failover.
2018-2022
Architect & Developer — Enterprise Data Platform
Large-scale ESP data management processing billions of messages and 100M+ contact records. Integrated 4.9 billion data points for ML model training and relationship discovery across 10,000+ data sources.
2014-2018
Senior Architect — Fortune 500 Financial Services
Investigative intelligence platform serving law enforcement and government agencies. Lead developer on classified project with the United States Government. Built ML models for entity resolution and relationship mapping.

By the Numbers

Projects86
AI Sessions54
Messages135,125
Active Days28

Skills

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