# Chris Brett

> Chris Brett is a frontend developer specialising in internal tools, admin platforms, and operations software. He writes about software development, personal growth, and side projects at chrisbrett.info.

## About

Chris Brett is a software developer based in the UK with experience building internal tools, design systems, and admin platforms. He specialises in React, TypeScript, and operational tooling that helps teams work more efficiently. He is currently open to new opportunities.

- [Home](https://chrisbrett.info/)
- [Articles](https://chrisbrett.info/articles)
- [Work History](https://chrisbrett.info/work-history)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/chic-geek)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-brett-ba7a4149)

## Articles

- [Don't outsource your thinking](https://chrisbrett.info/articles/do-not-outsource-thinking): An honest look at how AI actually fits into my daily workflow as a software developer in 2026.
- [Building an AI workout coach](https://chrisbrett.info/articles/workout-coach-side-project): I built a side project that uses AI to generate personalised workout sessions. Here's how it came together.
- [Internal tools need love too](https://chrisbrett.info/articles/internal-tooling-love): My approach to diagnosing, prioritising, and solving complex UX and architecture problems in internal tools.
- [Time out: Thoughts on an almost year-long Sabbatical](https://chrisbrett.info/articles/taking-time): Exploring the uncomfortable reasons, challenges, and benefits of taking a deliberate break from the workforce.
- [Updating my personal site with NextJS and a blog](https://chrisbrett.info/articles/nextjs-blog-build): A personal narrative about why and how I updated my personal site with NextJS and MDX.

## Side Projects

- [Workout Coach](https://koach-me.vercel.app/): A mobile-first PWA that uses AI to generate personalised workout targets based on your previous session data.
- [Artikel](https://artikel-buddy.vercel.app/): A tool for practising German grammatical articles (der/die/das).
- [Finance Tracker](https://financial-tracker-azure.vercel.app/): A tool for tracking personal finances and planning mortgage scenarios.
- Takeoff (coming soon): An AI-assisted tool that extracts structured quantities from architectural drawings to help landscape estimators price jobs faster.

## Work History

- **Nala Payments** (May 2024 – March 2026): Frontend Developer. Led UX enhancements to internal admin tooling, built a task management system, scaled financial crime tooling to production, and contributed Go API changes.
- **Qatalog / ClickUp** (Feb 2022 – Aug 2023): Frontend Developer. Led mobile rework, expanded internal React component library, re-architected the client-side application, and built a mention system for a Notion-like documentation tool.
- **Monolith.xyz / Token.com** (Nov 2021 – Jan 2022): Frontend Developer. Developed new UI features for a React Native crypto investment app and simplified the KYC onboarding flow.
- **Citizens Advice** (Apr 2017 – Oct 2021): Frontend Developer. Built a functional CSS design system, led feature development on a bespoke case management system in Ruby on Rails and React, and initiated a React component library.