# R. Spencer Fink > Engineering Leader. Currently CTO & Co-founder, Brava. I’m the CTO and co-founder of Brava, where we’re replacing annual performance reviews with continuous, example-based feedback. Before that I led engineering at Hypha and spent five years at Meta building rights-management and creator-economy systems. Before software, I studied film production at Emerson and ran a photography and cinematography business. I’m currently working on an MS in Computer Science at Georgia Tech. ## Experience - [Brava](https://rspencerfink.com/work/brava): CTO & Co-founder (Sep 2026 – Present). Brava is an AI-native performance management platform that replaces traditional annual review cycles with continuous, example-based performance data so managers can make faster and fairer talent decisions. Backed by Zach Weinberg from Operator Partners. - [Hypha](https://rspencerfink.com/work/hypha): Engineering Manager (May 2026 – Sep 2026); Member of the Technical Staff (Sep 2025 – May 2026). Hypha is an AI-powered document intelligence platform designed for investment teams. The platform automatically extracts structured data from financial documents like loan agreements, rent rolls, and financial statements, enabling teams to streamline data extraction, portfolio monitoring, and reporting workflows. - [Meta](https://rspencerfink.com/work/meta): Software Engineer (May 2021 – May 2025); Rotational Software Engineer (Apr 2020 – May 2021). - [DBOX](https://rspencerfink.com/work/dbox): Full Stack Web Developer (Sep 2018 – Apr 2020). DBOX is an international creative communications agency that develops innovative, strategic marketing campaigns in the sectors of luxury residential, hospitality, commercial, and cultural property. - [Prizm Imagery](https://rspencerfink.com/work/prizm-imagery): Owner / Operator (Apr 2016 – Oct 2018). ## Education - Georgia Institute of Technology, 2026 — Present: Master of Science (MS), Computer Science. In progress, since Jan 2026. - App Academy, New York, NY, 2018: 1000+ hour software engineering bootcamp with a less than 3% acceptance rate. - Emerson College, Boston, MA, 2009 — 2013: BA - Film Production ## Projects - [Section-8-Scout](https://rspencerfink.com/projects/section-8-scout): Chrome extension, live. Streamline your Section 8 property investment research with real-time Fair Market Rent validation directly on real estate listing sites. Built with Next.JS, Drizzle ORM, Tailwind CSS, PostgreSQL, Vercel. Live site: https://www.section-8-scout.com. ## Tech - Current Stack: TypeScript, React JS, Next JS, PostgresQL, Tailwind CSS, Amazon Web Services, Git, Github - Other Familiarities: PHP, Mongo DB, GraphQL, Node JS, Invision, Python, Ruby, Rails, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere ## Visual arts: Analog (paintings) - [Lewis Hamilton](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/analog/lewis-hamilton): Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 48" - [Aaron Judge](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/analog/aaron-judge): Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 48" - [Andy Warhol](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/analog/andy-warhol): Acrylic on Canvas, 30" x 40" - [Barack Obama](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/analog/barack-obama): Acrylic on Canvas, 24" x 30" - [Chance The Rapper](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/analog/chance-the-rapper): Acrylic on Collage on Canvas, 36" x 36" - [Dr. Manhattan](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/analog/dr-manhattan): Acrylic on Collage on Canvas, 30" x 40" - [Rorschach](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/analog/rorschach): Acrylic on Collage on Canvas, 30" x 40" - [Ozymandias](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/analog/ozymandias): Acrylic on Collage on Canvas, 30" x 40" - [Han Solo](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/analog/han-solo): Acrylic on Canvas, 24" x 48" - [James Bond](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/analog/james-bond): Acrylic on Collage on Canvas, 36" x 36" - [Jon Snow](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/analog/jon-snow): Acrylic on Collage on Canvas, 36" x 48" - [Luke Skywalker](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/analog/luke-skywalker): Acrylic on Collage on Canvas, 36" x 24" - [Marilyn Monroe](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/analog/marilyn-monroe): Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 36" - [Princess Leia](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/analog/princess-leia): Acrylic on Collage on Canvas, 30" x 40" - [Rick Grimes](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/analog/rick-grimes): Acrylic on Collage on Canvas, 48" x 24" - [Tinkerbell](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/analog/tinkerbell): Acrylic on Canvas, 18" x 24" - [Walter White](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/analog/walter-white): Acrylic on Collage on Canvas, 36" x 36" ## Visual arts: Digital (films and music videos) - [Montauk](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/digital/montauk): Director, Cinematographer, Editor. Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/244541780 - [The Republic of Wolves - Spare Key](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/digital/spare-key): Director, Cinematographer. Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/82416903 - [Rosalie’s Zero Suds - Commercial](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/digital/zero-suds-commercial): Director, Editor. Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/178859950 - [Rosalie’s Zero Suds - Informational](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/digital/zero-suds-info): Director, Editor. Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/179418136 - [The Republic Of Wolves - Home](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/digital/row-home): Director, Cinematographer. Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/95459880 - [Timeflies EPK](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/digital/timeflies-epk): Director, Cinematographer, Editor. Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/95459879 - [American Gospel - Bayonet](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/digital/bayonet): Director, Cinematographer. Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/95457387 - [Nightshade](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/digital/nightshade): Director, Cinematographer, Editor. Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/51697985 - [Likuid Sound Promo](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/digital/likuid): Director, Cinematographer, Editor. Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/95457386 - [Timeflies Live Freestyle](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/digital/timeflies-live): Director, Cinematographer, Editor. Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/95457385 - [Tritonal - Still With Me (Seven Lions Remix) Unofficial Music Video](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/digital/tritonal): Director, Cinematographer, Editor. Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/50326532 - [Graffiti6 - Over You (Unofficial Music Video)](https://rspencerfink.com/visual-arts/digital/graffiti6): Director, Cinematographer, Editor. Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/54908067 ## Links - [About](https://rspencerfink.com/about) - [Résumé (PDF)](https://rspencerfink.com/resume.pdf) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/r-spencer-fink/) - [Github](https://github.com/RSpencerFink) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/rspencerfink/)