Brendan Warren

Software Engineering Manager

All-round Techie

Ice Hockey & F1 Fan

Projects

LED Jersey

A fully hand-built wearable RGB LED matrix sewn into a Cardiff Devils ice hockey jersey. Custom 3D-printed mounting hardware, hand-soldered electronics, and a battery pack good for a full game day, all driven by a Pi Zero running optimised Python with a plugin architecture for live animations, triggered from a custom IR remote in the crowd.

128x128
pixel display
All day
battery life
Pi Zero
powered by
LED Jersey displaying the Cardiff Devils logo
LED Jersey displaying LETS GO animation
LED matrix panel alongside Python source code on a laptop
3D-printed IR remote controller with button mapping
Python Raspberry Pi

EIHL Tracker

A deep-dive analytics platform for the Elite Ice Hockey League. Game data is pulled from a third-party source and processed on a schedule, then crunched into per-team breakdowns, scoring trends, goalie rankings, and head-to-head comparisons. The kind of analysis the league itself doesn't surface.

10
teams tracked
25-26
season
Auto
scheduled sync
EIHL Tracker dashboard showing team standings and recent results
EIHL league standings table with full season statistics
Cardiff Devils team page with season-at-a-glance stats
Laravel Tailwind CSS Chart.js
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ChiliChecker

An honest review platform for content creators with no paid promotions, just real subscriber feedback. Third-party integrations verify creators, OCR validates subscriber proof, and AI handles moderation. Backed by a full CI/CD pipeline, feature flags for staged rollouts, and a complete admin and moderation backend.

CI/CD
deployments
OCR
verification
AI
moderation
ChiliChecker homepage with hero section and creator search
Creator discovery page with search, filters, and new creator cards
Laravel Livewire Tailwind CSS Alpine.js
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Pump Check

Cheapest fuel near you, nothing else. No maps, no logins, no premium subscriptions. Just enter a postcode, pick a fuel type, and see live prices ranked by cost. Six fuel types, auto-synced pricing, and a link to get directions. Built to do one thing well and stay out of the way.

6
fuel types
Live
price sync
Geo
location search
Pump Check search interface with fuel type selector and postcode search
Pump Check results showing nearby fuel stations with prices and distances
Laravel Livewire Tailwind CSS
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