Dylan Brookes

Portfolio

Selected work

Selected work across early-stage companies - from founding and operating startups to building production software.

AquaSwift logo
CEO & Co-founder2016 – Present

Startup

AquaSwift

IoT water monitoring for conservation agencies and rural homeowners. Started at 18; co-invented patented systems for collecting and transmitting environmental sensing data.

  • Founded and led product, hardware, and software direction
  • Co-inventor of U.S. and Canadian patents on environmental sensing
  • Built systems used by agencies and homeowners to track water in the field
IoTHardwarePatentsEnvironmental
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COO & Co-founder2019 – 2021

Startup

DigitalShore

Custom websites with built-in SEO for small businesses — helping local operators show up online without a heavy agency process.

  • Co-founded and ran day-to-day operations
  • Delivered SEO-focused sites for small-business customers
  • Balanced product delivery, client work, and early-stage growth
WebSEOOperations
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COO & Co-founder2020 – 2021

Startup

Wavium

Text-message marketing for creators — giving audiences a direct channel that creators own, outside rented social platforms.

  • Co-founded and helped shape go-to-market and operations
  • Focused on creator-owned audience engagement via SMS
  • Worked across product, partnerships, and early customer feedback loops
SMSCreatorsGrowth

Intellectual property

Patents

Co-inventor on patents related to collecting and transmitting data for environmental sensing applications — with third-party citations across IoT, infrastructure, and industrial monitoring.

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