Hello, I'm Paul Brennaman
Software Engineering Leader
I lead engineering teams that build platforms tied directly to revenue and operational outcomes. Most recently at The Home Depot, where I led the team behind a Pro sales enablement platform—sales through it grew from $5M to $590M+ as adoption expanded—and drove AI tooling adoption across the team to ship faster and with higher quality.
Right now I'm deep in an OpenClaw rabbit hole — building AI memory systems, automated knowledge management, and infrastructure tooling. I write about it in my newsletter, Hack Your Way.
Latest Writing
Giving Your OpenClaw Agent Access to Google Workspace Is Harder Than It Should Be
March 10, 2026I wanted Hank to read my calendar.
When Your AI's Alarm Clock Fails, Who Watches the Watchdog?
March 9, 2026A morning of failed cron jobs, a model fallback that didn't fire, and why the heartbeat is a better watchdog than a dedicated one.
My AI Sends Me a Morning Brief. Here's What It Took to Build That.
March 5, 2026Every morning, before I check my phone, Hank — my AI assistant running on OpenClaw — has already done a round of work.
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