Forward Networks
Braeden Partridge has over 15 years of work experience. From 2003 to 2008, they were a Process Development Engineer at PDL BioPharma, where they supported the development of biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes, automated purification processes, and built an electronic lab notebook (ELN). From 2008 to 2011, they were a Senior Software Engineer at OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, where they built custom web apps, created a laboratory information management system (LIMS), and automated the processing of massive protein expression data sets from DNA microarrays. From 2011 to 2014, they were a UI Team Lead at Zscaler, where they led the development of the Zscaler Cloud Security Platform UI, helped to design and build Zscaler Cloud Firewall, and worked with product design to implement a new design system from scratch. Since 2014, they have been a Distinguished Engineer (former UI Team Lead) at Forward Networks, Inc., where they lead the architecture and development of the Forward Enterprise UI, implements and maintains key features, and works with product design to maintain a custom design system.
Braeden Partridge attended the University of California, Davis from 1999 to 2003, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Systems Engineering.
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Forward Networks provides enterprise software for network management, specializing in a platform called Forward Enterprise that models entire networks as a mathematically accurate digital twin. This digital twin lets organizations: Visualize and search complex networks: Engineers and operators can gain a clear, end-to-end view of their physical, virtual, and cloud networks. Verify network behavior: The platform simulates all possible traffic paths based on the actual network configuration, enabling users to understand their entire network. Enhance security and compliance: Forward Enterprise can validate that network-wide policies, security postures (including Zero Trust principles), and compliance requirements are properly implemented, and helps organizations manage vulnerabilities and attack surfaces. Troubleshoot and diagnose issues: The platform allows users to swiftly investigate and resolve network incidents by querying any aspect of the network state, reviewing configuration histories, and analyzing potential paths for any packet. Support multi-cloud and hybrid environments: The product offers end-to-end visibility across on-premises, virtualized, and major public cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, regardless of vendor. Key technologies and capabilities include: Network Query Engine (NQE): Enables users to query the entire network as if it were a database—for example, searching for device configurations or validating policy compliance across thousands of devices. AI Assist: A generative AI feature that allows users to run network queries and receive plain-language explanations using natural language prompts, lowering the expertise barrier and speeding troubleshooting. No-disruption deployment: Forward Networks’ software is agentless and non-intrusive—requiring no write credentials, no hardware appliances, and no changes to existing device configurations. Forward Networks serves some of the world’s largest and most complex enterprises and government agencies, helping them modernize networks, improve reliability, reduce mean time to resolution (MTTR), and de-risk operations across on-premises and cloud infrastructures.