Manage.
Monitor.
Thrive.

Brad's journey into reptile keeping began with two green anoles named Checkers and Chess. What started as a childhood fascination grew into a lifelong passion for reptiles and exotic animals, eventually leading to a collection that includes Yellow Tree Monitors, Black Tree Monitors, Frilled Dragons, Emerald Tree Boas, and many other species. He still keeps green anoles today, including Pesto and Luigi, two grocery store rescues that serve as a reminder of where it all began.

Professionally, Brad has spent his career building startups across fintech, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies. As his collection grew, so did a simple question: how can I better understand, monitor, and improve the care of every animal I keep?

That question became HabitatOS. What started as a personal effort to collect habitat data through sensors evolved into a platform designed to bring husbandry records, habitat monitoring, and animal history together in one place, helping keepers provide more consistent care and maintain reliable records throughout an animal's life.

Lewis's interest in environmental systems began through his studies in Natural Resources and Energy Management. He was drawn to understanding how environmental conditions shape living systems, and how better data can lead to better decisions. That interest eventually led him into agriculture, where he worked with environmental controls, monitoring systems, and operational processes designed to improve consistency and performance.

Reptiles were not originally part of Lewis's world. That changed through countless conversations with Brad about his collection and the challenges of managing habitats, environmental conditions, and husbandry records. The more Lewis learned, the more he recognized a familiar problem: keepers were managing complex living systems without the kind of connected tools that other care-driven industries rely on.

That realization helped shape HabitatOS. Lewis brings an environmental systems perspective to the platform, focused on making habitat management simpler, more reliable, and easier to understand. By connecting habitat monitoring, husbandry records, environmental data, and animal history in one place, HabitatOS helps keepers make informed decisions and provide more consistent care throughout an animal's life.