Brandon Decker
Work Experience
Key Achievements
Served as a tech lead, guiding project architecture and development processes.
Mentored two interns, helping them grow their skills and contribute to the team.
Rapidly learned and applied new frontend technologies to deliver modern user interfaces.
Key Achievements
Led the development of a critical simulation module.
Mentored a junior developer, providing guidance and code reviews.
Collaborated with military stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure project alignment.
Key Achievements
Managed the IT asset management program for the university, ensuring accurate and up-to-date inventory.
Assisted in a campus-wide upgrade of over 200 faculty computers.
Created documentation for common technical issues, reducing recurring support requests.
Key Achievements
Offered technical support to employees, resolving issues with company equipment and systems.
Assisted with the onboarding of new hires, providing essential training and support to help them integrate smoothly.
Conducted research on potential business solutions to enhance efficiency and productivity.
Skills & Technologies
Frontend Development
3 years of experience
The core technologies I use for modern web interfaces & user experiences.
Backend Development
7 years of experience
Scalable APIs & server-side solutions
DevOps & Tools
3 years of experience
Deployment, monitoring & automation
Additional Technologies & Tools
Education & Certifications
Bachelor's in Computer Information Systems
Completed a Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems with a minor in Sociology. The curriculum provided a strong foundation in software development, database management, and systems analysis, complemented by an understanding of social structures and behaviors.
Minor in Sociology
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
Professional training in data analysis tools and techniques, including data collection, cleaning, analysis, and visualization. Gained hands-on experience with spreadsheets, SQL, R, and Tableau.
Professional Certificate
Featured Projects
A C# .NET Core API to process image files and extract valuable metadata.
A web-based toolkit for developers working with AI models, providing utilities for testing and deployment.
An API that performs sentiment analysis and entity recognition on journal entries.
A real-time stock market simulation game for practicing trading strategies without financial risk.
A high-performance API for cleaning, transforming, and processing large datasets efficiently.
An API to generate unique cooking recipes based on available ingredients using a fine-tuned LLM.
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