Hi, my name is Brandon Smith

and I’m a software engineer who loves to code!

I graduated with a degree in Computer Information Systems: Programming Analysis from Wayne State College, which kickstarted my journey in the tech field. During college, I gained hands-on experience through an internship at GWCC, building a practical skillset. Now, as a Junior Software Engineer at Aristocrat, I’m actively applying and enhancing these skills with an eye toward my ultimate goal of becoming a Senior Software Engineer!

Experience

Look at the cool places I’ve worked!

Aristocrat Technologies

Junior Software Engineer | Jun 2022-Present

Implemented regular backlog refinements to address potential issues related to automating manual tests, enhancing efficiency and ensuring seamless test automation workflows.

Spearheaded a collaborative effort to enhance internal framework documentation, reducing the time needed to automate manual tests.

Implemented automation of manual testing processes, cutting down development time and resulting in increased productivity and faster time-to-market.

Maintained and improved a vital testing framework, elevating automation capabilities and boosting test reliability and efficiency.

Software Developer Intern | May 2021-May 2022

Collaborated with a team of engineers on real world coding projects involving Java EE.

Collaborated with a senior software engineer to lead the development and integration of robust back-end APIs for GWCC’s mobile app.

Adapted to a test-driven development environment and Scrum methodology, embodying strong communication, teamwork, and drive to excel in agile development practices.

Customer Service Representative | Dec 2019-Mar 2020

Diagnosed and resolved diverse hardware and software issues for students and faculty, maintaining seamless technological functionality.

Managed the IT ticket system, recording and promptly addressing technology-related queries and issues, while coordinating with the team to ensure efficient resolution of incoming requests.

Managed incoming calls at the IT help desk, providing immediate assistance for IT issues and general inquiries about Wayne State College, ensuring accurate and efficient information delivery to callers.

Bachelor of Science | Graduated 2018-2022

Bachelor of Science — Computer Information System: Programming Analysis (3.6 GPA)

Led the ACM Website Committee in creating a new website for the ACM Club.

Donated/created a homemade arcade machine for the ACM Club.

Java

C#

Python

SQL

HTML

CSS

JS

WordPress

Portfolio

WSC Mobile App

My WSC mobile app was meant to be my ‘dream’ app that I wish I had when I first started attending WSC. This app was designed as a prototype and was one of my first real attempts at following an MVC architecture. It had the ability to display social events, tons of important WSC info, and even had a filtering system for which events you might be interested in. When I was developing it, I even did my best to simulate SQL calls so if there was enough interest, I could easily hook it up to a database.

ACM Website

This was the first website I developed that wasn’t just a practice project. It wasn’t my best work, but it was the work I did while part of ACM as the head of their website committee at WSC. My primary reason for including this project is to demonstrate my ability to work on a team, given that this was done with the help of a few other ACM members.

The Copy Smith

This was my first website made using WordPress/Elementor. My brother, who is a professional content writer, was in the process of reinventing his website, and I was in the process of learning how to make custom WordPress themes. Long story short, with the help of my wife, who is a designer, we designed and developed this website for him.

Blink Marketing Kiosk App

One of my most recent and arguably most interesting projects was the day my wife brought home a Temi Robot. Temi is a glorified Android tablet on wheels. Her company asked her to look into making it more useful, which led to me helping them make it into a Kiosk Robot hooked up with a ChatGPT4 API capable of reading files and providing information relevant to her company.

Best Game Ever

Even though this was my first major project at WSC, it is still by far my biggest. My freshman year of college, I was tasked with creating a game in Java. I was given the freedom to create whatever I wanted as long as it involved Java and Java Swing. I ended up creating a program with over 10,000 lines of code that included everything from PVP to a leveling system. This was the project that made me fall in love with programming!

Homemade Arcade Machine

One of my favorite projects from my time at WSC is definitely my homemade arcade machine I built. Combining a mini PC, microcontroller, coin acceptor, and various other components, I created a prototype arcade machine from scratch. It was designed with the ability to play custom-made Unity games and accept coins like a real arcade machine. To top it off, after I finished working on it, I donated it to my college’s computer club ACM so they could continue to use it for cool and fun projects!