Brandon Decker

Senior Software Engineer & Architect

I'm a passionate developer with expertise in building modern web applications. I love creating elegant solutions to complex problems and continuously learning new technologies.

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Develop

Deploy

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer

@ NaviStone

October 2022 - Present

Enhanced legacy client-facing applications and architected new platforms to reduce technical debt and accelerate feature development.

Vue.js

Nuxt.js

.NET Core

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

AWS

DataDog

Key Achievements:

Refactored Vue.js components for improved reusability and maintainability, reducing average lines of code by 45% and boosting page load performance.
Architected new Nuxt platform to significantly reduce technical debt, increase scalability, and accelerate future feature development.
Implemented comprehensive monitoring and observability dashboards using DataDog, proactively capturing over 40% of production errors.
Deployed and managed containerized applications with Kubernetes in AWS cloud environment.
Mentored 4 software engineering interns on development best practices, with 2 receiving return offers for full-time positions.

Software Engineer

@ Frontier Technology Inc

December 2019 - October 2022

Developed and delivered full-stack web applications for government clients, specializing in wargaming simulation software and mission-critical tools.

.NET Core

SQL Server

Key Achievements:

Developed full-stack web applications for government clients using .NET Core, specializing in wargaming simulation software.
Engineered and optimized complex SQL Views and Stored Procedures to streamline data retrieval for reporting and application backends.
Facilitated deployment and support processes for wargaming simulation software used in government exercises.

Technology Support Specialist

@ Thomas More University

August 2016 - December 2019

Provided technical support across campus technology systems and developed internal .NET web applications to address university requirements.

.NET Framework

Active Directory

SQL Server

Key Achievements:

Provided technical support for over 2,000 faculty, staff, and students across all campus technology systems.
Transitioned from support duties to develop and maintain internal .NET web applications addressing university requirements.
Maintained C# Active Directory Management Application, automating user provisioning and access control which reduced manual administration time by over 50%.

Skills

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Frontend Development

3 years of experience

The core technologies I use for modern web interfaces & user experiences.

TypeScript

Vue.js

Next.js

Tailwind CSS

React

⚙️

Backend Development

7 years of experience

Scalable APIs & server-side solutions

.NET

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

RabbitMQ

🛠️

DevOps & Tools

3 years of experience

Deployment, monitoring & automation

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Git

CI/CD

Additional Technologies & Tools

Visual Studio

JetBrains Rider

Visual Studio Code

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

GitHub

GitLab

Postman

Jira

Confluence

Projects

AI Task Processor API

In Progress

A modular NestJS API that executes predefined, multi-modal AI tasks.

NestJS

TypeScript

LangChain

GitHub

Stock Market Simulator

Coming Soon!

A real-time stock market simulation game for practicing trading strategies without financial risk.

Web Application

Vue.js

Node.js

WebSocket

+3 more

Recipe Creator API

Coming Soon!

An API to generate unique cooking recipes based on available ingredients using a fine-tuned LLM.

AI/ML

Python

FastAPI

Transformers

+2 more

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems

Minor in Sociology

Thomas More University - Crestview Hills, KY

2019

Graduate Coursework in Cyber Security

Wright State University - Dayton, OH