Brandon Johnson
Pulaski
Summary
Tech Lead who has balanced working as a Full Stack Software Engineer with mentoring, training, and collaborating with a team of developers. Focused on learning and growth both internally and externally. Able to quickly adapt to new languages and software development processes. Capable of learning existing systems and offering long term solutions to push those systems towards the future. Willing to take and give constructive feedback. Known for making large scale impact on products that push them from what they are to what they can be.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
Public Consulting Group
Blacksburg, VA
05.2017 - 06.2026
- Lead Developer on MTSS web application (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AngularJS, Svelte, Perl, Node.js, SQL, Azure)
- Evaluated frameworks and implemented MVPs of various tech to determine best path forward
- Conducted performance tuning of applications to improve response times and user experience
- Evaluated various technologies to modernize legacy system
- Managed project by running meetings, assigning development tasks, corresponding with business, and evaluating timelines
- Produced design documentation for legacy systems and new features
- Evaluated and identified key repeated issues. Proposed and implemented long term solutions to reduce defects permanently
- Regularly reviewed peers code contributions, offering constructive feedback
- Analyzed proposed technical solutions based on customer requirements
- Designed, architected and implemented evolution of software (AngularJS -> Svelte, Perl -> Node.js, Monolith -> Microservices) which reduced tech debt and improved software durability
- Led group of 5 engineers. Facilitated trainings, meetings, interviews, design, code review, analysis, mentoring, performance feedback and evaluation metrics, and sprint planning
- Trained over 50 junior developers
- Collaborated with hundreds of business reps, QA, other department developers and managers
- Led development of scalable software solutions to optimize client operations
- Met with key stakeholders from clients directly to better understand how they use to system and created plans to evolve the software long term.
BUSINESS I.T. INTERNSHIP
DISH NETWORK
04.2015 - 12.2015
- Built an application focused on real-time monitoring of load times and crashes of Cisco phone system that was deployed in multiple sites throughout DISH enterprise
- Developed two internal web applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, SQL, and VBScript
- Built an application geared towards statistical analysis and competitive expertise used by internal agent
- Had internship extended twice due to excellent work
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Radford University
Radford, VA07-2026
Master of Science - Software Engineering
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV05-2023
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Bluefield State College
Bluefield, WV05-2017
Skills
- HTML/CSS
- JavaScript/TypeScript
- Perl
- AngularJS
- Svelte
- Nodejs
- Python
- SQL
- Azure
- Apache
- Collaboration/Leadership
- Technical documentation
- Deployment
- Software Design/Analysis
- Code reviews
- Interviewing
- Training
- Mentoring
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
Public Consulting Group
05.2017 - 06.2026
BUSINESS I.T. INTERNSHIP
DISH NETWORK
04.2015 - 12.2015
Master of Science - Software Engineering
West Virginia University
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Bluefield State College
Master of Business Administration -
Radford University