Aaron Brown

MS Software Development candidate at Boston University transitioning from audio engineering, hospitality, client relations, entrepreneurship, and management into full-stack software development.

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Professional Statement

Full-stack builder with hands-on experience designing backend APIs, working with relational data models, deploying cloud-based systems, and applying secure software practices. I bring operational ownership from technical and client-facing environments, with a focus on understanding user needs, learning quickly, and executing reliably.

Education

Boston University

MS in Software Development

Expected August 2026

Coursework includes secure software development, database design, data structures and algorithms, software engineering, design patterns, and advanced machine learning.

Berklee College of Music

BA in Songwriting

Audio Engineering Minor

Experience

Local Dog

Web Developer

2025 - Present

  • Launched and maintained a production Shopify storefront using Liquid, JavaScript, platform APIs, and responsive customer workflows.
  • Supported e-commerce operations across product, payment, order-management, integration, and user-facing feature work.

Hot Take Recording Co.

Founder, Engineer, Web Developer

2018 - Present

  • Managed client-facing technical delivery across stakeholder needs, troubleshooting, documentation, and releases.
  • Designed and deployed the company website on Vercel with AWS integrations including S3 and Route 53.

Hospitality Roles

Assistant Manager and Lead Bartender

2017 - Present

  • Built communication, team leadership, and real-time problem-solving skills in high-pressure customer-facing environments.

Projects

Build Fellowship - Dental Data Pipeline

2025

  • Built and deployed a secure, containerized backend API using FastAPI, Python, PostgreSQL, Docker, and API contracts.
  • Protected sensitive data with Fernet encryption, bcrypt, Pydantic schemas, backend validation, and security-focused review.
HealthNest - Full-Stack Healthcare Platform

2026

  • Built healthcare features end-to-end with FastAPI, React, PostgreSQL, Docker, REST APIs, and Agile practices.
  • Shipped scheduling, secure messaging, lab workflows, relational schemas, tests, CI/CD, and AI-assisted features.

Skills Summary

Software

PythonJavaJavaScriptReactSQLREST APIsFastAPIPostgreSQLpytestJestGit

Backend and Data

Relational modelingSchema designData validationAPI designAutomation workflowsTechnical documentation

Cloud and Quality

DockerAWSGoogle Cloud RunVercelCI/CDGitHub ActionsSecurity scanning

Certifications

  • IBM Full Stack Software Developer, 2025
  • Google Cybersecurity Certificate, 2024
  • Udemy Cloud Computing on AWS, 2024