Bryan Puckett ✺ Software Developer & Data Analyst ✺ Miami, FL

Miami, FL · Software developer & data analyst

I build the system, then read what it tells you

Ten years building database-driven applications and the SQL reporting that runs on top of them — requirements through launch, and support after. B.S. Computer Engineering from FIU, with the M.S. underway there now. U.S. Army veteran with an active DoD Secret clearance.

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Bryan Puckett · Miami, FL
Roles I'm after Software Developer · Business Analyst · Data / BI Analyst · Systems Analyst · Applications Developer
3.74GPA · Magna Cum Laude
M.S. '27Computer Eng · FIU
SecretActive DoD clearance
10 yrsBuilding & shipping
VeteranU.S. Army · 2013–2019

( 01 ) — The short version

Ten years of doing the work,
then the degree to go with it.

Since 2016 I've run my own technical services company, building database-driven web applications, SQL reporting, and the systems small businesses run on. That means the whole life cycle — working out what's actually needed, turning it into requirements, building it, testing it, documenting it, and picking up the phone when something breaks a year later.

Before that I spent six years in the U.S. Army Reserve as a medical logistics specialist, running SAP-based enterprise systems to zero-error, audit-ready standards in a regulated environment. Root-cause analysis on a broken process was the job. It's still most of what I enjoy.

In August 2026 I finished a B.S. in Computer Engineering at Florida International University, and I'm continuing there for the M.S. in Emerging Technologies — coursework in applied AI, data engineering, and machine learning. What I'm looking for now is developer and analyst work: the kind where the data lives in four systems that don't talk to each other, and the job is to turn it into one answer leadership can act on.

  • LocationMiami, FL
  • ClearanceActive DoD Secret
  • Veteran status100% P&T disabled · FL preference eligible
  • CitizenshipU.S. Citizen
  • DegreeB.S. Computer Engineering, ABET
  • ConferredAugust 2026 · Magna Cum Laude
  • GPA3.74 · Dean's List, 6 terms
  • Graduate studyM.S. Computer Engineering, FIU '27

( 02 ) — Experience

Three very different jobs,
one way of working.

Mar 2016 — PresentMiami, FL

Owner / Head of Development

South Florida Media Design — independent technical services

  • Design, build, test, and deploy database-driven web applications and IT systems for clients, owning the full life cycle: requirements gathering, development, testing, launch, and ongoing support.
  • Build and query SQL databases, develop operational reports, and automate routine data tasks with Python, Bash, and advanced Excel. Version control in Git.
  • Translate non-technical client needs into working technical solutions — then document the procedure so the result is repeatable without me in the room.
  • Perform systems analysis, troubleshoot application and infrastructure issues, and coordinate enhancements and testing with clients and outside vendors.
PythonSQLJavaScriptBashGitRequirements gatheringDocumentationVendor coordination
May 2024 — PresentMiami Intl. Airport

Airport Operations Support — MPR Program

American Airlines — MIA hub

  • Monitor and analyze real-time operational data across mission-critical enterprise platforms — Sabre, Raptor, and GS Realtime — to keep gate and ramp operations on schedule.
  • Identify issues in live data, coordinate fixes under tight deadlines, and communicate findings to both technical staff and leadership.
  • Selected for the MPR leadership development program; moved from shadowing to independently running gate and ramp operations within two weeks, and covered manager responsibilities through peak holiday and summer operations.
  • Recommended to hub leadership by the 2024 union board on the strength of operational performance and frontline relationships.
SabreRaptorGS RealtimeReal-time dataCross-functionalStakeholder comms
Oct 2013 — Dec 2019U.S. Army Reserve

Medical Logistics Specialist (68J)

U.S. Army Medical Corps — Washington, DC & Miami, FL

  • Managed regulated data across SAP-based enterprise ERP systems (TEWLS, DCAM) to zero-error, audit-ready standards in a HIPAA-regulated environment.
  • Analyzed process bottlenecks and implemented improvements that cut turnaround time by 25%.
  • Ran inventory, procurement, and distribution across Army medical facilities, including shelf-life control of Class VIII materiel.
  • Trained 50+ personnel on systems, compliance, and safety procedures. Certificate of Achievement, 99th Regional Support Command.
TEWLS (SAP)DCAMAudit & reconciliationRoot-cause analysisHIPAATraining

( 03 ) — Featured project

GrowthPulse: a multi-tenant
data product, start to finish.

GrowthPulse logo

My senior design capstone at FIU, where I was team lead for a five-person team and owned most of the implementation. Devices in the field stream readings into a cloud pipeline; a React web app and a native iOS app sit on top with real accounts, per-account data isolation, live dashboards, history charts, and alerts. It's deployed and running today — a closed loop from raw telemetry to something a user can act on.

What I built

  • The React 18 + Vite dashboard — real accounts, per-account data isolation, live readings, a 0–100 health score, trend charts with ideal bands, and alerting. Installable as a PWA.
  • The Postgres/Supabase schema and device registry with row-level security, plus claim-by-code pairing validated against it — unknown codes rejected.
  • A serverless API layer on Netlify Functions holding the cloud credentials server-side, so no token ever reaches the browser.
  • The cloud telemetry pipeline — device → MQTT → device cloud → serverless function → app — tested to 100 concurrent devices against a 10-device target.
  • A native SwiftUI iOS app running against the same live backend, beyond the original deliverables list.
  • Automatic device provisioning, which removed the manual registration step that had been causing repeated failures — and a branded captive-portal setup so a customer never touches a config file.
  • The ESP32 firmware on the node, dual-transport Wi-Fi/LoRaWAN networking, and a Google Home cloud-to-cloud voice integration.
  • Managed the $8,100 project budget and delivered the final showcase presentation.

Tested results vs. original targets

SpecificationAchievedTarget
Concurrent devices10010
Wireless range6 km2 km
Active power / device~300 mW500 mW
Temperature accuracy±0.5 °C±1 °C
Humidity accuracy±3% RH±5% RH
Soil moisture accuracy±5%±5%
Stack React 18 · Vite · SwiftUI · Node
Supabase (Postgres) · Losant · MQTT
Netlify Functions · ESP32 · LoRaWAN
What it taught me

Most of what went wrong was integration, not code — devices registering twice, a driver that only browned out under real load. Usually the fix started with better instrumentation rather than a rewrite.

Open the live app ↗ Watch the build — 7 videos ↗ Read the code on GitHub ↗

The video playlist runs the whole project in order — concept video, build and demo checkpoints, and the final Senior Design presentation. FIU EEL-4921C Senior Design II · Team 15 · Summer 2026

( 04 ) — Also built

Other things I've taken apart
and put back together.

№ 1

Client reporting & automation

Ten years of SQL-backed applications for real businesses — inventory systems, internal tools, operational reports, and the scripts that keep the numbers accurate without anyone re-keying them. Requirements through deployment, plus the documentation and the support call afterward.

SQLPythonAdvanced ExcelSchema designReportingGit
№ 2

southflmedia.com

My business site — hand-coded HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript, no framework and no build step, deployed on Netlify behind a DNS migration I planned and executed myself with zero email downtime.

HTML/CSSVanilla JSNetlifyDNS migrationResponsive
№ 3

Security coursework

FIU's security track, applied hands-on: ethical hacking, digital forensics, and malware reverse engineering — earning the FIU Digital Forensics Fundamental Skills badge. It changed how I think about where credentials live in a system, and who can reach them.

Digital forensicsMalware REEthical hackingNetwork security
№ 4

FPGA reaction-time system

A real-time embedded system in C on a Xilinx Zynq-7000 SoC: a custom AXI4-Lite IP core wired to the Cortex-A9 private timer, three interrupt service routines, and a five-state machine measuring to millisecond precision. Coursework, but the timing discipline stuck.

CZynq-7000AXI4-LiteISRsFSM

( 05 ) — Toolkit

The tools I work in day to day.

Data & analytics

SQL (Sololearn Intermediate certified) · relational schema design · operational and management reporting · data validation and integrity · real-time operational data monitoring · advanced Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP) · reconciliation and audit workflows

Systems analysis

Requirements gathering from non-technical stakeholders · business process mapping · root-cause analysis · technical documentation · user support and training · vendor coordination · Agile/Scrum fundamentals

Languages

Python · SQL · JavaScript · C / C++ · Java · Swift · Bash · HTML & CSS

Development

Database-driven and responsive web applications · React 18 · Vite · Node · REST/JSON APIs · serverless functions · object-oriented design · software testing and debugging · Git version control · mobile application development

Enterprise platforms

SAP-based TEWLS · DCAM · Sabre · Raptor · GS Realtime — plus Windows and Linux server administration, Active Directory, DNS/DHCP, and network troubleshooting

Security & compliance

Digital forensics · malware reverse engineering · ethical hacking · network security · handling regulated (HIPAA, audit-controlled) data to zero-error standards

( 06 ) — Education

The paperwork behind it.

M.S., Computer Engineering — Emerging Technologies Florida International University — applied AI, data engineering, machine learning Completing 2027
B.S., Computer Engineering (ABET-accredited) Florida International University — conferred August 2026 GPA 3.74 · Magna Cum Laude · Dean's List, 6 terms
Associate of Arts Miami Dade College — 2024

Certifications & credentials

  • Active DoD Secret clearanceCurrent
  • Digital Forensics Fundamental Skills — FIUApr 2025
  • Python IntermediateAug 2026
  • Coding for DataAug 2026
  • SQL IntermediateMay 2026
  • Introduction to SQLMay 2026
  • Certificate of Achievement, 99th RSC2017
  • Transcripts & referencesOn request

Coursework: data structures, database management, C/C++, Python, Java, computer design, embedded systems, signals & systems, telecom networks, ethical hacking, digital forensics, malware reverse engineering, senior design.

( 07 ) — Elsewhere

Want to see it running?

Live product GrowthPulse

The senior design capstone, deployed and running. Real accounts, live device telemetry, and a demo mode you can open without signing up.

growthpulsecloud.com ↗ My company South FL Media

The technical services company I've run since 2016 — client applications, websites, and the systems behind them. The site itself is hand-coded.

southflmedia.com ↗

( 08 ) — Get in touch

Hiring, or just curious?

I read every message myself and reply within one business day. Happy to walk through any project here in detail — the requirements, the decisions, what broke, and what I'd do differently.