Atlanta, GA
Brendan Morrissey
Software Developer building full-stack web apps with React, Next.js, Java, and Spring Boot.
I build practical applications with React, Next.js, Firebase, Java, Spring Boot, and Python. My background combines software development, IT support, automation, and systems troubleshooting, which helps me approach projects with a builder's mindset and a debugger's patience.
Current Focus
Full-stack apps with practical, well-documented implementation.- React, Next.js, Firebase, Java, Spring Boot
- Automation, IT support, and debugging experience
- AI-assisted development used with careful human review
Selected work
Featured Projects
Featured Project
GGC Maps
Interactive campus map and room search tool for Georgia Gwinnett College.
- Built searchable building and room navigation across a large campus dataset.
- Improved SVG map interaction, room highlighting, zoom/pan behavior, and URL-driven room selection.
- Designed UI components for sidebar navigation, legends, links, and mobile usability.
Featured Project
Nurture Parenting App
Mobile-first tracker for logging sleep, feeding, and play activity.
- Implemented authentication, database-backed activity tracking, and user-facing dashboard flows.
- Used Firebase services for auth, storage, and real-time app data.
- Built a mobile-first interface with reusable UI components and a calm visual design.
Featured Project
Wedding Website / RSVP Dashboard
Custom wedding website with RSVP collection, admin tools, and guest-facing event pages.
- Built a production-style site with custom pages, RSVP collection, and admin-only management.
- Added Firebase-backed data storage and CSV export for guest tracking.
- Deployed with a custom domain and mobile-first guest experience.
Featured Project
Hotel Pricing Project
Hotel pricing scraper and analysis project built with Java backend tooling.
- Built a Spring Boot backend to collect and analyze hotel pricing data.
- Used Selenium automation for scraping and SQLite/JPA for local persistence.
- Exposed data through a REST-style backend structure for analysis.
Featured Project
Raspberry Pi Pet Companion Robot
Hardware and software prototype using Raspberry Pi, camera input, obstacle detection, and remote control.
- Combined hardware control, camera input, and distance sensing in a pet-companion robot prototype.
- Implemented manual drive and obstacle-avoidance behavior.
- Explored local AI-assisted vision workflows and remote access.
Featured Project
Java Text Adventure Game
Object-oriented Java text adventure game with save and load functionality.
- Built gameplay systems for rooms, items, puzzles, monsters, and player state.
- Implemented save, load, and continue-game functionality.
- Practiced object-oriented design, class responsibility, and state management.
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Experience
IT Lab Assistant
Georgia Gwinnett College Digital Media Lab
- Supported faculty, students, lab equipment, and digital media systems in a production academic environment.
- Helped maintain and document large equipment inventories across campus technology spaces.
- Troubleshot hardware, software, network, projector, and workstation issues.
- Used PowerShell and AI-assisted scripting to document device information, installed applications, versions, IP addresses, and asset details.
AI Trainer / Software Development Projects
Outlier
- Completed a handful of software-development-focused AI training projects.
- Reviewed and improved AI-assisted coding responses for focused programming tasks.
- Built practical judgment around when AI tools are useful and when manual debugging or implementation is needed.
Technology Consultant
Morrissey & Morrissey Inc.
- Provided technical support and troubleshooting for small business and personal technology needs.
- Helped diagnose software, hardware, and workflow issues.
- Communicated technical fixes clearly to non-technical users.
Toolkit
Skills
Frontend
Backend
Databases
Tools
Other
Resume
Resume
Education
Georgia Gwinnett College - B.S. Information Technology, Software Development concentration
Resume Snapshot
- B.S. Information Technology, Software Development concentration at Georgia Gwinnett College.
- Hands-on project work across React, Next.js, Firebase, Java, Spring Boot, Python, and automation.
- Practical IT support background with troubleshooting, documentation, and systems experience.
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