Maker, Student, Human. — Bryson Reece 👋

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About Work Projects Events Resume

Who I am and what drives my passion for development.

My experience working for both employers and within my community.

Links to various projects I've published across the web.

Talks or events I've hosted or been invited to.

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Employment.

Senior Software Engineer - WhyteSpyder Feb 2022 - Present, Rogers, AR: Building out a number of internal tooling solutions and refining existing infrastructure during my day-to-day.

Senior Software Engineer - Wunderite Jun 2021 - Feb 2022, Boston, MA: Assisted in large-scale refactoring of a legacy codebase into a more modern, performant architecture while making use of technologies like Laravel, Vue 3, and TypeScript.

Lead Software Engineer - WellCaddie Jun 2018 - Jun 2021, Norman, OK: Oversaw and managed a team of engineers in the development of the WellCaddie software line. Responsibilities included coordinating both the software and hardware development divisions of the company to produce a unified product package to sell to remote oil operators.

PinYin Consultant - University of Oklahoma Aug 2017 - May 2018, Norman, OK: Assisted in developing a number of patented transliteration devices to enable Chinese speakers to gain a better grasp of the English language through newly researched translation techniques.

Senior Software Engineer - WellCaddie May 2017 - Jun 2018, Norman, OK: Implemented and facilitated a complete overhaul and refactor of all frontend and backend services of the WellCaddie platform. Directly resulted in a company valuation increase of several million dollars.

Software Engineer - WellCaddie Nov 2016 - May 2017, Norman, OK

Software Engineer Internship - Tankvault Aug 2016 - Nov 2016, Norman, OK: Developed web-based tooling to streamline oil and gas worker operations. Features developed included mapping applications used for route optimization, forecast indicators for field workers, as well as mobile alerts and monitoring for damaged oil production equipment.

VR Software Engineer - University of Oklahoma May 2016 - Aug 2017, Norman, OK: Helped establish the first makerspace at the university while developing workflows and custom tooling for managing 3D printing services. Also helped develop O.V.A.L., a VR pedagogy tool currently used by universities nationwide. O.V.A.L. went on to host the world’s first remote pedagogy session in virtual reality.

Community.

Member - Homebrew Website Club Aug 2018 - Dec 2018,: Collaborate with and teach individuals about self-hosting web projects, as well as tips and tricks on various frameworks and tech stacks.

Member - Norman AR/VR Aug 2018 - Apr 2019,: Host weekly community meetings based around Augmented and Virtual Reality technologies, as well as provide consulting pro-bono for business leaders to explore AR/VR opportunities in their fields.

Member - OU Engineers' Club Jan 2016 - Jan 2020,

Co-founder/President - OU Virtual Reality Association Feb 2017 - Dec 2018,: Created and managed a student organization with a board of individuals ingrained into the Virtual Reality development community. Hosted weekly meetings and workshops free to the public and assisted in Oculus NextGen Symposium entries; projects which led to full-time position offers for members.

Community Builder - Bizzell Memorial Library Feb 2016 - Aug 2017,: Hosted a series of workshops aimed at introducing cutting-edge technologies like 3D Printing to students around the University of Oklahoma's campus.

Community Educator - OKC VR Jun 2017 - Aug 2017,: Taught community workshops on Augmented and Virtual Reality application development using the Unity3D game engine.