Hey there 👋

I’m Brad — HPC dev, C++/Java enjoyer, and builder of fast things.

I design & ship systems across HPC clusters, backend services, and tools that make engineers’ lives better. When I’m not optimizing memory layouts, I’m swing trading or tinkering with game tech.

View Projects Download CV 
$ cat kitpp/README.md
A reusable C++ utility library for real work.
- Built for clusters
- Zero fluff, just speed
- Batteries included (sane defaults)

About

Curiosity + throughput

I’m a systems-minded engineer who cares about correctness and latency in equal measure. Background across HPC, backend, and a bit of game tech. Current obsessions: better meshes, better logs, better knobs.

Expertise

Turning ideas into performant systems

C++ (OpenMP/OpenMPI)Java (Spring Boot)Node.jsLinux: Arch, SUSE, RHEL, DebianHPC & Meshing (Gmsh/GetDP)TradingView PinePostgresDocker

Portfolio Showcase

Featured Projects

DevDeck preview

DevDeck

Multi-language scratchpad app (Qt/C++) with per-language build/run pipelines and session save/restore.

C++QtJSON
Source
Mini App Dashboard preview

Mini App Dashboard

Next.js web app to create, edit, and run small apps right in the browser. Built-in code editor, instant preview (HTML, Python via Pyodide, Lua via Fengari), auth, and search; PostgreSQL storage planned.

Next.js 14ReactTypeScriptMonaco EditorPyodideFengariAPI Routes/Server Actions
Source
CVE2DBMS preview

CVE2DBMS

Java Spring Boot application that ingests CVE data and stores it in a relational DBMS for streamlined search, filtering, and analysis.

JavaSpring BootSQLCVE DatabaseMicroservicesPostgreSQL
Source
HeatMPI preview

HeatMPI

C++17 + MPI parallel 2D heat-equation solver comparing 1D row-wise vs 2D Cartesian decompositions. Demonstrates halo (ghost-cell) exchanges, multi-node runs, and timing/plotting for speedup.

C++17OpenMPIMakefileSlurm
Source

Education

Academic Background

PhD, High Performance Computing (in progress)

  • Tennessee Tech University — Research on scalable simulation workflows.
  • Hands-on: GMSH/GetDP, OpenMP/OpenMPI, cluster orchestration.

M.S. Computer Science Completed (2022)

  • Tennessee Tech University — Research in Risk Management and Vulnerability Analysis.
  • Hands-on: Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, SQL

B.S. Mechatronics Engineering Technology Completed (2020)

  • Tennessee Tech University — Minors: Business, Computer Science
  • Hands-on: SolidWorks, AutoCAD, CNC, Plant Management, Lean Manufacturing, PLC Programming

Scholar

Select Publications

Google Scholar ResearchGate

Experience

Work History

Graduate Researcher — Tennessee Tech University

Aug 2022 – Present

Designed, simulated, and secured distributed systems for electromagnetic wireless power transfer (WPT) using C++ with OpenMPI and Gmsh; implemented anti-tamper features and secure coding practices.

Game Developer — Code Club AB (Wurm Online)

Apr 2023 – Present
  • Spearheaded new feature integration, improving player engagement and satisfaction.
  • Debugged & optimized large Java codebase, improving performance and UX.
  • Built internal tools to simulate and debug PvP balancing algorithms.

SDET Intern — Securonix

Jun 2022 – Aug 2022
  • Automated RBAC tests for Snypr; cut env init time by ~50%.
  • Authored `search-pdf-regex` (public NPM) to validate PDF content by user role.

Let’s talk

Contact me

Email

bradn4@gmail.com

LinkedIn

brad-northern

X (Twitter)

@ZeroDarkDev