Avery Smith is a versatile software engineer and maker with 11 years of experience building web and cloud applications that prioritize accessibility and real-world impact. Based in the Washington DC–Baltimore area, Avery has led product and engineering efforts from front-end optimizations for high-profile clients like the Smithsonian and SBA to founding startups that solve niche problems such as hairstyle cataloging and skin-health disparities for Black communities. He blends full-stack expertise (MERN, JAMstack, AWS, CI/CD) with design sensibilities from a Visual Art background, enabling polished, WCAG-compliant interfaces and scalable backend architectures. Notably, he has architected complex cloud deployments (19 VPS cluster, sharded MongoDB, Jenkins pipelines) and runs Melalogic to collect trusted dermatological data that addresses a critical healthcare blindspot. Pragmatic, user-centered, and experienced in both consultancy and product leadership, Avery turns cultural insight into technical solutions.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
UMBC
Masters E-Commerce Database Development Web Programming, Masters E-Commerce Database Development Web Programming at American Public University System
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