Brian Silvi
Quality Assurance Tester at LAN Party Technologies
Detroit Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolBrian Silvi is a detail-oriented Quality Assurance Tester with eight years of diverse experience bridging linguistics, research, and software QA. Leveraging a background in sociolinguistics and academic research, he applies analytic rigor and strong communication skills to find subtle, reproducible bugs and improve user experiences. He has hands-on back-end development experience contributing to an open-source FFXI server emulator, where he implemented tutorial systems and fixed complex game logic—evidence of comfort debugging large, stateful systems. Based in the Detroit metro area, Brian blends people-first collaboration with technical curiosity, recently augmenting his skills with computer software engineering training. His work style is investigative and methodical—he aims to "break the app until it weeps"—making him a tenacious tester who catches issues others miss.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Associate's degree, Liberal Arts, 3.3, Associate's degree, Liberal Arts, 3.3 at Schoolcraft CollegeComputer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Boot.devBachelor of Arts (with Distinction), Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies, 3.6, Bachelor of Arts (with Distinction), Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies, 3.6 at University of Michigan-DearbornMaster of Arts - MA, Linguistics, Master of Arts - MA, Linguistics at Uppsala University
English, German, Swedish
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Github Skills (6)
lua10
game-development10
server10
ffi10
scripting10
server-side10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
project-topaz/topaz
Dec 2019 - Jul 2020
Server emulator for FFXI
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:216 commits, 18 PRs, 24 comments in 6 months
Contributions summary:Brian contributed significantly to the server emulator for FFXI, focusing on implementing and refining the game's tutorial system. They added new tutorial NPCs, implemented kill counters within specific zones, and integrated tutorial checks into auction counters. Furthermore, the user fixed incorrect recipes and ensured the numbers displayed by NPCs accurately reflected game-specific rates. The user also modified the tidal talisman functionality and fixed zone related issues.
emulatorffxiserver-emulator
Noikar/Final-Fantasy-Legacy
May 2023 - Apr 2025
Contributions:1 review, 1 PR, 15 pushes in 1 year 11 months
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