James Brucker
Uncategorized
Bangkok, Thailand
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Brucker is an experienced software engineering instructor and consultant based in Bangkok with 13 years in academia and ongoing freelance work, bringing a strong foundation from a Ph.D. in Operations Research and advanced degrees in statistics and mathematics. He taught core software engineering topics—object-oriented programming, software design, web services, and software process—at Kasetsart University, helping a top-rated program whose students regularly win national and international competitions. His background includes applied IT work at RAND and teaching numerical analysis and optimization at UCLA, reflecting a blend of theoretical rigor and practical systems experience. Interested in design patterns, financial application software, and security, he pairs research-minded thinking with pragmatic engineering. Outside the classroom he’s an avid tropical gardener, a detail that underscores his patience and hands-on problem solving.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
M.A., Statistics, M.A., Statistics at University of California, BerkeleyJohns Hopkins UniversityPh.D., Operations Research, Ph.D., Operations Research at University of California, Los AngelesMaster's degree, Mathematics, Master's degree, Mathematics at University of Hawaii at Manoa
Github Skills (66)
e-mail10
auth9
firebase9
database8
ai8
postgresql8
nextjs8
supabase8
realtime7
command-line-tool7
deno7
postgis7
cli7
golang6
postgrest6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
jbrucker/movierental
Nov 2015 - Oct 2024
Contributions:35 pushes, 4 branches in 9 years 1 month
jbrucker/home-log
Jun 2025 - Jan 2026
Log data for things like power and water. Anything with a date and numerical value.
Contributions:2 reviews, 15 PRs, 68 pushes in 7 months
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