Michael Brooks
Software Engineer at Apple
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Brooks is a software engineer and HCI-trained researcher with 14 years of experience building developer-focused machine learning tools, currently working at Apple in Seattle. He combines hands-on engineering with human-centered design, drawing on a PhD in Human Centered Design & Engineering to shape data analysis, visualization, and ML tooling for social scientists and developers. His research-driven background includes publications in CSCW and visual analytics and formative internships at Google and Microsoft where he prototyped interfaces to improve feature ideation and large-scale grading workflows. Past roles include product-facing engineering and user research at Turi (GraphLab) and contributions to security-sensitive open-source auth systems, reflecting a pragmatic focus on usability, reproducibility, and secure data practices.
14 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Human Centered Design and Engineering, PhD Human Centered Design and Engineering at University of WashingtonB.A. Computer Science Mathematics, B.A. Computer Science Mathematics at Oberlin College
Github Skills (6)
authentication10
php10
user-authentication10
codeigniter10
security10
sql9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
benedmunds/CodeIgniter-Ion-Auth
Apr 2012 - May 2012
Simple and Lightweight Auth System for CodeIgniter
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:16 commits in 12 days
Contributions summary:Michael primarily focused on improving the authentication and authorization features of the CodeIgniter-based application. Their contributions involved fixing bugs related to password hashing, implementing a password reset functionality with email verification and a change password form, and enhancing the session management upon logout. They also added functionality for tracking failed login attempts and implemented associated database updates, demonstrating a focus on security and user experience. Further, they also configured parameters to prevent timing attacks.
codeigniterauthenticationjwtauth
etcgroup/text-prizm
Oct 2012 - Mar 2016
Contributions:363 commits, 2 pushes in 3 years 5 months
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