Ryan Brandt
Computer Scientist at Starr Restaurant Organization, LP
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRyan Brandt is a computer scientist and former sommelier with 12 years of professional experience who blends rigorous hospitality leadership with formal CS training from BMCC and Columbia. Transitioning from captain and front-of-house management roles at Michelin- and James Beard-recognized restaurants, he brings exceptional customer-focused problem solving, team training, and operational discipline to software projects. Currently completing a BA in Computer Science, he has hands-on web development foundations from General Assembly and practical internship exposure to tech environments. Based in New York, Ryan excels at translating ambiguous requirements into user-centered solutions and is comfortable moving between front-end UX concerns and backend logic. His unusual background gives him an edge in designing intuitive interfaces and systems that anticipate real human workflows under pressure. Ambitious and detail-oriented, he pairs hospitality-honed communication with technical curiosity to deliver dependable, polished products.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Web Development Immersive, Ruby, Rails, Postgres, JQuery, JavaScript, Web Development Immersive, Ruby, Rails, Postgres, JQuery, JavaScript at General AssemblyBachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science at Columbia University in the City of New YorkAssociate of Science - AS, Computer Science, Associate of Science - AS, Computer Science at Borough of Manhattan Community College
Github Skills (6)
wolfram-alpha7
fitbit6
api4
rails3
ruby-on-rails3
ruby2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
nathantross/EverestApp
Feb 2014 - Apr 2014
Contributions:97 commits in 1 month
ruby-on-railsapiwolfram-alpha-apifitbit-apirails
Jadgesh/CardboardProject
Dec 2021 - Dec 2021
Contributions:6 PRs, 16 pushes, 8 branches in 18 days
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