Portfolio // 2026

Brandon F.
Mahdavi.

B.S. Computer Science from San Diego State (May 2026), specializing in AI-assisted software engineering as a daily driver. Shipping production software since 2018 — pairing with Claude Code to deliver full-stack web apps, custom Linux kernels, and AWS-hosted infrastructure end-to-end.

CompTIA Security+ certified. Coursework in AI, OS internals, and applied security grounds every LLM-augmented workflow in fundamentals.

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Brandon F. Mahdavi
San Diego, California

01 // About

Builder,
since early.

Brandon at work

I wrote my first production code as a high-school intern at OnSolve (formerly MIR3), building a Java CLI against their Intelligent Notification SOAP API — the same reference code their technical partner used to learn the platform. I was sixteen.

Since then I've designed SQL databases for regulated lab workflows at Bioduro-Sundia, written test scripts that cut post-release issues by 15%, and drafted GMP equipment protocols to standardize lab documentation. In parallel I've kept shipping — home networks, security systems, and smart-home installs across San Diego.

I earned my B.S. in Computer Science from San Diego State in May 2026, with coursework across software systems, algorithms, machine learning, UNIX administration, wireless networks, and applied security. I like the layer where operating systems, networking, and security meet — and I like making that layer invisible to the person using it.

Today my daily driver is Claude Code. I pair with it on everything from cross-compiling Linux kernels to scaffolding accessibility-clean React components to provisioning hardened nginx + TLS on AWS. The fundamentals from CS 480 (operating systems), CS 470 (UNIX), and CS 575 (network security) keep every agentic workflow honest — I read what the model writes, and I know when to overrule it.

AI-augmented stack

Claude Code Anthropic Claude API Agentic Workflows Prompt Engineering

Languages

Python Java C C++ Swift JavaScript SQL Bash · Shell

Systems & infra

Linux · Ubuntu · Debian · Kali · OpenWrt FreeBSD · OpenBSD AWS · EC2 · Route 53 nginx Git Xcode · Visual Studio IDA Pro

Security & networking

TLS · PKI · Hashing Network Traffic Analysis Test Automation CompTIA Security+

“I read what the model writes,
and I know when to overrule it.”

02 // Projects

Selected work.

A few things I've shipped — from enterprise platforms to hands-on network installs.

2026 Personal Project Featured

OpenWrt Mesh & Banana Pi R4 Custom Linux Kernel

Secured and unified a mixed-vendor home network behind a Banana Pi R4 running OpenWrt — replacing stock firmware on Google Wifi mesh nodes, configuring wireless backhaul, and tuning routing/firewall policies for single-subnet connectivity and centralized firewall enforcement.

Built and deployed a custom Linux kernel for the Banana Pi R4 with Claude Code as primary pair-programmer — driving cross-compile toolchain setup, kernel config debugging, and patch authoring — enabling the device to serve as the central OpenWrt gateway.

Linux Kernel OpenWrt Cross-Compile Claude Code Banana Pi R4 Wireless Mesh Firewall & Routing
2026 Live

brandon.mahcom.com — Personal Portfolio

Designed, built, and deployed a responsive single-page portfolio (HTML, Tailwind, JS) — paired with Claude Code for component scaffolding, accessibility audits, and iterative design polish. Hosted on AWS EC2 with nginx, Let's Encrypt TLS, and registrar-API DNS — Claude Code drove provisioning, hardening, and the deploy pipeline.

Tailwind Claude Code AWS EC2 nginx · TLS A11y
2026 — Present Independent · San Diego

Home Network & Security Systems

Configuring residential internet, Wi-Fi, and connected-device environments for multiple households — routers, extenders, cameras, smart-home devices. Installing and supporting electronic security systems end-to-end, from network topology to device integration.

Network Configuration Home Security Smart Home Wi-Fi Design
Summer 2022 Bioduro-Sundia

LIMS Data Pipeline & GMP Tooling

Designed SQL databases to import 100+ product specifications into the laboratory LIMS. Authored test scripts that cut post-release issues by 15%, and drafted complex GMP equipment protocols that standardized setup documentation.

SQL LIMS Test Automation GMP
2018 OnSolve · MIR3

Intelligent Notification SOAP Client

Built a Java application to create and initiate multi-modal mass notifications via OnSolve's Intelligent Notification SOAP API — Email, SMS, Pager, voice (text-to-speech), and mobile. Shipped as reference code used by OnSolve's technical partner to onboard the platform.

Java SOAP API CLI Enterprise SaaS

03 // Services

What I do.

I work across the stack — from silicon-adjacent systems to the screens people actually touch.

Network & Security Setup

Home and small-business network design, Wi-Fi optimization, camera and access-control installs, and hardening from the router outward.

AI-Augmented Development

Daily-driver Claude Code workflows — from kernel patches to React components. Agentic pipelines, prompt engineering, and the judgment to know when to overrule the model.

API Integration

SOAP, REST, and partner-facing reference implementations. Comfortable with request lifecycles, auth flows, and the unglamorous retry logic that holds it together.

Database Design

Relational schema design and data pipelines — with real-world experience in regulated GMP laboratory environments.

Security Consulting

CompTIA Security+ certified. TLS fundamentals, PKI and hashing concepts, network traffic analysis, and applied security for small-scale deployments.

UNIX / Linux Administration

Ubuntu, Debian, Kali, FreeBSD, OpenBSD. Server management, systems coursework, and the muscle memory that comes from living in a terminal.

04 // Education

The long
curriculum.

Conferred May 2026

B.S. Computer Science

San Diego State University

SDSU GPA 3.92 / 4.00
Honors Dean's List (Semester Honors × 3)

Coursework

CS 210 Data Structures · CS 250 Intro to Software Systems · CS 370 Computer Architecture · CS 420 Advanced Programming Languages · CS 450 Intro to Artificial Intelligence · CS 460 Algorithms · CS 470 UNIX System Administration · CS 480 Operating Systems · CS 496 Cloud Computing · CS 549 Machine Learning · CS 574 Computer Security · CS 575 Network Traffic Analysis & Security · CS 576 Networks & Distributed Systems · CS 578 Wireless Networks · CS 596 Applied Security Management · STAT 550 Applied Probability.

Coursework Highlights

Where the curriculum meets Claude Code.

  • Operating Systems (CS 480) — Concurrency, memory management, kernel internals — directly applied in the Banana Pi R4 kernel build, where Claude Code accelerated config and debug cycles.
  • Intro to Artificial Intelligence (CS 450) — Python implementations of search, learning, and reasoning — the conceptual backbone for evaluating LLM behavior and structuring agentic workflows.
  • UNIX System Administration (CS 470) — Shell scripting, server management, deployment automation — translates into AWS EC2 hardening and Claude Code-driven nginx/TLS pipelines on brandon.mahcom.com.
  • Network Traffic Analysis & Security (CS 575) — Packet capture, protocol analysis, applied network security — sharpens threat-aware review when Claude Code touches network, auth, or TLS code.

Certified

CompTIA Security+

Verification · 71822c18707a44259e46593ea0278177

Pre-university

3D Level Design — iD Tech @ UCSD

An early signal: build worlds, then figure out the engine.

05 // Contact

Let's
build.

I'm open to internships, full-time roles, consulting, and interesting side projects. Reach out — I answer email.

farbodm@me.com 858-405-0780 LinkedIn