John-Michael
H. Smith

Software Engineer · Metro Atlanta, GA

Hello, I'm a software engineer based in Metro Atlanta. I enjoy listening to music, reading, and building hobby projects.

I earned a Master's in Computer Science at Georgia Tech, specializing in computing systems. At the University of Georgia, I earned a Bachelor's in Computer Science and a Certificate in Applied Data Science.

WORK HISTORY

Macy's
Software Engineer

Helped implement and configure Manhattan Active Warehouse Management for Macy's new and largest distribution center. Contributed to custom extensions, end-to-end testing, operational readiness testing, on-site go-live support, and warehouse operations support for the year following launch.

Built a Python toolkit that parsed Excel workbooks and used MAWM APIs to create and update data at scale. Previously contributed to Macy's mobile WMS in Groovy and Java, as well as an internal WMS prototype in Node.js and React.

Java Spring Python SQL
04.2022 – Present
Self-Employed
Freelance Developer
JavaScript React Node.js
05.2019 – 04.2022

NOW

Auto-refreshed daily from Goodreads, Last.fm, and Setlist.fm.

† Reading

CURRENTLY READING
· Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series)
Peter Godfrey-Smith
· Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Jon Meacham
· Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime
Sean Carroll
· Essential Mathematics for Quantum Computing: A beginner's guide to just the math you need without needless complexities
Leonard S Woody III
· The Life of Chuck
Stephen King
RECENTLY READ
· Crossroads of Twilight (The Wheel of Time, #10)
Robert Jordan
· Over Here: The First World War and American Society
David M. Kennedy
· A FIERCE DISCONTENT
Michael E. McGerr
· Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction
Samir Okasha
· Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction
Susan Blackmore
· Full shelf on Goodreads ↗

† Listening

TOP ARTISTS · PAST 30 DAYS
· Avenged Sevenfold
92
· Underoath
15
· Alice in Chains
13
· Bring Me the Horizon
12
· Fugazi
12
· Movements
12
· Sleeping With Sirens
12
· Screaming Trees
11
· Full history on Last.fm ↗ — tracking since Dec 2017
· Hand-curated Spotify playlist ↗ — 3000+ songs, 200+ hours, 10+ years in the making

† Shows

84 LOGGED
· 08.16.26Avenged Sevenfold — Truliant Amphitheater, Charlotte — Charlotte
· 08.16.26Good Charlotte — Truliant Amphitheater, Charlotte — Charlotte
· 08.16.26Avenged Sevenfold — Truliant Amphitheater, Charlotte — Charlotte
· 08.16.26Jayden Hammer — Truliant Amphitheater, Charlotte — Charlotte
· 07.04.26DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince — Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia — Philadelphia
· Full log on Setlist.fm ↗
Updated 2026-08-21 01:14 UTC

EDUCATION · SELECTED COURSEWORK

† Georgia Tech
12.2024
· M.S. Computer Science
· Computing Systems · GPA 3.70
· Selected Coursework:
· CS 7650:Natural Language ProcessingPython
· CS 7400:Quantum ComputingQiskit
· CS 8001:Large Language Models Seminar
· CS 7646:Machine Learning for TradingPython
· CS 6515:Graduate AlgorithmsPython
† University of Georgia
05.2019
· B.S. Computer Science
· Cert. Applied Data Science · GPA 3.72 cum laude
· Selected Coursework:
· CSCI 6550:Artificial IntelligenceJava
· CSCI 6380:Data MiningPython scikit-learn
· CSCI 6800:Human-Computer Interaction
· CSCI 4150:Numerical Simulation in Sci and EngMATLAB
· CSCI 3360:Data Science IPython
† Kennesaw State University
2015 – 2017
· Computer Science
· GPA 3.83
† Full Coursework →