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.

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

100

· Underoath

· Movements

· Alice in Chains

· Basement

· Three Days Grace

· Bring Me the Horizon

· Fugazi

· 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 2026-08-23 01:16 UTC

WORK

Macy's

Software Engineer

04.2022 – Present

Helped implement and configure Manhattan Active Warehouse Management for Macy's newest and largest warehouse. 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, processing millions of records. Previously contributed to Macy's mobile WMS in Groovy and Java, an internal WMS prototype in Node.js and React, and legacy cubing and messaging systems.

MAWM Python Java Groovy SQL Node.js React

Self-Employed

Freelance Developer

05.2019 – 04.2022

Provided freelance software development for small businesses and startups, focusing on Python data automation and React web development. Built practical tools for collecting, transforming, and exporting public business data, along with customer-facing landing-page prototypes.

Python JavaScript React Node.js