2023—Now
Engineer, Store Systems
AutoZone, Inc.
Architecture, modernization, hardware integration, payments, and technical mentorship.
Software & systems engineer · Electrical engineer
Designed for the expected. Engineered for everything else.
Memphis, Tennessee
I design and modernize production software, hardware integrations, payment systems, and industrial controls—from architecture and testing through deployment and support.
Selected engineering work
Built for the real world.
Software architecture · Store systemsHardware abstraction · ReliabilityPLC · HMI · Industrial networking
Modernizing at scale
Restructuring a decades-old store software ecosystem into clearer boundaries and shared services.
Hardware without lock-in
Printer-agnostic receipt infrastructure and backward-compatible peripheral support across generations of hardware.
Controls in the field
Designing, commissioning, and troubleshooting control systems in active manufacturing environments.
What I work on
01
Systems modernization
Restructuring mature production software without losing the hard-won behavior that keeps a business running.
02
Hardware integration
Building clean abstractions across payment terminals, receipt printers, cash drawers, USB, serial, and embedded systems.
03
Controls engineering
Designing PLC, HMI, industrial networking, and electrical-control systems from technical drawings through commissioning.
04
Applied AI
Training, evaluating, and integrating open-weight models with an engineer’s attention to reliability and practical deployment.
Experience
Software, hardware, and everything between.
Project-based
AI Model Development Contractor
OpenAI
Engineering-domain research, model training, evaluation, and experimentation.
2022—2023
Legacy Systems IT Intern
AutoZone, Inc.
Production dashboards, test tooling, diagnostics, and legacy modernization.
2021—2022
Controls Engineering Intern
EAD
PLC and HMI programming, industrial networking, electrical controls, commissioning, troubleshooting, and post-damage facility modernization.
2020
Electrical Engineering Intern
R&N Designs
Electrical, security, fire-alarm, and control-system design for correctional and government facilities using AutoCAD and Revit.
Technical toolkit
Depth across the stack.
B.S. Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, with a foundation spanning cloud, security, and industrial systems.
Software
C++ · C · Python · TypeScript · React · Node.js · SQL
Systems
Linux · Networking · Docker · CI/CD · Automated testing
Hardware
Payment terminals · Printers · USB/Serial · PLCs · HMIs
Specialties
Architecture · Legacy modernization · Applied AI · Fraud/loss prevention
Contact
Let’s talk about the work.
Available for select freelance engineering, systems modernization, integrations, and technical collaboration.
Emailevantbright@gmail.comPhone(901) 834-4288LinkedInConnect with me RésuméDownload PDF
LocationMemphis, Tennessee · Central Time