Brian Nguyen

Skills

Mechatronics & Robotics

Feedback control & stability Discrete-time control State estimation (Kalman/EKF) Sensor fusion Modeling & simulation MPC & optimisation Interfacing sensors/actuators Systems integration

Software & Systems

C/C++ (OOP, modular design) JavaScript / Node.js WebSockets REST & API integration LLM API integration Prompt engineering Session/context management Rate limiting & retries Containerisation (Docker) Cloud deployment (GCP) CI/CD Logging & observability Git/GitHub

Design & Professional Practice

Requirements & stakeholder analysis Design validation Teamwork & communication Project management Ethics & constraints

Competencies

Selected UNSW coursework and applied work, grouped by the skills I use in projects.

Controls & autonomy

MTRN3020 — modelling and implementation of computer-controlled systems; discrete-time controller design and implementation.
MTRN3210 — feedback control concepts; closed-loop analysis and design.
MTRN4010 — estimation/decision-making topics (Kalman/EKF, sensor fusion, optimisation/MPC-style methods).

Mechatronic computing

MTRN2500 — C++ OOP and modular programming; interfacing external devices; MATLAB for matrix/data work.
MTRN3500 — software for simulation/control; sensor & DAQ interfacing; building complete software packages.
MTRN3210 — applying control concepts in practical system contexts.

Computer science

COMP1531 — software engineering practices and teamwork; building and testing applications.
COMP2521 — core data structures and algorithmic problem solving.
COMP2511 — OO design and design patterns; maintainable architectures.
COMP3121 — algorithm design and analysis (complexity, proofs, optimisation techniques).

Applied engineering

DESN1000/2000/3000 — requirements, validation, stakeholder-driven design, teamwork, and communication.
Projects — deployed web apps, bots, and tooling with real users, logging, and iteration.
Strength — translating theory into reliable implementations and clear documentation.

(This is intentionally “highlights” rather than an exhaustive course list.)

Projects

Selected builds with a focus on deployability and engineering clarity.

X-O RNG Web • Multiplayer

A Tic-Tac-Toe variant where each click randomly becomes X, O, or remains blank. Includes online multiplayer via WebSockets, room codes, spectators, and a round scoreboard.

Case study (soon) Live Demo
Discord AI Assistant LLM • Cloud • DevOps

Built and deployed a production-ready Discord AI assistant integrating an OpenAI-compatible LLM API via a modular wrapper for prompt templating, conversation state, and tool/function routing. Implemented slash commands, role-based permissions, rate limiting, structured JSON outputs, streaming responses, and observability. Containerised and deployed with CI/CD on cloud infrastructure.

Not directly “click-to-open” (runs inside Discord). I can provide a short architecture write-up and screenshots on request.

Case study (soon) GitHub

Contact

For collaboration, internships, coursework discussion, or project questions:

contact@brians-projects.com

GitHub • LinkedIn

Focus

Tooling