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<h1 class="profile-name">Braeden Sowinski</h1>
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Software Engineer & Systems Admin | CST Student @ BCIT | C4A President
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Backend systems, APIs, data-driven software, and low-level problem solving
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<h2 class="title">About Me</h2>
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I'm Braeden Sowinski, a Computer Systems Technology student at
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<abbr title="British Columbia Institute of Technology">BCIT</abbr> focused on backend development,
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systems administration, and building practical software that solves real problems.
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My work spans APIs, full-stack applications, data-driven tools, server infrastructure,
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and software built around real users and workflows. Through personal projects, freelance work,
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collaborative BCIT projects, and open-source development, I’ve built experience with C, Go, Java,
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JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Docker, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Debian-based systems.
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Outside of my own projects and coursework, I’m involved in BCIT’s student tech community as
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President of Coding 4 All (C4A) Club. In this role, I help organize events, workshops, and student-focused
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opportunities alongside the BCIT Computing Club, with the goal of helping more students learn,
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build, and connect.
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I’m especially interested in backend systems, infrastructure, analytics, and practical tools
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that turn messy real-world problems into clean, usable software.
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<h2 class="title">Highlights</h2>
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<dt class="text"><b>Red Team Hackathon - 3rd Place</b></dt>
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<dd class="text">
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Team Cerberus Gate earned a third-place finish at the inaugural Red Team Hackathon for building a working
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prototype around signal classification and emitter tracking.
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<a class="honor-inline-link" href="/entry.html?type=updates&slug=red-team-hackathon-2026">Read the full write-up</a>
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<span class="honor-subitem__label">Additional recognition</span>
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<p class="honor-subitem__text">Best Dressed Award at the inaugural Red Team Hackathon.</p>
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<dt class="text"><b>Capstone Project Recognition</b></dt>
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Issued by <abbr title="Sullivan Heights Secondary School">SHSS</abbr> for work on schedule-generating
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software used to produce student schedules and master timetables.
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<dt class="text"><b>Master Digital Crafter</b></dt>
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Issued by <abbr title="Sullivan Heights Secondary School">SHSS</abbr> for excellence in Web Development 10
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and Software Engineering 11/12.
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