Michael Berry

Projects

Capstone External Client Team & Technical Lead

My Better Life

Year-long Senior Design capstone for a real external client. Led a four-person team building a personal-development and guidance platform. Took over as project manager for the final two weeks at the client's request, recovered a slipped schedule, and delivered every requirement to an accepted, well-received system.

Blazor Server C# Azure SQL 20 tables 24 stored procs

AI engineering notes from this project

AI as a layer, not the whole product —the AI Neural Network / Guide component sits on top of a traditional Blazor Server + Azure SQL architecture, a common real-world pattern where AI augments an existing system rather than replacing it.

Key deliverables

CRUD pages, task & work scheduling, and foreign-key reporting

AI Explain feature powering the recommendation engine

Three-tier architecture: Blazor → C# app layer → Azure SQL (27 views)

Recovered slipped schedule; delivered all requirements before deadline

Client accepted and praised the final system

AI Tool Solo Build

CreatorFlow AI

AI-powered content optimizer for creators on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Generates platform-tuned titles, descriptions, hashtags, and SEO recommendations. Designed a factory-pattern mock AI engine so the full pipeline runs end to end at zero API cost, with 70+ documented test cases.

React 18 Node.js Express Firebase Firestore Vercel

↗ Live demo First load may take up to a minute while the server wakes up

AI engineering notes from this project

Prompt engineering —system/user prompt design was the difference between generic output and consistently platform-tuned titles, descriptions, and hashtags across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.

Structured outputs —the generation pipeline required predictable, parseable responses so results could flow straight into the UI and Firestore.

Model/API integration —OpenAI API wired into a Node/Express backend, handling auth, request/response shaping, and error cases.

Mocking AI for development —built a factory-pattern mock AI engine so the full pipeline could run end-to-end at zero API cost, enabling 70+ test cases without burning credits.

Game Three-person Team

Steiner Survivors

2D survival game built in C# with MonoGame. Owned the game state system (start/pause states), designed the main menu and settings with remappable controls, and integrated the in-game music system.

C# MonoGame OOP

Web App

DriveShare

A vehicle sharing platform that connects owners and renters — browse listings, book vehicles, and manage reservations through a streamlined web interface.

Web Full-stack

Recipease

E-commerce site that turns recipes into shoppable ingredient carts.

Weather App

Live weather lookup powered by a real-time API — search any city for current conditions.

Cat Breed Reference

Searchable cat breed encyclopedia pulling from an external API with breed details and images.

Travel Brochure

Visually polished destination brochure site showcasing layout and design fundamentals.

Contact Book

CRUD contact manager — add, edit, search, and delete contacts with persistent storage.

Yahtzee & Tic-Tac-Toe

Browser-based implementations of both classic games with full game logic and scoring.

About

I'm a graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn, where I earned a B.S. in Computer Information Science with a concentration in Computer Science, graduating with a 3.44 cumulative GPA and a 3.80 across my final seven semesters. I build things that work — using AI as a core part of how I develop, not an afterthought.

My best work came from real pressure: a year-long Senior Design capstone delivered to a real client, a solo AI product shipped across six Agile sprints, a vehicle-sharing platform, and a team-built 2D game. I'm most in my element when there's a real problem and a deadline.

Fluent in English and Arabic. Actively seeking roles in AI development, solutions engineering, or technical lead positions — especially at teams that move fast and build with AI.

University of Michigan-Dearborn

B.S. in Computer Information Science · Concentration in Computer Science

Cumulative GPA: 3.44 · Final seven semesters: 3.80 GPA

2026

Administrative Assistant

Genius Realty LLC (formerly Team Ali LLC) — Real Estate Services

Dearborn, MI · 2021 – Present

Use AI to draft listing descriptions, cutting writing time per listing from 30–45 minutes to about 10–15.
Produce property marketing videos and brokerage promotion using AI tools such as CapCut and VideoProc Vlogger.
Handle client email and phone correspondence, answering buyer and seller inquiries on listed properties.
Coordinate property showings and serve as the point of contact for prospective buyers.
Manage the broker's calendar of appointments, showings, and meetings.
Publish listings and transactions on MLS with photos and full property details.
Maintain all client documentation, contracts, and records, plus the brokerage's in-house Excel CRM.

Michael Berry

Let's build something useful.