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William "Joe" Brashear

Health Tech AI Software Engineer

Building the future of healthcare through intelligent automation and AI-powered solutions. Bridging medicine, machine learning, and software engineering to solve real-world clinical problems.

William Joe Brashear

About Me

Where healthcare meets cutting-edge AI

Healthcare AI Engineer with a Mission

I'm a unique blend of healthcare professional and AI software engineer. Currently pursuing Biomedical Sciences at USF (4.0 GPA) while researching machine learning applications at Moffitt Cancer Center, I bring hands-on clinical experience to every line of code I write.

My journey combines Computer Science (UCF, 3.85 GPA, Cum Laude) with real-world healthcare work at HCA Florida, giving me the rare ability to understand both the technical challenges and clinical realities of health tech solutions.

I'm currently building BayFlowHealth.AI - streamlining Revenue Cycle Management for hospitals and clinics through intelligent automation.

4.0
USF GPA
3.85
UCF CS GPA
1st
Moffitt AI Hackathon (Tied)
200+
SASE Members Led

Technical Arsenal

Full-stack capabilities with AI/ML specialization

🤖 AI & Machine Learning

Python TensorFlow Keras scikit-learn NumPy Pandas Agentic AI Deep Learning Cox Models

⚙️ Backend & APIs

Flask FastAPI REST APIs SQL PostgreSQL NoSQL Pinecone

🎨 Frontend & Mobile

React Native HTML/CSS JavaScript

🛠️ DevOps & Tools

Docker Git Linux AWS Azure GitLab CI C/C++

Featured Projects

Building solutions at the intersection of healthcare and AI

BayFlowHealth.AI

Flagship Product

A streamlined service for more efficient Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) in hospitals and clinics that flows seamlessly. Leveraging AI and automation to reduce administrative burden, accelerate claims processing, and improve cash flow for healthcare providers.

  • Intelligent automation for billing and claims processing workflows
  • AI-powered denial prediction and prevention
  • Real-time analytics dashboard for revenue insights
  • Generating significant interest from healthcare investors
Python Agentic AI FastAPI Machine Learning Healthcare Tech
BayFlowHealth.AI Logo

Glioblastoma Survival Prediction

Research

Tied for 1st place at the 2025 Moffitt Cancer Center AI Hackathon, competing against PhDs, postdocs, and industry ML engineers with the top predictive performance.

  • Built full survival-prediction pipeline for glioblastoma patients
  • Engineered preprocessing and validation workflows for clinical data
  • Leveraged NVIDIA Brev GPU for deep learning model training
  • Led team of 4 engineers as Project Manager and Lead ML Engineer
Python scikit-learn Cox Models Deep Learning TensorFlow NVIDIA GPU
Moffitt AI Hackathon Team

Radioembolization Prediction Software

Current Research

Developing machine learning software to predict optimal radiation dosage and location for radioembolization procedures at Moffitt Cancer Center's Department of Machine Learning.

  • Clinical ML application for cancer treatment optimization
  • Predictive modeling for radiation therapy planning
  • Collaboration with oncologists and medical physicists
Python Machine Learning Medical Imaging Clinical Research
Radioembolization Visualization

NASA Mini-RASSOR Competition

Senior Design

Developed software for NASA's Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot competition, creating tools to help high school and community college students learn robotics programming.

  • 🏆 UCF Senior Design Showcase Semi-Finalist — Selected as 1 of 6 teams out of 50
  • Developed an easy-to-use abstraction layer in ROS2 to simplify rover programming for students
  • Created a localization package using OpenCV and ArUco Markers for real-time robot positioning
  • Collaborated with a team of 4 engineers on unit and integration testing
ROS2 Python OpenCV Linux Git/GitHub Integration Testing
William Brashear at NASA

Leadership Experience

Building communities and developing future leaders

Google Developer Group Team - AI Medical Assistant App

Google Developer Group at USF

Technical Lead - AI Medical Assistant App

Sep. 2025 — Present | USF

Leading development of a cross-platform medical assistant application that enables AI-powered symptom analysis, health tracking, and provider recommendations. Managing a team of engineers while driving technical architecture and healthcare data integration.

  • Managing team of 4 developers on full-stack healthcare application
  • Built React Native frontend for iOS and Android platforms
  • Architected FastAPI backend with PostgreSQL database
  • Integrated Pinecone vector database for semantic health data search
  • Implemented AI-powered symptom analysis and provider recommendation engine
  • Contributed to UI/UX design, backend logic, and healthcare data integration
React Native FastAPI PostgreSQL Pinecone AI/ML Healthcare Integration
SASE at UCF

Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE)

Chapter President & Founder

Sep. 2019 — May 2022 | UCF

Founded and grew the Professional Asian Student Organization on UCF's campus from the ground up, creating impact for students pursuing STEM careers.

  • Grew organization to 100+ members with consistent GBM attendance
  • Created foundation and core marketing strategy from scratch
  • Established partnerships with companies including Disney, Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin, and Meta
  • Coordinated professional development events and networking opportunities
  • Built executive team structure and sustainable operational framework
PAAN Leadership Development Summit at Lockheed Martin

Professional Asian American Network (PAAN)

Networking Lead

June 2023 — Jan. 2025 | Orlando, FL

Led networking initiatives for Asian American professionals in the Orlando area while working at Lockheed Martin, building connections between emerging professionals and established industry leaders.

  • Organized and facilitated monthly networking events at various Orlando restaurants, averaging 10-15 attendees
  • Attended the PAAN 2024 AAPI Heritage Month Leadership Development Summit at Lockheed Martin headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland
  • Built bridges between corporate partners and professional development opportunities
  • Fostered community connections among Asian American professionals in defense and tech sectors

Professional Journey

From defense tech to healthcare AI

Moffitt Cancer Center

Research Engineer – Department of Machine Learning

Dec. 2025 — Present | Tampa, FL
  • Developing software to predict radiation dosage and location for radioembolization procedures
  • Applying machine learning to improve cancer treatment outcomes

HCA Florida Largo Medical Center

Operating Room Assistant

March 2025 — Present | Largo, FL
  • Assisting in transporting patients for procedures and performing EKGs
  • Supporting clinical staff in maintaining sterile operating environments
  • Gained hands-on clinical experience informing healthcare tech solutions

Lockheed Martin – Missiles and Fire Control

Software Engineer Associate

June 2023 — Jan. 2025 | Orlando, FL
  • Primary DevOps engineer for the Joint Air-To-Ground Missile Program (JAGM)
  • Automated code inspections using Docker Container, saving 30 minutes per testing cycle
  • Automated missile software hardware verification with GitLab CI, saving 45 minutes per procedure
  • Containerized VxWorks build using Docker, reducing potential downtime by one week

Northrop Grumman

Pathways Software Development Analyst

June 2022 — June 2023 | Remote
  • Technical lead for 3 applications and supported 6 total applications
  • Awarded top performer rating for 2022
  • Utilized SQL to migrate and map over 60% of data for SaaS-to-SaaS migration, improving efficiency by 500%
  • Automated SharePoint site monthly report generation using PowerShell, saving 4 hours per month

Qualcomm

Software Engineer Intern

May 2021 — Aug. 2021 | San Diego, CA
  • Collaborated with a team of 10 Software Engineers in the 5G Software Integration and Automation team
  • Created a dashboard website in Django for engineers to check jobs, reliability results, and test cases
  • Developed REST APIs to enqueue and dequeue test cases to RabbitMQ and calculate reliability metrics
  • Built an application that emails engineers live test case information with reliability metrics
  • Cultivated skills in Python, Django, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Docker, DevOps, VMs, Linux, RabbitMQ, SQL, Jenkins, and REST APIs in Flask

University of Central Florida

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Jan. 2021 — May 2021 | Orlando, FL
  • Volunteer TA for Intro to Numerical Computation in Python (PHZ 3150)
  • Assisted students with Python programming concepts and numerical methods
  • Provided mentorship and academic support for undergraduate physics students

Lockheed Martin

Software Engineer CWEP Participant

Feb. 2020 — Apr. 2021 | Orlando, FL
  • Coordinated with 5 Software Engineers on the Air-Launched Rapid Response Hypersonic Missile Project (ARRW)
  • Contributed multiple features to the missile graphics user interface using Qt and C++
  • Increased software runtime efficiency by 25% in a Python script for Telemetry File creation
  • Developed skills in Agile Scrum environment, C++, Qt, Python, and GitLab

University of Central Florida

Resident Assistant

Aug. 2019 — Mar. 2020 | Knights Circle, Orlando, FL
  • Served as a live-in mentor and role model at Knights Circle, the largest University-affiliated housing complex in the nation
  • Led community programs following UCF's Residential Curriculum
  • Promoted residents' self-awareness, cultural competence, community engagement, and global impact
  • Managed conflict resolution and provided support for diverse student community

Let's Build the Future

Open to opportunities in Health Tech AI and Software Engineering

Whether you're looking for a health tech AI engineer, interested in BayFlowHealth.AI, or want to collaborate on healthcare innovation, I'd love to hear from you.