Brandon Mcansh
Founder Principle Consultant at VIA
Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolBrandon Mcansh is a seasoned Android engineer and founder with over a decade of hands-on experience building mobile platforms, apps, and SaaS products from Michigan. As Founder and Principal Consultant of bmcreations and a repeat hire for senior Android and Kotlin Multiplatform roles, he blends deep platform-level expertise (including contributions to ROMControl customization) with product-focused delivery for startups and enterprise teams. He has repeatedly moved between individual contributor and leadership roles—shaping Android frameworks, leading teams at PLANOLY, and shipping Compose Multiplatform work—demonstrating both technical depth and operational agility. Comfortable in remote and on-site contexts, Brandon’s background ranges from low-level system tweaks to cross-platform Kotlin engineering, giving him a rare vantage on performance, UX, and long-term maintainability.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Oakland University
English
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Github Skills (9)
javas10
android-sdk10
android10
java10
ui-design9
kotlin6
android-recyclerview6
android-viewpager6
parcelable6
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
AOKP/packages_apps_ROMControl
Aug 2013 - Jan 2014
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:9 commits in 5 months
Contributions summary:Brandon primarily contributed to the ROMControl application, focusing on Android-specific customization features. Their work included updating UI elements, such as the search icon in the lockscreen and navigation ring. They also made improvements to settings functionality, converting ARGB color values and implementing settings for power menu and navigation bar, including adding a privileged application build configuration. This indicates a focus on extending system customization options.
LineageOS/android_hardware_samsung_slsi-cm_exynos7420
Jan 2017 - May 2018
Contributions:3 commits in 1 year 4 months
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