Sarunas Budreckis
About Sarunas Budreckis
Sarunas Budreckis is a Full Stack Software Application Developer at Lutron Electronics in Austin, Texas, with a diverse background in software development, cybersecurity, and project management.
Current Role at Lutron Electronics
Sarunas Budreckis currently serves as a Full-Stack Software Application Developer at Lutron Electronics in Austin, Texas. He works on a variety of software development projects, showcasing a versatile skill set in both front-end and back-end development. His role involves implementing graphical user interface (GUI) support for new devices and resolving UI bugs, which significantly enhance the user experience and reliability of applications.
Previous Positions and Experience
Prior to his current role, Sarunas Budreckis worked at Lutron Electronics as a DevOps Engineer in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania for a year. His previous experience also includes a stint at Applied Research Laboratories, The University of Texas at Austin as a Student Technician, and a position as a Cyber Security Specialist at U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory. Budreckis has also interned at NASA as an Aerospace Scholar and Research Intern, contributing to various aerospace projects.
Education and Expertise
Sarunas Budreckis earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Austin, where he studied from 2020 to 2023. His areas of expertise include Machine Learning, Data Science, CyberSecurity, Cloud Systems, IT, Project/Team Management, and Game Development. His educational background has prepared him to tackle complex software development challenges with a broad set of skills.
Projects and Initiatives
Sarunas Budreckis has led various significant projects. He implemented GUI support for multiple new devices and resolved numerous UI bugs in a .NET Windows desktop application. In another project, he championed a major refactor to resolve HVAC temperature rounding issues, ensuring consistent functionality across different processors, platforms, and third-party apps. Additionally, he analyzed and resolved a major referential integrity inconsistency across database conversions.
Leadership and Extracurricular Activities
Throughout his career, Sarunas Budreckis has taken on leadership roles and participated in numerous extracurricular activities. He founded and served as president of the Programming and Game Design Club, competed nationally with the National Speech & Debate Association and Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL), and was the Lead Programmer for a VEX Robotics team. He also served as Cadet Commander in the Civil Air Patrol, demonstrating his leadership and project management skills.