mikael syed

cs & ece student,
houston tx.

building at the intersection of hardware and software.

about

i built my first pc when i was 12, just to see if i could. that eventually turned into Prism PCs, a custom pc business that did over $10k in revenue.

before that i was deep in fortnite creative, building maps that hit 4k+ concurrent players and made over $1,000. that's probably where i figured out i liked making things people actually use.

i interned at Magic Hour, an AI company, working on a voice dataset pipeline for voice cloning. i'm studying cs and ece, with a long-term focus on computer engineering, where hardware and software actually meet.

i also co-founded CodeBridge to teach kids to code in middle schools, started a web agency called Presence, and shipped a chrome extension called Traced.

work

nonprofit · co-founder
CodeBridge
teaches kids to code in middle schools. built from zero because the gap was real.
chrome extension · solo
Traced
know when your emails are opened and links get clicked. completely free — no watermarks, no monthly cap.
agency · co-founder
Presence
web dev company that builds custom sites. no templates, no shortcuts.
hardware · founder · $10k+ revenue
Prism PCs
custom gaming pc business. every build specced and assembled by hand.

recently

spent some time in banff this past winter, it was truly magical.

(if you also nerd out on cameras like me, i shot these on a fujifilm xt-30iii)

snowmobiling south of banff in bc
banff avenue at night
snowy banff national park
fairmont banff springs
insane bench view in canmore, near banff
banff train
views while snowmobiling in bc

contact

want to work together or just want to talk? reach me at mikael@mikaelsyed.me or through any of the links above.