Southgate, Michigan, United States
Seasoned Software Engineer and certified Microsoft Excel Expert with nearly 30 years of experience architecting high-quality software and data solutions for global enterprises. Proven track record at organizations like Ford Motor Company, specializing in full-stack .NET/C# development, Angular web systems, and complex SQL databases. Exceptional analytical problem-solver (Mensa member) who excels at modernizing legacy architecture, automating complex workflows, and transforming raw data into high-performance, user-centric applications.
Core Projects & Accomplishments Global Enterprise Platform Ownership: Independently designed, built, and maintained a mission-critical publications review and compliance solution used globally by Ford personnel and external customers. Next-Gen Modernization Initiative: Collaboratively led a development team to architect a large-scale, modern replacement for the legacy global publications system. DevOps & Code Quality: Utilized code repositories using Git and GitHub to ensure smooth deployment pipelines. 🔧 Problems Solved System Bottlenecks & Asynchronous Workloads: Eliminated web session timeouts and server lag by implementing asynchronous background task processing using Hangfire and MSMQs for heavy PDF generation and constant generation of reporting metrics. Legacy Architecture Redesign: Successfully migrated monolithic legacy code into a highly scalable, decoupled architecture using C# Web APIs and an Angular frontend. UI/UX Customization: Overcame standard framework limitations by developing bespoke .NET custom controls to drastically improve user workflows and data intake. 📈 Results Achieved 20+ Years of High Reliability: Maintained 100% operational ownership of a high-volume, global intranet platform serving thousands of cross-functional users daily. Future-Proofed Scalability: Upgraded aging infrastructure into a modern web ecosystem, significantly boosting application performance, data integrity, and cross-team collaboration. 🛠️ Tech Stack Used .NET, C#, Web APIs, SQL Server, Angular, Hangfire, MSMQ, JavaScript, XML, XSL, GitHub, CSS
Underwent permanent immigration process from the UK to the US
🚀 Core Projects & Accomplishments Team Leadership: Led a 4-person development team in building an executive financial reporting tool deployed across the Ford corporate intranet. Enterprise Architecture: Managed full-cycle development utilizing classic ASP, COM components, VBScript, JavaScript, and HTML, with cross-database support for both Access and SQL Server. Technical Documentation: Authored comprehensive blueprints for technical architecture, test plans, and formatting guides to streamline the submission of new corporate financial data. 🔧 Problems Solved Secure Access Management: Secured sensitive financial data for senior leadership by integrating LDAP with Ford’s proprietary Web Single Logon (WSL), later migrating the architecture to COM+ for enhanced security functionality. Cross-Browser Compatibility: Successfully navigated the unique challenges of the early internet era by engineering cross-browser support and robust database connectivity via ADO. Data Integrity & Governance: Formulated detailed user and data guides to eliminate user error during the high-stakes submission of executive financial metrics into the SQL Server database. 📈 Results Achieved High-Security Executive Delivery: Successfully delivered a highly secure, restricted-access business intelligence tool relied on by select senior personnel for financial decision-making. Improved Team Velocity: Standardized development blueprints and testing documentation, allowing a small 4-person team to scale and maintain a complex corporate asset efficiently. 🛠️ Tech Stack Used ASP, COM/COM+, VBScript, JavaScript, HTML, SQL Server, Access, ADO, LDAP, WSL (Web Single Logon)
Companies: Barclays Bank, KPMG, News International, Gresham Bell, Lynx Technology Enterprise Web & Desktop Development: Formed the foundation of a 30-year engineering career by designing, modernizing, and deploying cross-industry web applications, corporate intranets, and desktop solutions. Database & Interface Modernization: Spearheaded early-stage legacy modernizations, migrating database architectures (SQL Server, Oracle, Access) and building user-centric interfaces using classic ASP, Visual Basic, and corporate GUI standards. Production Support & Optimization: Collaborated within agile engineering teams to support high-availability production environments, optimize quality systems for ISO 9001 compliance, and resolve complex helpdesk bugs. Key Tech Utilized: ASP, Visual Basic, VBA, VBScript, SQL Server, Oracle, ADO/DAO, HTML, CSS