Zeke Naulty

Senior .NET Backend Engineer – Legacy to Modern Backends (C#, .NET Core, SQL Server/PostgreSQL, Azure)

Senior .NET Backend / Modernization

Summary

Senior .NET engineer focused on backend services, data flows, and modernization. Comfortable moving legacy workloads toward testable .NET Core/C# services, tightening telemetry, and improving reliability around schedulers, queues, and APIs.

Works close to the database layer (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle) and cares about shipping incremental improvements without breaking the business.

Experience

Software Engineer II (Backend/Modernization) - Storable

Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 | Cary, North Carolina, United States

Maintained WinForms and web apps for insurance products while standing up .NET Core services with Hangfire/EF over PostgreSQL and SQL Server to support auto-protect features.

  • Built and maintained .NET Core services with Hangfire, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server to support insurance auto-protect features.
  • Kept WinForms and web applications moving by tightening unit test coverage and contributing to early domain-driven design efforts.
Tech: C#, .NET Core, WinForms, ASP.NET, Entity Framework, Hangfire, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Unit testing, Domain-driven design

Lead Developer / Azure DevOps - iAdvantage Software, Inc.

Feb 2017 - Jan 2021 | Cary, NC

Led GLP-compliant lab platform across WebForms/MVC/WebAPI, WinForms, and Xamarin with Oracle-backed services, configurable reporting, and Azure DevOps delivery.

  • Delivered user-defined data models and custom reporting for GLP-compliant products using WebForms/MVC/WebAPI with REST OData and SOAP APIs on Oracle.
  • Led service delivery and DevOps practices across .NET, nHibernate, Entity Framework, and PL/SQL.
Tech: C#, ASP.NET WebForms, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET WebAPI, REST, OData, SOAP, Oracle, PL/SQL, Entity Framework, nHibernate, AngularJS, Bootstrap, CSS, WinForms, Xamarin Forms, Azure DevOps, GLP compliance, Reporting

Senior Software Developer - Rural Sourcing, Inc.

Jul 2013 - Feb 2016 | Augusta, Georgia Area

Consulting across Microsoft-stack projects, mentoring teams while delivering WinForms, ASP.NET, and SQL Server work for multiple clients.

  • Delivered Microsoft-stack projects for multiple clients, moving between WinForms, ASP.NET, and SQL Server work as engagements required.
  • Mentored junior and mid-level developers on coding standards, testing habits, and practical estimation.
  • Planned and tracked sprints, risks, and milestones while keeping stakeholders aligned across simultaneous projects.
  • Conducted code reviews and production readiness checks to keep releases predictable for consulting clients.
  • Interviewed and recruited engineers, helping shape hiring rubrics and onboarding practices.
  • Acted as a hands-on contributor when teams needed extra capacity on backend or desktop features.
Tech: C#, ASP.NET, WinForms, SQL Server, Project management, Mentoring, Code review, Estimation

Application Developer / Architect - Solid Earth Inc.

Dec 2006 - Jan 2011 | Huntsville, AL

Built and tuned RETS client/server and configurable ASP.NET MLS sites on Oracle/C#, delivering high-speed compliance and analytics for real estate boards.

  • Maintained RETS client/server software on Oracle and C# and modernized configurable ASP.NET MLS implementations.
  • Built a statistics module with deep market analytics and reporting.
Tech: C#, ASP.NET, Oracle, RETS, XML configuration, Performance tuning, Analytics, Reporting

Programmer/Analyst (Modernization) - Prestage Farms

Jan 2016 - Sep 2016 | Clinton, NC

Led a VB6 to WinForms modernization of 8+ accounting and inventory modules, automating conversions, unifying security, and delivering early with Agile milestones.

  • Led modernization of legacy VB6 accounting and inventory software, replacing reports and delivering a new reporting frontend.
  • Added bug reporting and ticketing to tighten feedback loops; delivered the project ahead of schedule with Agile practices.
Tech: C#, VB6, VB.NET, WinForms, Reporting, PDF generation, JIRA, Agile, Team leadership, Role-based security

Programmer/Analyst - Not Rocket Science

Jan 2005 - Oct 2005 | Covington, LA

Consulting across law enforcement, logistics, and agribusiness, building C#/ASP.NET/ActionScript solutions with SQL Server backends.

  • Delivered full-stack .NET work on SQL Server for Zen-Noh Grain and built ActionScript + ASP.NET tracking for shipments and tug boats.
  • Built a C# mobile app for a Sheriff's department.
Tech: C#, ASP.NET, ActionScript, SQL Server, Mobile development, Inventory/operations workflows, Client consulting

Engineering Application Developer - Litton Avondale Inc.

Feb 1999 - Dec 2000 | New Orleans, LA

Early career building 3D-to-2D transformation tooling for shipbuilding drawings, deployments, logging, and a scripting IDE for engineers.

  • Wrote 3D-to-2D code transformations and deployed network applications on the LPD-17 project.
  • Built error logging/reporting and an IDE for scripting the transforms.
Tech: 3D to 2D transformations, Scripting IDE, Error logging, Deployment, Engineering tooling

Skills

Core

  • C#
  • .NET Core
  • ASP.NET
  • Entity Framework
  • SQL Server
  • PostgreSQL
  • Azure DevOps
  • Hangfire
  • Legacy modernization

Supporting

  • WinForms
  • AngularJS
  • Oracle
  • OData/SOAP APIs
  • Project management

Other

  • Agile Methodologies
  • Bootstrap
  • Cloud Platforms
  • Cloud computing (Azure)
  • CSS
  • Database Development
  • Full-stack development
  • Git
  • iOS
  • JavaScript
  • JIRA
  • Kanban
  • Leadership
  • Mentoring
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Mobile application development
  • Problem-solving
  • Regular Expressions
  • Software development
  • Team Building
  • Team management
  • Time management
  • Unified Modeling Language (UML)
  • Visual Basic .NET
  • Web development
  • Xamarin Forms

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