ZEKE NAULTY SENIOR WINFORMS / DESKTOP .NET DEVELOPER Senior WinForms / Desktop .NET Developer – Modernizing LOB Apps (C#, WinForms, VB6/VB.NET, SQL Server) SUMMARY ------- Thick-client specialist with deep experience in WinForms and desktop line-of-business apps. Modernizes legacy UI flows, introduces sustainable testing patterns, and connects desktop clients to dependable services. Comfortable straddling older tech (VB6/WinForms/Web Forms) and newer patterns to keep critical desktop products alive while improving maintainability. EXPERIENCE ---------- Software Engineer II (WinForms/Desktop) - Storable Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 | Cary, North Carolina, United States - Maintained and extended .NET WinForms applications alongside web properties for insurance products. - Introduced unit testing patterns to WinForms and kept desktop and service layers in sync during domain-driven design adoption. Programmer/Analyst (Desktop Modernization) - Prestage Farms Jan 2016 - Sep 2016 | Clinton, NC - Led a team modernizing VB6 accounting and inventory software, replacing legacy reporting and PDF generation. - Added custom bug reporting and ticketing to keep desktop work visible and delivered the project early using Agile practices. Lead Developer / Azure DevOps - iAdvantage Software, Inc. Feb 2017 - Jan 2021 | Cary, NC - Supported offline WinForms and Xamarin apps while delivering user-defined data models and reporting in WebForms/MVC/WebAPI on Oracle. - Crafted responsive UIs with CSS, Bootstrap, and AngularJS. Senior Software Developer - Rural Sourcing, Inc. Jul 2013 - Feb 2016 | Augusta, Georgia Area - 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. Web Developer/Consultant (PK Promotions) - PK Promotions May 2004 - Jan 2005 | Biloxi, MS - Built web-based commodity production management and product tracking systems that paired with desktop workflows. - Supported sales and marketing systems for the business. Design Consultant - Rainmaker Advertising & Design Mar 2001 - Oct 2002 | Biloxi, MS - Developed front-ends and components in VB6, VB.NET, and ASP (Classic/Web Forms) with Access, InterDev, Flash, and SQL Server. - Assisted in IT system design for agency clients. Programmer/Analyst I - Hancock Bank Dec 2000 - Aug 2001 | Gulfport, MS - Built desktop applications against DB2/Argo Data, adding reporting and data-access front-ends. - Created data-driven ASP pages and validation JavaScript to support desktop workflows. Technician/Programmer - Computer Specialist Feb 1999 - Mar 2000 | Bay St. Louis, MS - Troubleshot and resolved software issues for local customers on Windows 3.1 through Windows 2000. - Repaired and built IBM-compatible PCs, installing and configuring operating systems and peripherals. - Created small custom applications for small businesses to automate routine tasks. - Handled on-site support, translating user needs into practical fixes and documenting steps for non-technical staff. SKILLS ------ Core: - WinForms - C# - ASP.NET - .NET Core - SQL Server - Legacy modernization - Visual Basic .NET Supporting: - Bootstrap - AngularJS - Azure DevOps - Hangfire - Project management Other: - Agile Methodologies - 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 - Oracle - Problem-solving - Regular Expressions - Software development - Team Building - Team management - Time management - Unified Modeling Language (UML) - Web development - Entity Framework - PostgreSQL - Xamarin Forms - OData/SOAP APIs PROJECTS -------- Cognition - A .NET-based agentic orchestration system that wraps LLMs with tools, background workers, and structured pipelines for planning and execution. Focuses on durable workflows, message/state tracking, and clear separation between model calls and application logic. URL: https://github.com/zekenaulty/cognition Resume & Profile Site - A GitHub Pages site that renders multi-profile resume views from structured JSON data, including a default 'Code Monkey' profile and employer-focused variants for backend, desktop, fullstack, and architect roles. URL: https://github.com/zekenaulty/zekenaulty.github.io Dominus - A DOM utility library that builds Bootstrap 5 and Bootswatch interfaces from code, aiming to reduce raw HTML boilerplate and make UI construction more declarative and composable. URL: https://github.com/zekenaulty/dominus Random Dialog Engine - A lightweight dialog engine for games and narrative systems that models conversations and internal monologue using reusable dialog primitives and simple stateful flows. URL: https://github.com/zekenaulty/random-dialog Maze-Battle & Maze-Quest - A pair of JavaScript experiments combining maze traversal with RPG-style encounters: Maze-Quest focuses on Minecraft-inspired maze exploration, while Maze-Battle extends the idea with combat and encounter logic. URL: https://github.com/zekenaulty/maze-battle Fractal & Geometry Experiments - A series of visual experiments centered on cube-based generative structures (cubix-gen) alongside Cantor sets and binary tree fractals, exploring recursion, geometry, and visual pattern generation in HTML/JavaScript. URL: https://github.com/zekenaulty/cubix-gen SQL Server Information Schema Tools - A C# utility library for querying and shaping SQL Server information schema metadata, designed to support reporting, refactors, and schema-aware tooling. URL: https://github.com/zekenaulty/SqlServer.InformationSchema-Discontinued English Lexicon & NLP Data Experiments - Fork-based experiments around large English word datasets and CEFR-level annotations, exploring ways to combine frequency, part-of-speech, and difficulty metadata for NLP and language-learning tools. URL: https://github.com/zekenaulty/Words-CEFR-Dataset