ZEKE NAULTY
SENIOR FULLSTACK .NET DEVELOPER
Senior Fullstack .NET – UI to APIs to Data (C#, ASP.NET MVC/WebAPI, JavaScript, SQL Server/PostgreSQL)

SUMMARY
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Fullstack .NET developer who owns the path from UI through APIs to data. Builds and maintains ASP.NET Web Forms/MVC/WebAPI services, styles responsive interfaces, and keeps data models coherent.

Habitually improves developer experience and testability so fullstack changes can ship without fear. Comfortable across C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, AngularJS, Bootstrap, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL.

EXPERIENCE
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Lead Developer / Azure DevOps - iAdvantage Software, Inc.
Feb 2017 - Jan 2021 | Cary, NC
  - Delivered user-defined data models and custom reporting with WebForms/MVC/WebAPI backed by REST OData and SOAP APIs on Oracle.
  - Built responsive UIs with CSS, Bootstrap, and AngularJS and supported offline WinForms and Xamarin apps.

Software Engineer II - Storable
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 | Cary, North Carolina, United States
  - Developed .NET WinForms and web applications for insurance products while building backend services in .NET Core with Hangfire, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and Entity Framework.
  - Established unit testing patterns in WinForms and contributed to domain-driven design efforts.

Web Developer/Consultant (PK Promotions) - PK Promotions
May 2004 - Jan 2005 | Biloxi, MS
  - Built web-based commodity production management, product tracking, and sales/marketing systems.
  - Worked across UI and data layers to support business workflows.

Programmer/Analyst - Not Rocket Science
Jan 2005 - Oct 2005 | Covington, LA
  - Delivered full-stack .NET solutions on SQL Server for Zen-Noh Grain and built an ActionScript + ASP.NET tracking application for shipments and tug boats.
  - Created a C# mobile app for a Sheriff's department.

Programmer/Analyst - Prestage Farms
Jan 2016 - Sep 2016 | Clinton, NC
  - Led a team of 6 developers and 3 QA to modernize VB6 accounting and inventory systems into a single WinForms .NET application with role-based security.
  - Analyzed legacy VB6 patterns and built transformation modules to automate conversion to VB.NET while preserving business logic.
  - Consolidated 8+ standalone modules (receivables, payables, inventory, equipment, etc.) into one cohesive desktop experience.
  - Built a new reporting frontend that supported legacy dot-matrix outputs while adding PDF generation and viewing.
  - Implemented a custom bug reporting and ticketing system so end users could file issues across DEV/UAT/PROD and auto-promote tickets into JIRA via APIs.
  - Ran Agile roadmaps and milestones, coordinating stakeholders and demos to deliver the modernization roughly three months early.
  - Drove quality practices and regression coverage so the VB6-to-.NET cutover could ship without breaking daily operations.

Design Consultant - Rainmaker Advertising & Design
Mar 2001 - Oct 2002 | Biloxi, MS
  - Developed components and front-ends 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 apps against DB2/Argo Data with reporting and data access front-ends, plus data-driven ASP pages and validation JavaScript.
  - Designed and implemented SQL Server applications.

SKILLS
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Core:
  - C#
  - ASP.NET
  - .NET Core
  - JavaScript
  - AngularJS
  - Bootstrap
  - SQL Server
  - PostgreSQL
  - Full-stack development

Supporting:
  - Entity Framework
  - Azure DevOps
  - WinForms
  - Web development
  - Project management

Other:
  - Agile Methodologies
  - Cloud Platforms
  - Cloud computing (Azure)
  - CSS
  - Database Development
  - Git
  - iOS
  - 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)
  - Visual Basic .NET
  - Hangfire
  - Xamarin Forms
  - OData/SOAP APIs
  - Legacy modernization

PROJECTS
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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