I help businesses build fast, reliable web applications using .NET, Blazor, and modern JavaScript frameworks. With 4+ years of professional experience, I’ve delivered enterprise features, improved performance on slow systems, and modernized UIs with responsive, user-friendly design. I focus on performance, clean architecture, and delivering reliable solutions that solve real business problems.…

Derek B.

I help businesses build fast, reliable web applications using .NET, Blazor, and modern JavaScript frameworks. With 4+ years of professional experience, I’ve delivered enterprise features, improved performance on slow systems, and modernized UIs with responsive, user-friendly design. I focus on performance, clean architecture, and delivering reliable solutions that solve real business problems.…

Available to hire

I help businesses build fast, reliable web applications using .NET, Blazor, and modern JavaScript frameworks. With 4+ years of professional experience, I’ve delivered enterprise features, improved performance on slow systems, and modernized UIs with responsive, user-friendly design. I focus on performance, clean architecture, and delivering reliable solutions that solve real business problems.

See more

Skills

Experience Level

C#
Expert
JavaScript
Expert
.NET
Expert
ASP.NET
Expert
GitHub
Expert
PostgreSQL
Expert
SQL
Expert
CSS
Intermediate
HTML5
Intermediate
AWS
Intermediate
Azure
Beginner
Node.js
Beginner
TypeScript
Beginner
Docker
Beginner
See more

Language

Work Experience

Software Engineer at Brightly
April 1, 2023 - December 1, 2024
Led development as Software Engineer on enterprise features for The Work Hub product. Migrated the UI from ASP.NET Core MVC to Blazor, implemented dashboards for client reporting, and built automated E2E tests. Wrote SQL queries and stored procedures in PostgreSQL, resolved security and performance issues, and contributed to data visualization UI with updated styling and dark mode. Drove code quality through unit tests, led sprint retrospectives, and championed initiatives to reduce meeting times and improve release communications. Founding member of The Work Hub innovation team, delivering features that supported a large client contract valued at $800K annually.
Software Engineer at Capgemini (Nashville)
July 1, 2022 - April 1, 2023
Developed front-end features for an internal staffing application using ReactJS and Node.js; completed a two-month project; gained hands-on experience with AWS services and cloud-based development workflows; contributed to AWS-focused solutions and tested deployments. Earned the AWS Certified Practitioner certification.
Instructor at Nashville Software School
December 31, 2022 - November 30, 2023
Mentored students in full-stack web development in a remote classroom environment Instructed students in Git, GitHub, and version-control best practices, preparing them for real-world deployment and career readiness.

Education

Associate of Accounting at American Public University
August 1, 2018 - February 1, 2021

Qualifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - March 25, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Education, Professional Services
    paper The Steward

    The Steward Project is a collaborative home management system supporting budget tracking, meal planning, and chore organization. Secure multi-user functionality is implemented with ASP.NET Core Authentication, while the application leverages a Blazor frontend and a .NET 10 backend with Entity Framework Core and a PostgreSQL backend.

    paper Play Games - UI Demo Project

    Developed a sample retail website for a trading card and board game store using the Astro framework. Integrated the Google Calendar API to dynamically populate event listings, with continuous deployment via Netlify.