Azure Architect · Cleveland, Ohio
20 Years Building Microsoft Enterprise Software
I design and build custom enterprise systems for businesses that need senior engineering expertise. For nearly 20 years, my work has centered on Microsoft .NET, Azure, infrastructure, and complex business applications across legal, healthcare, manufacturing, and engineering.
I've held senior technical roles at Baker & Hostetler LLP, where I moved from Senior Developer to Manager of the firmwide Development Group and built the case management system used for the firm's Madoff-related litigation. At the Cleveland Clinic Foundation I designed the Pathology Labs Test Information Directory, and at ABB Inc. I created custom software and integrations for industrial automation systems.
Today, I work directly with businesses throughout Northeast Ohio to design, build, and modernize enterprise software without the layers and overhead of a large consulting firm.
Microsoft Certified
- Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Founder & Principal Software Architect at Expert Tech Pilot.
Three ways to engage
Pick the one that matches where you are. Most engagements start with an assessment so we can understand the system, identify the real problems, and determine the right path forward.
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Engineering engagement
When you already know what needs building.
- .NET, Azure and API development
- Legacy modernization and cloud migration
- Database, ETL and reporting work
- Integrations with the systems you already run
Scoped in weeks and delivered by me, not handed to a team you have never met.
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Typical first step
Architecture & Modernization Assessment
One to two weeks inside the system.
- Architecture, source code and infrastructure
- Database, security and deployment pipeline
- Technical debt, and what it is costing you
- AI opportunities worth pursuing
You get a written roadmap you can act on, with me or without me.
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Fractional CTO
Eight to twenty hours a month of senior technical leadership.
- Architecture and platform decisions
- Hiring: role definition and technical interviews
- Cloud, vendor and AI strategy
- Roadmaps and development process
Advisory that frequently turns into the development work.
Experience
Twenty years in Cleveland, across manufacturing, healthcare, and legal.
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to Present
Founder & Principal Software Architect
Expert Tech Pilot · Cleveland, OH
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Enterprise Applications Development Manager
Baker & Hostetler LLP · Cleveland, OH
Managed the firmwide application development group, serving the firm's largest clients and matters — Madoff, PG&E, Caterpillar, and many more.
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Senior Developer, Enterprise Applications Group
Baker & Hostetler LLP · Cleveland, OH
Built Madoff discovery portals and a centralized OAuth 2.0 token store integrating with the firm's document management system. Delivered releases through Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines and progressed the application estate toward cloud migration.
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Developer, Enterprise Applications Group
Baker & Hostetler LLP · Cleveland, OH
Designed a custom Madoff case management system integrating with Azure Proxy for external access to on-premises applications. Delivered 30+ custom SharePoint solutions integrating with Microsoft Graph.
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Systems Analyst III
Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH
Built the Test Information Management System covering 3,000+ orderable tests, and designed the Critical Values Real-Time Monitoring System.
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Systems Analyst II
Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH
Developed a custom Device Management System streamlining device lifecycle processes and automated clinical form assembly with Microsoft Word content placeholders.
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Software Developer, Custom Solutions & Integrations
ABB Automation Control Systems · Wickliffe, OH
Developed custom software and integration solutions interfacing with ABB automation control systems. Built an internal time entry system in C# with a SQL Server backend.
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LabVIEW Automation Developer
Zircoa Inc. · Solon, OH
Developed 10+ LabVIEW automated test systems measuring dimensional compliance and physical properties of zirconia ceramic components, deployed across the Quality Control Laboratory and production floor.
Work with me
Let's start a conversation.
Tell me the problem you're facing and the outcome you're after. A few lines is enough to start.
- Based in
- Cleveland, Ohio. Working with teams on-site and remotely.
Which engagement are you interested in?
Engineering engagement, Architecture & Modernization Assessment, or Fractional CTO. Pick the closest one — we can change it once we've talked.