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James Bridenthal

Innovative Full Stack Developer with 15 years of experience specializing in .NET Web APIs, modern UI frameworks, and Azure cloud solutions. Dedicated to delivering scalable, high-performance applications that solve complex business challenges. Passionate about continuous learning and selecting optimal technologies to exceed client expectations and drive business value.

Skills
  • Backend Development: 15+ years with .NET Framework, .NET Core, C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET Web API, RESTful API design
  • Frontend Development: Angular, React, Blazor, Astro, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Database Technologies: Microsoft SQL Server, CosmosDB, MySQL
  • Cloud Services: Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure DevOps, Azure API Management
  • Development Methodologies: Agile/Scrum, CI/CD, Test-Driven Development, SOLID principles
  • Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certified
  • Microsoft AI Fundamentals Certified
Experience
Senior Software Engineer V
MRI Software, Cleveland, OH (Remote) / August 2011- Present
  • Architect, build, and integrate legacy affordable and public housing applications adhering them to government guidelines while interacting with government API's
  • Work on a Scrum team consisting of developers, quality assurance, product owner and scrum master. Participate in daily stand ups meetings, grooming sessions and participate in retro meetings.
  • Full stack development in an agile environment using Angular, Javascript, C# and other .Net technologies. Writing unit tests using nunit, moq, xunit and spectator.
  • Mentor junior developers on best practices, processes and coding standards.
  • Code review code changes to ensure code quality meets our coding standards and also aligns with proper business logic of the product
  • Create and maintain CI/CD for our software in Azure DevOps.
  • Develop an integration test suite using SpecFlow and nunit to run tests against functionality and workflows
  • Maintain legacy application developed in Powerbuilder and SQL including dev ops for CI/CD
  • Help create health check project using Playwright, C# and Azure technologies for storage and database to help ensure core product meets standards for quality product.
  • Mentoring summer interns as they work on their project to present to directors at the end of their internship.
  • Recently handed an legacy product with no documentation where all previous developers have left. I have had to identify all projects associated with product, setup for local development, build new CI/CD, and document the processes for the product for future development.
Credentials & Certifications
CIW v5 Associate Web Development - 2011
AAS Computer Science - Ivy Tech Community College Marion, IN 2008 - 2011
Microsoft AI Fundamentals - 2022 Credily.com Verification
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals - 2023 Credily.com Verification