
Bryan Taylor
About Me
Experienced Full-stack Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive, marketing and advertising, and healthcare industries. I currently focus on upgrading workflows with Azure AI integrations and GitHub Copilot while seeking opportunities to build secure, scalable, business-impacting software.
Skilled in Azure Functions and Applications, Azure DevOps, web services APIs, C#, .NET Core, SQL, KQL, Azure Application Insights, Azure Data Explorer, .NET Framework, HTML, TypeScript, and JavaScript. My work spans full-stack product development, API design, cloud integration, reporting, and user experience improvements for real-world operational systems.
Professional Experience
Lead Designer, Data & AI Product Discovery & Design
Healthcare Education, Research, and Marketing
- Spearheaded the expansion of behavioral data gathering and Azure Insights product functionalities utilizing cutting-edge technologies.
- Developed and enhanced tools using Vue.js 3, GraphQL APIs, and .NET Core REST APIs.
- Migrated existing services to Azure Functions, which streamlined operations and improved system performance.
- Leveraged AI tools, such as Claude Opus and GitHub Copilot, to enhance our development processes, ensuring high-quality code and efficient workflows.
Full-stack Software Developer
Automotive Education, Digital Marketing, and Live Events.
- Built and maintained full-stack web applications, databases, emailers, and reporting applications.
- Developed and improved efficiency and functionality of database operations using LINQ, Entity Framework Core, and SQL.
- Developed and tested composite and RESTful APIs using C#, ASP.Net/ASP.Net Core, Web API, and Swagger, expanding system functionality.
- Implemented updated user interfaces using Vue.js, JavaScript, CSS/SCSS, and HTML for new projects and some legacy applications.
- Created, modified, and optimized complex SQL stored procedures, views, and functions to improve performance or add functionality.
- Implemented and enhanced secure video and document storage and retrieval APIs, along with user management, administration, secure application access, routing, and complex report generation features (PDF, XLSX, and Vue.js dashboards).
- Developed interactive online portals with Vue.js for client training, video and document viewing, resource management, event planning, client communication via email and text messaging, and tracking customer visits and interactions.
Full-stack Software Developer
Automotive Education, Digital Marketing, and Live Events.
- Developed, modified and maintained web applications, databases, emails, and reporting applications.
- Built interactive user portals for managing live events using C#, ASP.Net Core, RESTful APIs, Entity Framework Core, Vue.js, and JavaScript.
Software Engineer
Credit Applications, Lead Management, and Marketing for Automotive, Window Treatment, and Paint Dealers.
- Developed custom software solutions using ASP.Net Web Forms, Web API, and C#.
- Built back end service layers using Entity Framework, SQL, and a RESTful Web API interface to be used with AJAX calls.
- Built interactive user portals for managing training, educational materials, sales leads, and reporting services for national chains of automotive dealerships using Angular JS, jQuery, and Foundation 5.
- Built interactive user portals for marketing and lead generation for national chains of Window Treatments and Paint Dealers.
Primary Production Support Engineer
- Utilized extensive product knowledge to improve incident response time for 9 client projects by actively troubleshooting live issues, resolving high-priority tasks, and performing root cause analysis.
- Debugging C# code, Web API calls, SQL (Entity Framework) interactions, data file importers and exporters, and analyzing SQL data to write custom repair scripts.
- Interacting directly with the customer to gather critical information and troubleshoot workflows.
Software Engineer
Credit Applications, Lead Management, and Marketing for Automotive, Window Treatment, and Paint Dealers.
- Implemented custom software solutions integrated with our core content management product, using C#, ASP.Net, Web Forms, and Web API back ends.
- Assisted other teams during critical situations like emergency maintenance, hot fixes, or troubleshooting.
- Worked within an Agile/Scrum framework, providing estimations, evaluations, participation in external client presentations, and delivering within regular release cycles (sprints).
Research and Web Development
Credit Processing, Marketing, and Sales Leads
- Developed custom tools and services integrated with the Microsoft Dynamics platform, Crystal Reports, and SSRS using C#, MVC, and Web API.
- Implemented Text-Specific Similarity Algorithms based on Levenshtein Distance for product searches.
- Research and prototyping for new technologies using ASP.Net MVC and Test Driven Development.
Training and Certifications
- Microsoft Applied Skills: Develop AI agents using Microsoft Azure OpenAI and Semantic Kernel (Dec 2024)
- Google Analytics Individual Qualification (May 2020)
- Advanced ASP.Net Core 3.1 MVC (April 2020)
Education
Wayne State University
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
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