Joe Wilson

Joe Wilson

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ABOUT ME
Senior Full-Stack Developer & Technical Leader | C#, .NET, SQL Server, Azure, DevOps
Senior Full-Stack Developer & Technical Leader | C#, .NET, SQL Server, Azure, DevOps

I am a senior Microsoft backend and cloud developer, U.S. citizen, and native English speaker living in the Netherlands and working as a freelancer for enterprise clients across the U.S. and Europe. My working day overlaps with U.S. east coast time from 7am to 2pm, with flexibility to adjust when needed.

I specialize in Azure-based platforms, cloud migrations, backend API development, and DevOps automation, working hands-on daily in C#, .NET, and SQL.

I am an expert with C#/.NET, ASP.NET (24+ years), SQL Server (28+ years), Azure (15+ years), and Azure DevOps (6+ years), and I frequently step into a tech lead role to help teams improve delivery, architecture, and platform stability, without stepping away from the code.

With 30+ years of experience, including 25+ years in consulting and 20+ years leading development teams, I have delivered enterprise systems for the U.S. Air Force, AT&T, Kaiser Permanente, Dell, Rabobank, 3M, and more, in environments with high expectations around reliability, security, and pace of change.

Recent work highlights include:

  • Migrating a complex ASP.NET/SQL Server application to Azure in 5 weeks, with all infrastructure-as-code built from scratch (CCi Global Technologies)
  • Cutting production deployment times from 2 days to 20 minutes by redesigning CI/CD pipelines (OpenPath)
  • Stabilizing a high-volume SaaS platform with Datadog observability and Polly resilience engineering after months of production failures (ListKit)

Beyond technical work, I bring real leadership and business experience. I co-founded Volare Software 17 years ago and continue to lead it today, generating $8.5M in consulting revenue across 33 clients who have retained me multiple years and across multiple projects to stabilize, extend, and modernize their core platforms.

I am currently seeking a 6-12+ month assignment as a senior developer or tech lead who codes most of the time.

I would be happy to discuss how I could contribute to your team. Please get in touch!

English
Amsterdam (+02:00)
Joined December 2018
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REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS

5.0
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Lee Churn
Lee Churn
July 2020
Really helpful guy. advised me on structuring my SSRS report.
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EMPLOYMENTS
Co-Founder, Lead Developer, and Full Stack Developer
Volare Software
2009-06-01-Present
  • Work directly with enterprise clients to define requirements, designs, delivery plans, and technical execution, often acting as h...
  • Work directly with enterprise clients to define requirements, designs, delivery plans, and technical execution, often acting as hands-on team lead.
  • Develop backend solutions with ASP.NET Core, C#, and SQL Server, integrated with Azure cloud services and modern APIs, supporting high-volume, business-critical workloads.
  • Script cloud deployments for Azure with YAML and Bicep. Set up CD/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps to automate builds and deployments.
  • Stabilize high-volume production platforms using Datadog, Splunk, and Application Insights for observability, Polly resilience patterns, and networking or Cloudflare WAF/bot rules to resolve persistent failures and security vulnerabilities.

Sample Projects

  • Rabobank (multi-year): Embedded with the team as an Azure DevOps Engineer developing and maintaining a high-volume data transformation platform for regulatory reporting. Work included metadata management for dynamic source-to-target data mapping across multiple source systems, workflow orchestration, and data staging and optimization. Migrated from on-premise servers to Azure. Built and maintained CD/CD pipelines with automated security scanning.
  • Kaiser Permanente (multi-year): Led a team of 1-2 .NET developers alongside KP employees to build and maintain a complex web application for managing health care plan data across all U.S. markets for the national benefits administration team. Work included complex multi-field forms, bulk mass-update workflows, and multi-market plan management. Migrated from Jenkins to GitHub Actions and YAML pipelines.
  • AT&T (multi-year): Led a team of 4 .NET developers and 1 tester to deliver a tablet-optimized web app for managing the second-largest commercial fleet in the U.S., including custom dashboards, dynamic forms, document management, inventory management, and workflow management.
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Azure
YAML
Cloudflare
JavaScript
Microsoft SQL Server
Datadog
.NET Core
ASP.NET
Azure PaaS
Azure Functions
Azure pipelines
GitHub Actions
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Co-Founder and Full Stack Developer
ZoloWear
2001-11-01-2009-05-01
  • Co-founded fashion-forward baby carrier manufacturing company with global sales.
  • Managed IT infrastructure, including net...
  • Co-founded fashion-forward baby carrier manufacturing company with global sales.
  • Managed IT infrastructure, including networks, servers, and hardware procurement.

Sample Projects

  • ZoloWear (multi-year): Built custom e-commerce site for sales and inventory management for baby carrier manufacturing company.
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JavaScript
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Vice President, Lead Developer, and Full Stack Developer
Cobb Information Systems
1998-04-01-2009-05-01
  • Promoted from developer to vice president of a medium-sized consulting company with 25-50 employees. Recruited, hired, and manage...
  • Promoted from developer to vice president of a medium-sized consulting company with 25-50 employees. Recruited, hired, and managed all employees and contractors. Managed all company operations and execution of all non-staffing client projects.
  • Collaborated with clients to understand business needs and current processes, helped prioritize the work, and created software designs.
  • Created and managed detailed project plans and led multiple development teams.

Sample Projects

  • Dell (multi-year): Led my team of 2 .NET developers to build a web app to track inventory, reservations, and sales of refurbished computers.
  • JCPenny: Led my team of 2 .NET developers in the creation of a web tool for matching marketing costs to related sales to compare marketing program effectiveness.
  • TXU Energy (multi-year): Led my team of 5-6 .NET developers and 1 tester in the creation of a web-app for energy provider switching.
  • Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (multi-year): Led my team of 3 .NET developers to build a college scholarship application and tracking tool.
  • Frontier Energy (multi-year): Led my team of 3 .NET developers to develop a tool for tracking renewable energy rebates.
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PROJECTS
RabobankView Project
2026
Summary High-volume data transformations for regulatory reporting at a major Dutch bank, with metadata-driven source-to-target mapping, w...
Summary High-volume data transformations for regulatory reporting at a major Dutch bank, with metadata-driven source-to-target mapping, workflow orchestration, and a full migration from on-premise to Azure. The Challenge Rabobank faces complex regulatory reporting requirements mandated by Dutch and EU financial regulators. Data from multiple source systems must be transformed and dynamically mapped to target reporting formats, a process involving high volumes, complex mappings, and strict accuracy requirements. The Solution Embedded with the Rabobank team across a multi-year engagement to develop and maintain a data transformation platform. Built metadata management for dynamic source-to-target mapping across multiple source systems, workflow orchestration, and data staging and optimization. Migrated from on-premise servers to Azure. Built and maintained CI-CD pipelines with automated security scanning. The Results Rabobank's regulatory reporting team gained a reliable, auditable platform for high-volume data transformations. Metadata-driven configuration replaced manual coordination. The Azure-native architecture supports the bank's scale requirements, and the Agile DevOps delivery model enables continuous improvement as regulatory requirements evolve.
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HTML/CSS
C#
SQL
Azure
OAuth 2.0
YAML
Sonar
ETL
Splunk
Microsoft SQL Server
SSO
SOLID Principles
Infrastructure as Code
CI/CD
OpenID Connect
RESTful API
Blazor
Microsoft Graph API
MudBlazor
DevOps
Entra
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2019
Summary Tablet-optimized fleet management platform for one of the largest commercial fleets in the U.S., with custom KPI dashboards, dyna...
Summary Tablet-optimized fleet management platform for one of the largest commercial fleets in the U.S., with custom KPI dashboards, dynamic forms, document and inventory management, and workflow automation. The Challenge AT&T operates one of the largest commercial fleets in the United States. Managing vehicles, forms, documents, inventory, and KPI reporting at that scale required a purpose-built system optimized for field workers and managers using tablets throughout the workday. Off-the-shelf fleet management tools could not handle the complexity of AT&T's workflows or the volume of dynamically created forms. The Solution Led a team of four developers and one tester across a multi-year engagement to build MyFleet, a tablet-optimized web application with user-managed custom dashboards and KPI widgets, dynamically created online forms, document management, inventory management, and workflow automation. The system handled high volumes of users and transactions daily. The Results AT&T's fleet operations team gained a centralized platform purpose-built for their scale. Field workers and managers access dashboards from tablets in the field. Custom KPI widgets provide real-time visibility into fleet performance. Dynamic forms eliminated the need for separate form-building tools.
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HTML/CSS
C#
jQuery
Google Maps
Unit Testing
Moq
Jasmine
Bootstrap
Kendo UI
Knockout.js
JavaScript
Webpack
Microsoft SQL Server
Dapper
Babel
SOLID Principles
ASP.NET
CI/CD
RESTful API
DevOps
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