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Kyle Gardner

@kylegardner1

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Senior Full-Stack .NET engineer delivering secure, cloud-native systems and developer productivity.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior engineering roles building cloud-native, secure systems with emphasis on API design, DevOps automation, compliance, mentorship, and impact in mission-driven domains.

I am a results-oriented Senior Full-Stack Engineer with 12+ years building secure, scalable, cloud-ready software using C#, .NET (Core & Framework), Angular, and React. I specialize in modernizing legacy systems, designing microservices, and integrating enterprise systems for regulated domains including healthcare, real estate, and government services.

My accomplishments include migrating large legacy codebases to .NET 6/7, building JWT-secured REST and gRPC APIs, embedding Python-based NLP services to reduce manual review, and improving backend performance (e.g., 40% reduction in claim validation response times). I have strong DevOps experience provisioning cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS), implementing CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring HIPAA, SOC 2, and NIST 800-53 compliance.

I mentor junior engineers, lead Agile ceremonies, and produce clear documentation and reusable component libraries to accelerate team delivery. I am passionate about clean architecture, automation, observability, and cross-team collaboration to deliver mission-critical systems.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior / Lead .NET Engineer

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Acentra Health

Jun 2017 - Present (8 years 5 months)

Led modernization of Florida's Medicaid Provider Portal, migrating legacy .NET Web Forms to .NET 6/7, building JWT-secured APIs and Angular/React frontends that improved provider onboarding and reduced claim validation response times by 40%.

C++.NET Core ASP.NET Core Angular React SQL Server REST APIs CI CD

Full Stack .NET Engineer

RealPage

Dec 2014 - May 2017 (2 years 5 months)

Decomposed a C# monolith into microservices and delivered Angular leasing interfaces, improving query latency by 40% and enabling real-time maintenance dashboards with SignalR. Contributed to CI/CD and AWS container deployments.

C++.NET Angular SignalR SQL Server AWS ECS TeamCity Microservices Redis

Full Stack Developer

Microsoft

Jun 2013 - Dec 2014 (1 year 6 months)

Contributed to Azure Identity/MSAL efforts by improving token cache handling and developer onboarding flows, built sample apps and portal components that reduced support tickets and streamlined SDK onboarding.

C++.NET AngularJS TypeScript OAUTH2 DevOps CI CD

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Kennesaw State University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

2009 - 2013

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with coursework in software engineering, algorithms, and systems development from September 2009 to May 2013.