Duane DuaneQ

Hi, I'm Duane 👋

🏆 Senior software engineer with 15+ years building high-performance web, mobile, and API solutions.
🤖 Expert in .NET 8/C#, React 18, TypeScript, and Azure — designing microservices, rich UIs, and CI/CD pipelines.
👨‍🏫 Led cross-functional teams, mentored engineers, and drove DevOps & cloud adoption.
🧠 Hands-on with GitHub Copilot & Azure OpenAI; deliver AI-driven training simulators and recommender systems.

Languages:
C#, TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, Python, SQL

Frameworks:
.NET 8, ASP.NET Core, React 18, Next.js 14, Angular, Node.js

Cloud / DevOps:
Azure (AKS, Functions, App Service, Cosmos DB), AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps

Architecture:
Microservices, Event-Driven, REST, GraphQL, Serverless

Data & Messaging:
SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Azure Service Bus

Testing:
xUnit, Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, Playwright, Selenium

AI/ML:
Azure OpenAI, LangChain, Vector Search, Copilot, Transformers

Hotel Management Platform: Next.js 14, React 18, Stripe, Sanity CMS, NextAuth – Full-stack booking platform with secure payments & perfect Lighthouse score.
Voyager PWA: React 18, TypeScript, Firebase – Offline-first travel itinerary app with Cypress E2E and GitHub Actions CI/CD.
Creative Portfolio 3D: Next.js, Three.js – Interactive WebGL portfolio site featuring 3D models and animations.
Terraform Azure VM: Terraform – IaC for secure Azure Linux VM with Docker and policy-compliant networking.
AI Book Recommender: Python 3.11, LangChain, Gradio – Semantic vector search and sentiment-aware book recommendations.

Principal Consultant – Full‑Stack Software Engineer
Slalom | Atlanta, GA (2021–Present)

Built Azure-hosted AI Training Simulator (.NET 8, React 18)
Automated CI/CD with GitHub Actions & Terraform, enabling zero-downtime releases
Integrated Azure AD B2C authentication, feature flags, and monitoring
Mentored 12 engineers, promoted TDD, and presented DORA metrics

Senior Software Engineer
UKG (Ultimate Software) | Atlanta, GA (2015–2021)

Developed .NET Core REST APIs & Java Spring Boot microservices for HCM platform (5M+ users)
Built Angular components for payroll dashboards

Senior Performance & Automation Engineer
VMware AirWatch | Atlanta, GA (2013–2015)

Created distributed load-testing harness simulating 1M devices; reduced production incidents by 40%

🛡️ Automated iOS & Android regression suites, reducing cycle time by 70%
🧩 Architected modular automation & performance frameworks for rapid releases
📊 Built KPI-driven performance testing harness, boosting customer retention by 10%
🚀 Deployed automated quality gates in GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps
☁️ Provisioned scalable QA test environments on Firebase, AWS, and Azure
🤖 Scaled Android CI/CD automation, eliminating 80% of manual validation