Bistro Kaspar - Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Results-driven Senior Software Engineer with 13+ years building production-grade applications across web, mobile, cloud, and AI platforms. Core stack spans .NET / C#, Node.js, MS SQL Server, PowerShell, SFTP, and Okta, with growing day-to-day work in Google Cloud. Proven architect of secure, scalable systems for government (Nevada NCCIS, Nebraska Crime Commission) and healthcare (Mayo Clinic) clients. Deep expertise in AI/LLM integration -- building agentic workflows, RAG pipelines, and conversational AI using OpenAI, Claude, and Azure Cognitive Services. Personal projects in cross-platform mobile development with Expo and React Native (TypeScript, EAS Build, OTA updates). Delivers full project lifecycles from system design and API architecture through cloud deployment, CI/CD, and App Store publication.

Technical Skills

AI / ML OpenAI GPT-4o, Claude / Anthropic API, DeepSeek, Llama (Local LLM), Azure OpenAI & Cognitive Services, Whisper AI, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Agentic AI, RAG Pipelines, Prompt Engineering, TensorFlow, Keras, Hugging Face

Languages C#, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Swift, SQL

Frontend Angular, React, Vue.js, Bootstrap, SASS, Google Stitch (UX/UI Design)

Backend ASP.NET Core / MVC / Web API, Node.js, Express, FastAPI

Cloud Azure (App Service, Functions, SQL, AD, Key Vault, Search), AWS, Firebase

Data SQL Server, MongoDB, Firestore, Oracle, Cassandra, Elasticsearch

Mobile Swift (iOS), React Native, Xamarin, App Store Publishing

Edge / IoT Raspberry Pi, Local LLM Deployment (Llama, DeepSeek), Edge AI

DevOps Azure DevOps CI/CD, Git, Agile/Scrum, TDD, n8n, Dynatrace, Splunk, Google Antigravity

Professional Experience

Senior Software Engineer May 2020 -- Present

Innova Solutions (formerly American Cyber System Inc) • Client: Nevada NCCIS / Unisys

Architected and led development of the NCCIS Public Search Portal & Admin Panel -- a secure, bilingual platform used by Nevada law enforcement agencies for real-time offender/victim search, subscription alerts, and audit-tracked interactions
Engineered a granular RBAC system with certificate-based auth and Azure AD, managing multi-agency user provisioning across isolated Azure-hosted databases
Built real-time dynamic search rendering across multiple backend data sources with flexible schemas; integrated Mapbox API for geospatial filtering and location intelligence
Designed a scalable Admin API layer powering internal/external integrations with comprehensive audit logging, multi-role enforcement, and certificate-based auth pipelines
Delivered a centralized Umbraco CMS portal with role-based content workflows for agency announcements and training materials
Established end-to-end CI/CD using Azure DevOps with automated staging and production deployment pipelines

Angular ASP.NET Web API C# SQL Server Azure AD Azure DevOps Mapbox Umbraco CMS Cert-Based Auth

Programmer Analyst 2020 -- 2021

Innova Solutions (formerly American Cyber System Inc) • Client: Nebraska Crime Commission / Unisys • nevcap.nebraska.gov

Designed and built a secure, bilingual Victim Notification System (public portal + admin backend) enabling citizens to search offender data and receive real-time email/SMS case alerts
Built responsive Angular UI with i18n support and secure REST APIs with role-based + certificate-based authentication
Implemented complete audit logging, notification engine, and database schema from the ground up

Angular ASP.NET Web API TypeScript SQL Server Azure Bootstrap

Programmer Analyst Mar 2017 -- May 2020

Innova Solutions (formerly American Cyber System Inc) / AIC • Client: Mayo Clinic -- Enterprise Healthcare Platforms

DevOps Metrics Dashboard: Led migration from TFS to Azure DevOps Server; built an analytics platform aggregating builds, releases, iterations, and work items into interactive Highcharts/Google Charts reports -- giving leadership real-time visibility into project health across teams
GeneGuide (FDA-Cleared Genomics): Supported Mayo Clinic's genomic variant testing application covering Health Traits, Carrier Screening, Medication Response, and Disease Risk -- designed test strategies and executed regression suites
Real-Time Content Delivery API: Built Azure-hosted API serving search-filtered healthcare content in XML/JSON; optimized with Azure Search and SQL tuning; instrumented with Dynatrace and Splunk monitoring
Content & Admin Tools: Architected ASP.NET MVC applications for healthcare content management with Azure Search integration and SonarQube quality gates
Migrated legacy JavaScript frontends to Angular component architecture, reducing coupling and improving maintainability

Angular ASP.NET MVC/Web API C# Node.js MongoDB SQL Server Azure Search Dynatrace Splunk

Programmer Analyst Jun 2016 -- Feb 2017

Lorshi System LLC • Client: Mayo Clinic -- Medical Applications

Enhanced legacy medical applications (PF, SPEL, ABG Server) -- improved performance, added modules, and generated clinical reports for physicians
Built automated appointment scheduling and printing system; designed SQL Server database models with stored procedures and cross-environment data migration

C# .NET SQL Server Sybase WinForms

Software Developer Mar 2013 -- Jun 2016

Roanuz Softwares • Sybrant Technologies

Built and published 9 iOS apps on the Apple App Store including Litzscore, Kidney Health Management, Weather Whisper Assistant, TipNest, and devotional apps
Developed Litzscore -- a high-availability live scores platform using Python, WebSockets, AWS (Cassandra, CDN, Route 53, ELB) serving real-time data
Built QCBiorepository -- healthcare research platform tracking coronary heart disease patients using Python, Django, Cassandra, and Elasticsearch
Developed cross-platform mobile app for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone using Xamarin with shared codebase
Awarded "Best Contributor" 2014 at Sybrant Technologies

Swift Python Django Xamarin ASP.NET MVC AWS Cassandra Elasticsearch

Published Apps & AI Projects

Inspired By The Cross iOS + Android

Full-featured devotional app with AI-powered Bible assistant, push notifications, daily verses, and blog articles. Built the Android app from scratch using Expo / React Native (single TypeScript codebase, EAS Build, OTA updates) -- shipped alongside the native Swift iOS build. Live on App Store & Google Play.

Expo / React Native / TypeScript / EAS Build / Swift / Firebase / OpenAI / Azure

Weather Whisper Assistant iOS -- Live

AI-powered weather assistant app providing intelligent forecasts and conversational weather insights. Published on Apple App Store (v2.0.3).

Swift / OpenAI / Weather API / REST API

Assembly of God Rochester MN AI + Web

Church website with real-time live translation for multilingual sermon support. Integrates OpenAI and Google Translate to help non-English-speaking members follow services live.

React / Node.js / Express / OpenAI / Claude / Google Translate

TipNest iOS -- Live

Tip calculation and management utility app with smart splitting features. Published and live on the Apple App Store.

Swift / UIKit / REST API

Tiny Wins Daily iOS -- Live

Productivity and habit-tracking app helping users celebrate small daily achievements. Published on Apple App Store.

Swift / Firebase / Push Notifications

Open Claw -- Raspberry Pi Edge AI

Loaded and ran Llama and DeepSeek models locally on Raspberry Pi for edge AI experimentation. Explored on-device LLM inference for low-cost, offline-capable AI applications.

Raspberry Pi / Llama / DeepSeek / Python / Edge Computing

ScoreSpark • QuickPay R • More iOS

Live sports scoring, quick payment utility, AI Chat Suite (chatbot, DALL-E image gen, Whisper STT), and Kidney Health Management tracker.

Swift / OpenAI / Python / FastAPI / Node.js / n8n

Education

Bachelor of Information Technology Srinivasa Institute of Engineering & Technology, Chennai

Certificate in Java / J2EE National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT), Chennai