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ABOUT ME

Hi, I'm Brandon, Software Development Engineer who enjoys building cloud-native applications on Microsoft Azure. I'm actively building projects and gaining hands-on experience in cloud development on Microsoft Azure designing, deploying, and managing scalable solutions in Azure including services like Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and Azure Cosmos DB, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines.

I built this page to showcase my Azure cloud development skills and modern web technologies.

Certifications

Azure Developer Associate AZ-204

September 2025

Azure Fundamentals AZ-900

June 2025

Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate

March 2025

Projects

Azure Resume

Azure Edition • August 2025

Built a personal resume website using Azure Static Web Apps, Azure Functions, Cosmos DB, and GitHub Actions CI/CD. Integrated visitor counter using serverless functions and infrastructure as code with Bicep.

Contoso Air Cloud App

AKS + ACR + App Insights • July 2025

Deployed and secured a multi-tier .NET cloud application on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) with Azure Container Registry. Integrated monitoring via Application Insights and showcased DevOps pipeline for image builds and rollouts.

Retail Store Demo

AI + AKS • In Progress

Customizing a containerized retail demo that uses AKS, Azure Cognitive Services, and secure API endpoints. Extending the sample for demo and portfolio use, focusing on real-time insights and app scalability.

Sysbench Performance Testing Project

Azure MySQL Business Critical service tier Flexible Server• August 2025

Designed and ran performance benchmarks on Azure MySQL Flexible Server using Sysbench with 128 threads, 20 million rows, and accelerated logs enabled. Analyzed performance improvements and cost efficiency.

Chess Game in WinForms

OOP and UI Design• August 2025

Built a Windows Forms chess game using C# demonstrating object-oriented programming, encapsulation, and features drag-and-drop pieces and move validation.

Book Library Management System

C# WinForms• August 2025

Developed a desktop app for managing book records. Supports CRUD operations for adding, editing, and searching entries. Implemented using WinForms and local database storage.

AKS Store Demo

Azure Kubernetes Service + AI• August 2025

Customized a retail demo deployed to AKS using containerized services. Integrated Azure Cognitive Services for real-time insights. Added secure API endpoints and monitoring tools.

Skills

Proficient in building and deploying cloud-native applications using modern development and DevOps tools:

  • Microsoft Azure (App Services, Functions, Cosmos DB, AKS, ACR)
  • C# & .NET (WinForms, ASP.NET Core, Azure Functions)
  • CI/CD with GitHub Actions and Azure Pipelines
  • Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes (AKS)
  • Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
  • Infrastructure as Code: Bicep
  • Cloud Monitoring: Application Insights
  • Version Control: Git & GitHub