Azure Cloud and IoT Architect Backend Engineer

David Jensen

Cloud & IoT Solutions Architect Azure Expert Backend Platform Engineer

Brea, CA

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Cloud and IoT Architect with 10+ years of experience designing scalable backend systems using Azure services.

• Proven expertise in building distributed architectures for IoT platforms, developing cloud-native solutions using Azure IoT Hub, Stream Analytics, and Event Hub. Skilled in C#, .NET, and cloud automation with a strong focus on high-performance messaging and backend data services.

• Known for delivering enterprise-grade cloud solutions in IoT, manufacturing, retail, and edge computing environments.

• 20 years C# experience. 4 years’ Java experience.

• 5 years’ experience in building messaging, security and data access enterprise frameworks for a Fortune 50 company in the entertainment industry

• 10 years’ experience in all phases of developing and implementing enterprise applications for a Fortune 25 company in the retail industry including mobile- and kiosk-based applications

• Proven superior technical, analysis, design and problem-solving skills.

• Commitment to high coding standards with regard to design, sustainability, documentation and maintainability.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and technical leadership skills. Able to consistently perform under pressure.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Cloud & IoT Architecture

• Azure IoT Hub, IoT Edge, Device

Provisioning Service

• Event Hub, Service Bus, Cosmos

DB, Data Lake

• Azure Functions, Logic Apps, App

Services

• Stream Analytics, Redis Cache,

Azure SQL DB

Messaging & Distributed Systems

• NATS

• Kafka

• WS-*

Backend Development

• C# / .NET, Web API, MVC

• Golang

• SQL Server, Postgres

• Python (if applicable from IoT

modules)

Other Tools

• Docker

• Kubernetes

• Typescript

DevOps

• Azure DevOps

• CI/CD Pipelines

• Octopus Deploy

• Powershell

• Terraform

Web3 / Blockchain

• Solidity

• Helius and Alchemy APIs

CERTIFICATIONS & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Beginning Azure IoT Edge Computing

May, 2019

Microsoft Certified IoT Developer

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

DELL TECHNOLOGIES based in Dallas, TX 2021-Present Edge Platform Architect 2021-Present

• Co-architected Dell’s first managed edge computing platform, using NATS and OpenTelemetry for scalable orchestration of remote endpoints.

• Redesigned platform services for AWS using Lambda, EC2, VPC, and CloudWatch.

• Led technical design for Azure-hosted retail solutions, using ARM templates for cloud deployments.

• Partnered with leadership to scale the team from <40 to over 300 engineers.

• Directed research engagements on quantum computing, AR/VR, spatial computing, and digital twins.

• Presented internally on spatial computing and other emerging tech strategies.

• Mentored junior engineers and supported architectural onboarding. INSIGHT based in Dallas, TX 2017-2021

Architect 2017-2021

• Partnered with Intel to build a manufacturing safety solution using OpenVINO for real-time human detection via RTSP video streams; triggered alerts when unsafe zones were breached.

• Co-developed Microsoft’s flagship open-source Oil & Gas reference implementation using Azure IoT Edge and IoT Hub to ingest DynoCard telemetry over Modbus.

• Built one of the first Azure IoT Edge deployments for Oil & Gas, integrating OPC/Modbus modules, C#/Python custom modules, edge SQL DB, and web UI for anomaly detection and telemetry batching.

• Designed and implemented Azure cloud architecture for processing edge data using IoT Hub, Stream Analytics, Data Lake, Service Bus, Logic Apps, App Services, and Azure SQL.

• Trained client teams on VS Code and Azure IoT Edge workflows, enabling them to manage and deploy edge solutions independently.

Key Achievements

• First Microsoft-sponsored Oil & Gas IoT Edge project; became the reference architecture for the sector.

• Delivered scalable telemetry pipelines from edge to cloud with intelligent batching and event detection. CRYPTO / WEB3 EXPERIENCE 2017-Present

Crypto Enthusiast 2020-Present

• Proficient in Go and Solidity

• Currently building an auction website for ERC20 bids on ERC721 tokens

• Experience with Foundry deploying test contacts to Sepolia testnet

• Familiar with Alchemy and Helius API platforms

• Helped to launch multiple tokens with a small team from some of these communities

• Knowledgeable about on-chain liquidity mechanisms and MEV strategies Crypto Consumer 2017-2020

• Bought the top… rode it all the way down

TELULAR (an IoT company) Atlanta, GA 2012-2017

Systems Architect 2012-2017

• Co-developed one of the first end-to-end Azure-based IoT messaging systems using Event Hub, Stream Analytics, DocDB, Redis Cache, Service Bus, and SQL Azure, with LWM2M as the messaging protocol (pre-IoT Hub era).

• Built an automated deployment pipeline for Azure PaaS using Octopus Deploy and Azure PowerShell APIs.

• Re-architected legacy VB6-based messaging system to a scalable .NET solution, improving throughput and cutting maintenance costs by $25K+ annually.

• Led adoption of modern SDLC processes, including CI/CD pipelines, automated builds, and integrated work item tracking via Visual Studio Online—reducing debugging effort by an estimated $20K annually.

• Trained and mentored development team on modern Microsoft stack tools and patterns (TFS, ASP.NET MVC/Web API, REST design, service layers, agile, and messaging patterns using Service Bus). THE HOME DEPOT Atlanta, GA 2009-2012

Architect 2009-2012

• Designed and delivered the service API layer and backend infrastructure for in-store customer kiosks—integrated with 8+ internal systems, enabling seamless product browsing and purchasing across Home Depot’s entire ecosystem.

• Set .NET development standards enterprise-wide, including tooling, best practices, and reusable architectural patterns.

• Spearheaded TFS 2010 enterprise rollout—evangelized value to executives and engineering teams, accelerating adoption and saving developers 3–4 hours per week.

• Architected and led development of next-gen mobile platform on Motorola MC75, consolidating 20 legacy applications and communication devices. A $65M, 2-year initiative hailed as “game-changing” by leadership and analysts.

• Built custom SSH framework for .NET apps to interact with Linux infrastructure, saving over 200 development hours and $13K in costs.

• Created enterprise-wide automated build processes and oversaw deployment of multiple 3rd-party systems— streamlining implementation and avoiding costly rework.

• Developed and implemented targeted training programs to upskill engineering staff and close key knowledge gaps.

ELEGANT SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS Atlanta, GA 2009

Lead Software Architect 2009

• Directed technical strategy for 8 concurrently developed products for a single enterprise client, ensuring consistency across teams and saving $5K in training by mentoring developers on agile best practices.

• Designed and implemented TFS Build pipelines across all projects, reducing deployment time and troubleshooting by 10 hours per week.

• Proactively researched architectural options to ensure timely project delivery and avoid costly midstream pivots.

• Established development and architecture standards across the organization, improving code quality and reducing weekly rework by 4+ hours.

• Led architecture forums and hands-on training in WCF, Team Foundation Build, LINQ, and C# 3.0, saving an additional $2.5K in external training costs.

TURNER BROADCASTING Atlanta, GA 2005-2009

Senior Software Engineer 2005 - 2009

• Architected a custom extensible security framework based on WS-Security, WS-Trust, and WS-Federation, including a full admin service layer and UI for user/permissions management—cut annual maintenance costs by $50K and positioned the company for Microsoft’s next-gen stack.

• Built a claims-based Security Token Service (STS) using WCF and SAML, issuing tokens from a custom SQL Server 2005 store.

• Served as a Microsoft early adopter, providing feedback that influenced the development of .NET 3.0 and 3.5 frameworks.

• Co-architected the enterprise’s first Agile implementation for a $50M, 3-year project—delivered within 5% of the original estimate. This methodology is now the enterprise standard.

• Collaborated with Microsoft in Redmond to validate next-gen identity and security frameworks, engaging directly with WCF security architects.

THE HOME DEPOT Atlanta, GA 1998 – 2005

Lead Software Engineer 2005

• Provided technical direction for development effort of WinForm .Net full framework suite of applications written in C#, including 15 different business functional areas and 20 developers.

• Developed architecture around proprietary RPC framework in 15% of the development estimate, saving $35,000 in development costs. Implemented robust OO design allowing for replacement of proprietary technology with minimal effort. Framework was written in C# with extensive use of metadata tags.

• Created one-year technology roadmap proposal including iterative development lifecycle approach and .Net Center of Excellence concept for executive management, which received their approval. Potential annual savings exceed

$250,000.

• Created C# code generator using regular expressions to convert VB functions and type declarations to appropriate declarations and types in C#, saving over 1 week of effort and $3,500.

• Designed and built conversion process to remotely configure device platform on over 10,000 devices worldwide. Conversion process written in C#, using ODBC, XML, OS APIs and ADO .Net. Senior Software Engineer 2001 – 2005

• Designed and developed infrastructure standard for .Net full framework applications written in C#, including logging, exception handling, menuing and data access with significant focus on object oriented design principles and reuse.

• Developed wireless (802.11b) .Net Compact Framework inventory management application in C# for Pocket PC 2003. Application included 50 forms and utilized Java web services through SOAP for data access.

• Reduced development costs by $15,000 by architecting and establishing SOAP-based Java web service architecture and deployment standard for company.

• Redesigned and developed Java business and data access layers for inventory management system, yielding 1 defect per 175 lines of code (.6%).

• Established Junit testing approach for development community, eliminating 10 hours/wk of unit testing.

• Mentored development team, including 6 contractors, in OOAD and Java coding best practices, saving over

$20,000 in code refactoring.

• Developed Java swing based labor management application, including a servlet-based data access architecture, saving $19M over five years through more accurate forecasting.

• Demonstrated superior technical skills by acquiring Java and OOAD skills, becoming Java certified within 6 months and mentoring other team members within 12 months.

• Designed, developed and implemented advanced legacy platform conversion, incurring only 10 defects throughout a 6 month, 1500 location implementation, allowing faster deployment.

• Reduced build cycle times by 95% by creating Ant build process, used as a template on many development teams.

• Received the “Pillar of Excellence” award for eliminating over 10,000 lines of unnecessary code and over 30 unneeded package names through redesign and refactoring Software Engineer 1998 – 2001

• Pioneered development of globalization/localization approach for over 200 developers, prioritizing and advising executive management of issues and resolutions daily.

• Developed suite of inventory management applications with Visual Basic front end, communicating through RPCs to 13 UNIX-based RPC servers, saving more than $5M over five years from labor efficiencies.

• Mitigated project risk by assuming responsibility for additional assignments, keeping project on schedule.

• Managed team of 5 offshore contractors, performed code reviews and alerted management of potential quality issues, saving $20,000 in rework costs.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Business Administration in Management of Information Systems University of Georgia Athens, GA March, 1998

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