George Wright

Senior Backend / .NET Software Engineer

Springfield, KY · Remote ·george.wright27@gmail.com ·(502) 203-2148 ·LinkedIn

Summary

Backend software engineer with 18+ years building robust, scalable, and secure systems in C# and .NET. Owns enterprise API platforms and integration layers processing high-volume transactions across 8+ systems. Track record of designing containerized .NET Core REST APIs on Kubernetes, hunting down performance bottlenecks, architecting secure authentication (SSO / OAuth 2.0 / SAML), and driving best practices through code review and mentoring. Thrives in remote, team-first engineering environments.

Technical Skills

Languages & Frameworks
C#, .NET Core, .NET Framework 4.8, ASP.NET Web API, Java, Swift, JavaScript, SQL, PL/SQL
Backend & APIs
RESTful API design, microservices, API gateways, event-driven architecture, middleware, SOA/SOAP, IBM EDI (AS2, X12)
Security & Auth
OAuth 2.0, SAML, custom SSO, identity and access management
Platforms & Infra
Kubernetes (on-prem), Docker, Helm, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, Windows Server, Linux, IIS
Databases
Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server (T-SQL, stored procedures), MySQL
Data Access
ADO.NET, Entity Framework Core, Oracle stored procedures and custom PL/SQL packages
Testing & Tools
Unit testing in .NET, xUnit, Moq, code review, Git, Visual Studio, Postman, OpenAPI/Swagger, Agile/Scrum, SDLC

Professional Experience

PPL Corporation (LG&E and KU Energy)

2019 – 2026

Lead Developer / Backend Engineer — PPL Corporation, direct employee · 2019 – Apr 2025 Lead Developer / Backend Engineer — Accenture (PPL IT re-invention) · Apr 2025 – Aug 2026

  • Led ownership and evolution of an enterprise integration API platform serving as the primary data layer across 8+ systems (Maximo, PeopleSoft, PowerPlan, Oracle EBS), enabling high-volume, reliable transaction processing across financial and operational workflows.
  • Drove modernization from legacy SOA/SOAP architecture to containerized .NET Core REST APIs on on-prem Kubernetes, improving scalability, performance, and maintainability across integration platforms.
  • Architected a custom .NET single sign-on solution for Oracle EBS, replacing legacy authentication, eliminating a single point of failure, and hardening secure access for all users.
  • Led migration of the IBM EDI platform from Linux to Windows Server with zero-downtime B2B transaction continuity.
  • On the Oracle EBS 12.2 → 12.9 upgrade across financial modules, led the SOA replacement piece and delivered the iOS mobile iExpense application end-to-end, from requirements through production rollout.
  • Uses Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Gemini daily across design, implementation, and testing, with validation tooling to verify agent-generated code before it ships.

Programmer II — Atria Senior Living

2013 – 2016
  • Built and maintained .NET web applications and SQL Server backends supporting a corporate intranet across 30+ communities.
  • Developed automated document generation and internal workflow systems that reduced manual processing time and error rates.

Programmer / Sr. Operations Analyst — Bank of America

2006 – 2012
  • Developed enterprise applications and SQL/PHP reporting systems supporting banking operations across multiple business units.
  • Administered security access controls and user provisioning for critical banking applications.

Independent Projects

RagDemo — Retrieval-augmented generation application in C#/.NET 10. EF Core 10 persistence with code-first migrations, a DI-swappable embedding / retrieval / answer pipeline, and 34 xUnit + Moq tests. React 19 + TypeScript client over an ASP.NET Core minimal API. Azure OpenAI and AI Search integration seams are designed and documented, not yet wired.

quicken-mcp — A Model Context Protocol server exposing structured, schema-validated tools to LLM agents.

cc-validation-kit — Validation tooling for AI-assisted development: verifying and testing agent-generated code before it ships.

Education

A.S., Computer Information Technology – Programming — Bluegrass Community & Technical College, Lexington, KY