Resume

Multi-agent coordination and persistent memory

A source-available, deployable private-intranet reference implementation for coordinating external AI agents through identity, scope, shared context, reviewed memory, messaging, and conflict-aware work ownership.

• Public source and companion documentation expose registered agent identities, company/workspace/project scopes, memory submit/search, meeting rooms, current messages, acknowledgements, redacted receipts, and human verification.
• Hash-only file heads, compare-and-swap checks, bounded edit claims, and expiring ownership leases support cooperative simultaneous work on local .uai paths.
• The implementation supports file, SQLite, and MySQL/MariaDB storage while keeping claims bounded: it coordinates external agents and does not host, execute, or certify them.

AI Memory and handoff architecture

UAIX-style package wizard support, Project Handoff, Agent File Handoff, compact AI handoff memory, Architecture Notes, manifest exports, and receiver startup packets.

• Added a repository-local .uai package with startup, receiver brief, short-term memory, long-term memory pointer, file handoff, deployment/test report, and export manifests.
• Moved research Markdown into /docs and mapped those long-memory files from .uai/short-term-memory.uai and .uai/long-term-memory.uai.
• Kept the public site language clear that memory artifacts are reviewable handoff evidence, not runtime execution.

Intelligence724 applied machine-intelligence capability surface

A public process-first consulting and implementation surface for AI integration, source-code intelligence, governed retrieval, legacy modernization, bounded automation, recovery-aware workflows, and human-reviewed delivery for existing business systems.

• Intelligence724.com explains applied AI integration for existing systems, Current AI Delivery Experience, bounded agentic automation, legal operations, enterprise knowledge retrieval, and legacy-to-AI modernization at capability level.
• The relationship is professional-positioning evidence: MikeKappel.com connects Michael Kappel’s enterprise software history and Info724 / Insurance724 experience to current machine-intelligence implementation; Intelligence724 is not treated as a miscellaneous website or a replacement employer record.
• Claim boundary: Intelligence724 and Info724 share consulting heritage, but every historical Info724 engagement is not automatically an Intelligence724 engagement; confidential clients, private systems, production data, metrics, source code, and proprietary workflows stay undisclosed.

.NET local LLM infrastructure

A verified public NuGet ecosystem covering local LLM runtime contracts, GGUF/LLaMA-oriented components, tensors, tokenization, sampling, managed CPU and accelerator backends, AI memory, interoperability, browser/P2P tooling, governance, and observability.

• The official Michael.Kappel NuGet profile lists 32 public packages with 21K+ cumulative downloads.
• The UAIX.LmRuntime family provides a verified managed-CPU path and explicit backend registration and diagnostics; package presence alone is not presented as proof of GPU inference.
• Public package evidence supports runtime and integration engineering, not foundation-model training, benchmark leadership, or customer adoption claims.

Info724 / Insurance 724

Sr. Software Engineer / Software Architect / Mentor

Feb 2023 - Apr 2026: Full-Time/Primary; May 2026 - Present: Part-Time Client Support | Remote

• Built custom OpenAI API-backed tooling for analyzing and documenting complete C#, VB.NET, and VB6 dental and insurance software codebases, with source context, structured technical documentation, and human review checkpoints.
• Architect machine-intelligence and LLM-assisted engineering workflows using OpenAI-compatible APIs and LM Studio APIs, prompt systems, semantic search, and reviewed output for legacy-to-modern code translation, source analysis, documentation, and developer productivity.
• Built an Angular/TypeScript AI documentation review application for an Info724 client, enabling users to step through AI-generated documentation for existing codebases with source context and quality checkpoints.
• Deploy and manage embedding models with Microsoft Foundry (formerly Azure AI Foundry), using Azure AI Search for semantic retrieval.
• Use Azure SQL across development, testing, staging, and production, with Azure Blob Storage and Azure Virtual Machines.
• Continue part-time Info724 client support with ethical Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), and AI-ready web guidance that favors accurate, useful, source-backed content over manipulative ranking tactics.
• Rebuilt a dental insurance contract-management platform using ASP.NET Core, C#, TypeScript, EF Core, Razor Pages, and SQL Server while preserving complex legacy business behavior.
• Created automated comparison screens, parity checks, and test coverage to validate rebuilt claims-adjudication behavior against the legacy platform before release.
• Maintain and modernize health-insurance systems built on VB.NET Web Forms, ADO.NET, SQL Server, T-SQL, and MySQL data workflows while preserving existing business behavior.
• Build AWS-hosted brokerage commission and operational-reporting workflows using SQL Server transactions, MySQL, Power BI models, DAX, and reporting databases.
• Mentor developers on unit testing, integration testing, SOLID, design patterns, enterprise architecture, maintainable TypeScript/Angular, and code review practices.
• Use Intelligence724.com as public capability-level context for process-first AI integration, code intelligence, legacy modernization, governed knowledge/retrieval, and bounded automation; confidential Info724 systems remain undisclosed.

C+R Research

Sr. Software Engineer

Apr 2022 - Jan 2023 | Chicago, IL

• Built Microsoft Teams file-sharing and collaboration workflows in .NET Core and TypeScript using Microsoft Graph API, OAuth-aware access patterns, and enterprise directory constraints.
• Implemented Azure Blob Storage for checked-in document storage and retrieval, with Azure App Service and Azure SQL supporting development, testing, and staging environments.
• Integrated Mailjet and Mailgun messaging workflows while delivering responsive TypeScript/CSS user interfaces and dependency-injected backend services.

Xerox IT Solutions (formerly ITsavvy)

.NET Software Engineer

Apr 2020 - Mar 2022 | Addison, IL

• Introduced Agile practices and Azure DevOps workflows to improve team delivery, visibility, branching discipline, and release confidence; used Azure App Service and Azure SQL for development, testing, and staging.
• Restructured legacy software for unit testability, dependency injection, and practical automated testing.
• Guided TypeScript adoption and implemented QUnit-based client-side testing to improve front-end maintainability and quality.

LongTerm Software Solutions, Inc.

Software Engineer / Solutions Architect / Mentor

Nov 2018 - Mar 2020 | Warrenville, IL

• Used Angular extensively on corporate tax accounting software for tax-accounting workflows while providing architecture and debugging expertise across C#, TypeScript, Angular, RxJS, JavaScript, MVC, ASP.NET Core, Web API, Classic ASP, SQL Server, and legacy integration surfaces.
• Used Azure App Service and Azure SQL across development, testing, staging, and production, with Azure Blob Storage.
• Worked with CI/CD pipelines and developed automated integration testing generated from stored procedures to validate thousands of business scenarios before deployment.
• Designed multithreaded document-upload workflows connecting desktop and web applications through background processing, REST APIs, resilient error handling, and maintainable routing strategies.

Cogent

Senior Software Engineer / Solutions Architect - platform context: VisiShipTMS.com and Transportation Management Technologies

Nov 2015 - Present (Part-Time) | Oak Brook, IL

• Provide long-term concurrent part-time architecture, modernization, and support for VisiShipTMS.com and related Transportation Management Technologies platforms used in logistics, TMS, and 3PL workflows.
• Architect, deploy, and support service-oriented Transportation Management Systems covering freight workflows, shipment lifecycle visibility, routing logic, and cross-platform business-rule execution.
• Use Azure App Service and Azure SQL across development, testing, staging, and production, with Azure Blob Storage.
• Support configurable integration patterns, custom authorization/security components, SQL Server-backed transactional reliability, and operational logistics workflows.
• Built interoperable desktop/web workflows using JavaScript, TypeScript, RESTful ASP.NET services, MVC controllers, C# repositories, Microsoft claims-based security, SSO-style patterns, and SQL Server stored procedures while mentoring developers on testability and maintainable design.

TForce Worldwide (formerly RR Donnelley / DLS Worldwide)

Lead Software Engineer / Retooling Mentor

Dec 2013 - Nov 2015 | Bolingbrook, IL

• Led an Agile Scrum team building enterprise logistics solutions with ASP.NET MVC 5, EF6, design patterns, repository/adapters, dependency injection, and automated unit tests.
• Used Azure App Service and Azure SQL for development, testing, and staging, with Azure Virtual Machines for demos and presentations.
• Advanced TDD, BDD/Gherkin-style thinking, peer programming, structured code review policies, and maintainable SOLID architecture.

Motozuma.com / BoostUp.com / Quicken Loans

Enterprise Software Architect / Intern Mentor / CTO

Feb 2012 - Dec 2013 | Naperville, IL

• Migrated the Motozuma/BoostUp fintech savings platform, in the Quicken Loans context, from VB.NET Web Forms to a multi-tier C# MVC architecture on Windows Azure with SQL Azure.
• Integrated US Bank and Authorize.Net payment APIs while improving reliability, scalability, testability, and stakeholder-driven delivery.

FIS (formerly SunGard Financial Systems)

Sr. Software Engineer / International Team Lead

Oct 2012 - Apr 2013 | Lombard, IL

• Built a stock-trading application for banking clients using C#, SQL, XAML/WPF, Prism, Unity Framework, Scrum, and high-performance UI/data patterns.
• Used Azure App Service and Azure SQL for staging and testing environments.
• Mentored an international team on automated testing, testable code patterns, technical specifications, and performance-sensitive application behavior.

Cognizant Softvision (formerly Magenic Technologies)

Microsoft Certified Software Consultant

May 2010 - Feb 2012 | Chicago, IL

• Delivered enterprise systems for equipment issue tracking and employee profile management using AJAX, WCF, layered architecture, and SQL Server stored procedures.
• Used Azure Blob Storage for image and document storage in client delivery.
• Collaborated with client teams to build maintainable applications with strong separation of concerns and durable data-access patterns.

Morse Data Corporation

Software Engineer

Nov 2008 - May 2010 | Chicago, IL

• Developed enterprise management software for merchants, publishers, fulfillment providers, order workflows, e-commerce, inventory, and high-traffic client websites.
• Modernized a C# codebase from ASP.NET 2.0 to 3.5; improved SQL Server capabilities, caching, DAL patterns, layered models, helper components, and reusable UI elements.

https://unison-ucg.com/ (Formerly UnisonUCG)

Software Consultant

Mar 2007 - Jul 2008 | Chicago, IL

• Built applications for the City of Chicago and Chicago Airport System using ASP.NET, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, XML, SQL Server, and Oracle.
• Created database objects including views, triggers, stored procedures, and secure XML-processing workflows while working with sensitive data under DHS airport-clearance constraints.

Consulting & Early Career / AmericanEagle.com

Software Developer / Graphic Editor / HTML Specialist

Apr 1999 - Jul 2008 | Chicago area

• Delivered e-commerce and data-driven web systems using ASP.NET, Classic ASP, PHP, HTML, MySQL, SQL Server, Visual Basic, template optimization, SEO collaboration, and cross-browser UI production.
• Built early web applications, reusable dynamic content, navigation, image optimization, and high-performance production HTML.