Machine intelligence
Multi-agent coordination, persistent AI memory, and local LLM tooling on an enterprise software foundation.
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Considering new full-time opportunities. Full-time at Info724 / Insurance724 from February 2023 until September 2026; continuing part-time from September 2026.
Machine Intelligence Engineer / Software Architect | Multi-Agent Systems & LLM Infrastructure
Machine Intelligence
Machine Intelligence Engineer and Software Architect specializing in multi-agent systems, persistent AI memory, local LLM/runtime infrastructure, and governed enterprise AI workflows. Builds agent coordination, source-code intelligence, and reviewed AI integrations on 20+ years of enterprise engineering with C#, .NET, TypeScript, SQL Server, and Microsoft Azure.
Experience at a glance
Enterprise experience
20+ years building enterprise software across insurance, logistics, and financial services, with Azure experience since 2010.
View career historySelected work
Multi-Agent Memory: a source-available reference for agent coordination, scoped memory, and reviewed handoffs.
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Professional summary
Machine Intelligence Engineer and Software Architect specializing in multi-agent systems, persistent AI memory, local LLM/runtime infrastructure, and governed enterprise AI workflows. Builds agent coordination, source-code intelligence, and reviewed AI integrations on 20+ years of enterprise engineering with C#, .NET, TypeScript, SQL Server, and Microsoft Azure.
Review boundary
Professional experience and public project evidence. Confidential client details and unsupported claims are excluded.
Skills
Machine Intelligence & Multi-Agent Systems
Agent coordination, persistent AI memory, scoped context, handoffs, edit claims, recovery, human verification
AI Platforms & APIs
OpenAI API, LM Studio, Microsoft Foundry, Azure AI Search, embeddings, semantic search, GGUF/LLaMA tooling
Software Architecture & Enterprise Engineering
SOLID, dependency injection, repositories, REST APIs, legacy modernization, claims-based security, mentoring
.NET & Backend
C#, ASP.NET Core MVC, Razor Pages, Blazor, Web API, EF Core, ADO.NET, WCF, VB.NET, background processing
Cloud & Data
Microsoft Azure, App Service, Azure SQL, Blob Storage, VMs, DevOps, SQL Server, T-SQL, transactions, stored procedures, AWS, Power BI/DAX
Front End
TypeScript, JavaScript, Angular, RxJS, HTML, CSS, XAML/WPF, responsive interfaces, QUnit
Testing & Delivery
Unit/integration testing, TDD/BDD, parity validation, CI/CD, Git, Agile, code review, test strategy
Selected Machine Intelligence & Agent Systems
- Multi-Agent Memory: Built a source-available private-intranet MATM reference implementation for external-agent coordination, scoped durable memory, project-room routing, conflict-aware edit claims, bounded leases, recovery, and human verification.
- UAIX / .uai: Designed structured active-memory and handoff conventions for agent identity, constraints, project context, progress, source authority, and recovery across sessions and tools.
- Local LLM / .NET tooling: Published 32 public NuGet packages with 21K+ cumulative downloads across AI memory, agent tooling, GGUF/LLaMA runtime components, tokenization, sampling, tensors, and backend abstractions.
Professional experience
Info724 / Insurance 724
Sr. Software Engineer / Software Architect / Mentor
Feb 2023 - Sep 2026: Full-Time; Sep 2026 - Present: Part-Time | 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
Cogent
Senior Software Engineer / Solutions Architect - platform context: VisiShipTMS.com and Transportation Management Technologies
Nov 2015 - Present (Part-Time) | Oak Brook, IL
- 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.
- 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.
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.
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.
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.
Additional architecture and public work
- Intelligence724.com: Public methodology and capability context for AI integration, code intelligence, governed retrieval, legacy modernization, and bounded automation. Confidential client details remain undisclosed.
- Architecture and mentoring: Testable services, maintainable TypeScript/Angular, SQL Server data design, CI/CD, code review, and practical modernization across insurance, logistics, research, finance, and public-sector systems.
Certifications and community
Microsoft certification families: MCP, MCPD, MCSD, MCITP, MCTS, Microsoft Specialist; Certified Scrum Developer (CSD). Selected credentials include Windows Azure Developer, Web Developer 4, Database Developer 2008, and SQL Server 2008 Database Development. Credential history: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/users/michael-kappel/transcript/dloj9cy1qe0yon1.
Mentoring, code review, automated-testing advocacy, and the Software Development Community.
Full career detailsReview coordination, durable memory, conflict-aware edits, bounded leases, recovery, and human-verification evidence.
Review systemsSee the evidence boundary for durable context, active-memory handoffs, scope, and recovery.
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Review infrastructurePublic capability-level context for process-first AI integration, source-code intelligence, legacy modernization, governed retrieval, and bounded automation.
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Open proof briefSenior Software Engineer / Software Architect | .NET, C#, TypeScript & SQL Server
Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer and Software Architect with 20+ years building and modernizing enterprise applications with .NET, C#, TypeScript, and SQL Server. Designs maintainable APIs, data workflows, and responsive interfaces; preserves business behavior through automated testing and mentors developers in SOLID and practical architecture. Adds hands-on AI integration, semantic search, and local LLM tooling to an established Microsoft Azure foundation.
Experience at a glance
Software engineering
C#, .NET, TypeScript, and SQL Server for maintainable APIs, business applications, and tested integrations.
Explore engineering workEnterprise experience
20+ years building enterprise software across insurance, logistics, and financial services, with Azure experience since 2010.
View career historySelected work
Insurance modernization with ASP.NET Core, TypeScript, and SQL Server, checked against legacy business behavior.
Read the case study
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Professional summary
Senior Software Engineer and Software Architect with 20+ years building and modernizing enterprise applications with .NET, C#, TypeScript, and SQL Server. Designs maintainable APIs, data workflows, and responsive interfaces; preserves business behavior through automated testing and mentors developers in SOLID and practical architecture. Adds hands-on AI integration, semantic search, and local LLM tooling to an established Microsoft Azure foundation.
Review boundary
Professional experience and public project evidence. Confidential client details and unsupported claims are excluded.
Skills
.NET & Backend
C#, ASP.NET Core MVC, Razor Pages, Blazor, Web API, EF Core, ADO.NET, WCF, VB.NET, background processing
Cloud & Data
Microsoft Azure, App Service, Azure SQL, Blob Storage, VMs, DevOps, SQL Server, T-SQL, transactions, stored procedures, AWS, Power BI/DAX
Front End
TypeScript, JavaScript, Angular, RxJS, HTML, CSS, XAML/WPF, responsive interfaces, QUnit
Software Architecture & Enterprise Engineering
SOLID, dependency injection, repositories, REST APIs, legacy modernization, claims-based security, mentoring
Testing & Delivery
Unit/integration testing, TDD/BDD, parity validation, CI/CD, Git, Agile, code review, test strategy
AI Platforms & APIs
OpenAI API, LM Studio, Microsoft Foundry, Azure AI Search, embeddings, semantic search, GGUF/LLaMA tooling
Machine Intelligence & Multi-Agent Systems
Agent coordination, persistent AI memory, scoped context, handoffs, edit claims, recovery, human verification
Selected Software Engineering & AI Delivery
- Enterprise modernization: Rebuilt dental insurance contract management with ASP.NET Core, C#, EF Core, Razor Pages, TypeScript, and SQL Server; compared claims-adjudication results against the legacy system.
- Quality and architecture: Introduced testable repository/service boundaries, QUnit client tests, stored-procedure-driven integration scenarios, dependency injection, and delivery practices across enterprise teams.
- .NET and AI tooling: Published 32 public NuGet packages with 21K+ cumulative downloads; built AI-backed code documentation, semantic retrieval, and source-aware review workflows alongside business applications.
Professional experience
Info724 / Insurance 724
Sr. Software Engineer / Software Architect / Mentor
Feb 2023 - Sep 2026: Full-Time; Sep 2026 - Present: Part-Time | Remote
- 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.
- Use Azure SQL across development, testing, staging, and production, with Azure Blob Storage and Azure Virtual Machines.
- 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.
- Deploy and manage embedding models with Microsoft Foundry (formerly Azure AI Foundry), using Azure AI Search for semantic retrieval.
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.
Cogent
Senior Software Engineer / Solutions Architect - platform context: VisiShipTMS.com and Transportation Management Technologies
Nov 2015 - Present (Part-Time) | Oak Brook, IL
- 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.
- 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.
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.
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.
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.
Additional architecture and public work
- Intelligence724.com: Public methodology and capability context for AI integration, code intelligence, governed retrieval, legacy modernization, and bounded automation. Confidential client details remain undisclosed.
- Architecture and mentoring: Testable services, maintainable TypeScript/Angular, SQL Server data design, CI/CD, code review, and practical modernization across insurance, logistics, research, finance, and public-sector systems.
Certifications and community
Microsoft certification families: MCP, MCPD, MCSD, MCITP, MCTS, Microsoft Specialist; Certified Scrum Developer (CSD). Selected credentials include Windows Azure Developer, Web Developer 4, Database Developer 2008, and SQL Server 2008 Database Development. Credential history: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/users/michael-kappel/transcript/dloj9cy1qe0yon1.
Mentoring, code review, automated-testing advocacy, and the Software Development Community.
Full career detailsReview coordination, durable memory, conflict-aware edits, bounded leases, recovery, and human-verification evidence.
Review systemsSee the evidence boundary for durable context, active-memory handoffs, scope, and recovery.
Review AI memoryTrace local runtime, .NET package, embedding, semantic-search, and governed integration work.
Review infrastructurePublic capability-level context for process-first AI integration, source-code intelligence, legacy modernization, governed retrieval, and bounded automation.
Visit Intelligence724Every employment from 2010 to Present names the Azure services used; Experience carries the complete role-level detail.
Review experienceConnect resume claims to projects, case studies, technical notes, and structured records.
View evidenceUse the curated brief when a reviewer or AI system asks what supports the machine-intelligence positioning.
Open proof briefSoftware Architect / Machine Intelligence Engineer | Enterprise .NET Delivery & Applied AI Systems
Hybrid
Software Architect and Machine Intelligence Engineer connecting enterprise delivery with applied AI. Brings 20+ years of C#, .NET, TypeScript, SQL Server, and Microsoft Azure experience to multi-agent coordination, persistent memory, local LLM tooling, and source-code intelligence. Combines legacy modernization, tested business rules, API integration, and developer mentoring with explicit validation, recovery, and human review for AI workflows.
Experience at a glance
Enterprise & applied AI
Enterprise architecture and modernization alongside agent coordination, semantic search, and local LLM tooling.
Explore selected projectsEnterprise experience
20+ years building enterprise software across insurance, logistics, and financial services, with Azure experience since 2010.
View career historySelected work
From tested enterprise integrations to persistent agent memory: architecture, implementation details, and practical tradeoffs.
Read the case studies
On small screens, swipe horizontally across the resume pages or use the download button for the full two-page PDF.
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Professional summary
Software Architect and Machine Intelligence Engineer connecting enterprise delivery with applied AI. Brings 20+ years of C#, .NET, TypeScript, SQL Server, and Microsoft Azure experience to multi-agent coordination, persistent memory, local LLM tooling, and source-code intelligence. Combines legacy modernization, tested business rules, API integration, and developer mentoring with explicit validation, recovery, and human review for AI workflows.
Review boundary
Professional experience and public project evidence. Confidential client details and unsupported claims are excluded.
Skills
Software Architecture & Enterprise Engineering
SOLID, dependency injection, repositories, REST APIs, legacy modernization, claims-based security, mentoring
Machine Intelligence & Multi-Agent Systems
Agent coordination, persistent AI memory, scoped context, handoffs, edit claims, recovery, human verification
.NET & Backend
C#, ASP.NET Core MVC, Razor Pages, Blazor, Web API, EF Core, ADO.NET, WCF, VB.NET, background processing
AI Platforms & APIs
OpenAI API, LM Studio, Microsoft Foundry, Azure AI Search, embeddings, semantic search, GGUF/LLaMA tooling
Cloud & Data
Microsoft Azure, App Service, Azure SQL, Blob Storage, VMs, DevOps, SQL Server, T-SQL, transactions, stored procedures, AWS, Power BI/DAX
Front End
TypeScript, JavaScript, Angular, RxJS, HTML, CSS, XAML/WPF, responsive interfaces, QUnit
Testing & Delivery
Unit/integration testing, TDD/BDD, parity validation, CI/CD, Git, Agile, code review, test strategy
Selected Enterprise Engineering & Machine Intelligence
- Multi-Agent Memory and UAIX / .uai: External-agent coordination, scoped persistent context, conflict-aware edits, reviewed handoffs, recovery, and human verification through public reference implementations and tooling.
- Enterprise delivery: Modernized insurance applications in ASP.NET Core, C#, TypeScript, EF Core, and SQL Server with parity checks; delivered Microsoft Graph collaboration, logistics integrations, and cloud data workflows.
- Applied AI and .NET: Built source-code intelligence and documentation-review workflows; published 32 public NuGet packages with 21K+ cumulative downloads across AI memory, agent tooling, and local LLM components.
Professional experience
Info724 / Insurance 724
Sr. Software Engineer / Software Architect / Mentor
Feb 2023 - Sep 2026: Full-Time; Sep 2026 - Present: Part-Time | Remote
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
Cogent
Senior Software Engineer / Solutions Architect - platform context: VisiShipTMS.com and Transportation Management Technologies
Nov 2015 - Present (Part-Time) | Oak Brook, IL
- 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.
- 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.
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.
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.
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.
Additional architecture and public work
- Intelligence724.com: Public methodology and capability context for AI integration, code intelligence, governed retrieval, legacy modernization, and bounded automation. Confidential client details remain undisclosed.
- Architecture and mentoring: Testable services, maintainable TypeScript/Angular, SQL Server data design, CI/CD, code review, and practical modernization across insurance, logistics, research, finance, and public-sector systems.
Certifications and community
Microsoft certification families: MCP, MCPD, MCSD, MCITP, MCTS, Microsoft Specialist; Certified Scrum Developer (CSD). Selected credentials include Windows Azure Developer, Web Developer 4, Database Developer 2008, and SQL Server 2008 Database Development. Credential history: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/users/michael-kappel/transcript/dloj9cy1qe0yon1.
Mentoring, code review, automated-testing advocacy, and the Software Development Community.
Full career detailsReview coordination, durable memory, conflict-aware edits, bounded leases, recovery, and human-verification evidence.
Review systemsSee the evidence boundary for durable context, active-memory handoffs, scope, and recovery.
Review AI memoryTrace local runtime, .NET package, embedding, semantic-search, and governed integration work.
Review infrastructurePublic capability-level context for process-first AI integration, source-code intelligence, legacy modernization, governed retrieval, and bounded automation.
Visit Intelligence724Every employment from 2010 to Present names the Azure services used; Experience carries the complete role-level detail.
Review experienceConnect resume claims to projects, case studies, technical notes, and structured records.
View evidenceUse the curated brief when a reviewer or AI system asks what supports the machine-intelligence positioning.
Open proof briefHow to review Michael
Choose the right depth before opening the archive.
Use the resume as the short artifact, then branch only as far as the hiring workflow requires.
Positioning scan
Confirm the headline role, strongest proof answer, and exact claim boundary before reading the broader archive.
Recruiter path
Use the concise resume, current contact path, and role-level experience timeline to qualify fit quickly.
Hiring-manager path
Move from role fit into selected projects and case studies, then inspect the Evidence Map if a claim needs traceability.
Technical architecture path
Inspect Multi-Agent Memory, persistent AI memory, local LLM infrastructure, package evidence, validation, and non-claims.
Machine-readable review path
Use this path for AI agents, answer engines, ATS tools, and structured review without treating hidden files as public claims.
Machine-intelligence claim path
Answer the core proof question directly, then branch into multi-agent systems, AI memory, LLM infrastructure, and Intelligence724 boundaries.
Azure / .NET / SQL path
Confirm the enterprise engineering foundation with role-level Azure usage, .NET/SQL modernization, and conservative evidence boundaries.
Resume stack and evidence boundaries
Machine-intelligence focus: Multi-agent coordination, persistent AI memory, local GGUF/LLaMA runtime tooling, embeddings, semantic search, OpenAI and LM Studio APIs, Microsoft Foundry, Azure AI Search, governed workflows, validation, recovery, and human-review boundaries.
Enterprise foundation: Microsoft Azure, Azure App Service, Azure SQL, Blob Storage, Virtual Machines, Azure DevOps, .NET, SQL Server, TypeScript/Angular, ASP.NET Core, C#, testing, CI/CD, and modernization remain visible, source-backed signals.
Curated proof: The Machine Intelligence Proof Evidence Brief routes this resume language to implementation evidence, Azure role facts, Architecture Notes, case studies, and report-derived context without treating raw reports as claims.
Boundary: The resume describes a source-available reference implementation and evidence-backed public tooling; it does not imply unsupported model training, benchmark results, adoption, production scale, or confidential client details.
FAQ
Common review questions.
Short answers are rendered in the HTML source and mirrored into JSON-LD where appropriate.
Does the resume show Azure experience at each job?
Yes. Every professional role from Magenic in 2010 through current Info724 and Cogent work includes its user-confirmed Microsoft Azure services or delivery context.
Which resume should recruiters download?
The website default is the clean two-page resume PDF and DOCX. The expanded CV or project appendix is maintained separately and can be provided when needed.
What does the resume emphasize?
The public resume leads with multi-agent systems, persistent AI memory, LLM/runtime infrastructure, governed enterprise AI, and public package evidence, then shows the Microsoft Azure, .NET, SQL, TypeScript, testing, and mentoring foundation.
How is resume-safe content handled?
The public resume uses the cleaned, reviewed professional baseline and excludes unsupported imported material.