Matthew Freeman

Senior .NET Software Engineer

📧 m6freeman@tuta.io | 📱 (332) 269-0095 | 💬 hjkl@xmpp.jp
🔗 GitHub | 🌐 m6freeman.sh

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Results-driven Senior .NET Development Engineer with 5+ years of enterprise software experience designing and deploying scalable serverless and containerized solutions. Proven expertise in event-driven architecture, CI/CD automation, and modernizing legacy financial systems. AWS-certified developer with strong track record of delivering high-impact projects that reduce operational costs and improve system reliability. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams and managing complex data migrations affecting millions of records monthly.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior .NET Development Engineer

Pilot Company | Knoxville, TN | 2021 – Present

  • Financial Transformation Initiative: Designed and prototyped a financial system integration and reporting solution that influenced executive leadership to retain project in-house rather than outsource; implemented event-driven ETL pipeline using AWS Lambda, S3, SQS, and DynamoDB processing 2M+ financial records monthly across 30+ disparate systems
  • Enterprise Document Archive Modernization: Led migration of legacy HR/Financial document archive (Mobius 4 → 11) affecting 1000+ employees across 4 enterprise verticals; modernized ~40 distributed VB.NET applications, coordinated on-premises to AWS EC2 cloud migration, and delivered hands-on training to 50+ staff members
  • CI/CD Infrastructure & Automation: Architected end-to-end deployment pipelines using GitHub Actions and Terraform for .NET and Python serverless/containerized solutions; reduced deployment time by 65% and eliminated manual configuration drift
  • Legacy System Modernization: Upgraded, refactored, and rebuilt mission-critical financial, payroll, HR, and benefits applications; modernized codebase from .NET Framework 4.x to .NET 8, reducing technical debt and improving maintainability
  • REST/SOAP API Development: Designed and maintained customer-facing REST and SOAP APIs serving 50+ client integrations; built ASP.NET MVC web interfaces for real-time reporting and diagnostic insights supporting Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Corporate Accounting teams
  • Incident Response & Hyper-Care: Directly supported go-live for major financial transformation project; triaged and resolved critical system automation and data integration issues, maintaining 99.2% system availability during peak processing periods

Technical Stack: .NET Framework / .NET Core / .NET 8, C#, VB.NET, Python, AWS (Lambda, EC2, S3, SQS, DynamoDB, EventBridge), Docker, Terraform, GitHub Actions, PowerShell, SQL Server, ASP.NET MVC

Game Programmer & Lead Developer

Whale Fall Studios | San Diego, CA | 2015 – 2020

  • Founded independent game development studio and independently published 3 commercial mobile and desktop games to Android and Windows platforms using Unity3D and C#
  • Collaborated with UI/UX designers and 3D animators to deliver polished, production-ready titles
  • Shipped titles: Subtractor (2019), Hyperlane (2016), Porthole (2015)

Technical Stack: Unity3D, C#, .NET Framework, Visual Studio

Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (SW)

United States Navy | San Diego, CA | 2015 – 2019

  • Earned Admiral's Letter of Commendation for photography and documentation of military operations during 2018-19 Western Pacific deployment aboard USS Essex (LHD-2)
  • Designed publications and produced video content for military promotional campaigns using Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Premiere Pro
  • Maintained Secret Clearance eligibility; coordinated multimedia documentation for high-level military operations and ceremonies
  • 2018-19 USS Essex Photo Archive

Web Developer

Independent Web Development | Thousand Oaks, CA | 2009 – 2015

  • Gathered requirements, designed, and developed dynamic and static website solutions for 15+ client projects
  • Diagnosed and resolved production-impacting issues in LAMP environments (Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP), including SSL certificate management, hosting migrations, and UI troubleshooting
  • Led team of 3 developers delivering Drupal, WordPress, and PHP-based solutions
  • Example: Stroke of Color (2012-13)

Technical Stack: PHP, MySQL, Drupal, WordPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Linux/Apache

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: C#, Python, VB.NET, PowerShell, PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL

Cloud & DevOps: AWS (Lambda, EC2, ECR, ECS, S3, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, EventBridge, API Gateway), Docker, Terraform, GitHub Actions, CI/CD

Frameworks & Platforms: .NET Framework / .NET Core / .NET 8, ASP.NET MVC, Unity3D

Databases & Data: SQL Server, MySQL, DynamoDB, data migration, ETL

Tools & Methods: Git, Visual Studio, Agile/Scrum, Jira, Confluence, IIS, SOAP/REST APIs

EDUCATION

Associate's of Applied Science in Software Development
California Institute of Applied Technology | San Diego, CA | 2019 – 2021

ASD Program Overview

CERTIFICATIONS & CREDENTIALS

  • Secret Clearance (U.S. Navy)

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Available upon request. Current references include Senior .NET Development Engineer, Cloud Engineer III, and Enterprise Architecture Solution Architect from Pilot Company.