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Hi!

My Name is Angel Garay.



I am a professional, award-winning software developer and technical architect from Tallahassee, Florida.


If your here, it's probably because you want to know more about me. Well, that's what this site is all about. Who I am and what I do.


Let's get started!



WHAT I DO


I utilize technology to streamline processes, to collaborate with co-workers and to produce the most effective solutions to problems. I desire the opportunity to lead and collaborate with technical and non-technical teams on challenging and impactful projects to help customers meet their needs.

Here are a few of my areas of expertise:.


Development

Writing code is something I love to do. I use technologies like C#, .NET, Web API 2 ,LINQ, and SQL on a daily basis. Here's a more complete list:


Coding Skills |

  • .NET Framework
  • .NET Core
  • C#
  • LINQ
  • MVC
  • T-SQL
  • Git and DevOps

Project Management & Agile Practices

I've been a manager of developers for over 9 years. I know how to build and motivate technical teams.


Agile Skills |

  • PMP© Certified
  • Dev Lead Team Management
  • Azure DevOps Management
  • Microsoft© DevOps Certified Engineer
  • DevOps Consulting

Presentations & Documentation

Documentation saves time. Saving time lets teams focus on the product and provide value to the customer. I also know how to reach an audience. Here's what I know I can do:


Doc Skills |

  • Presentation Development
  • Markdown advocate
  • Software Release documentation
  • UML and ERD Documentation

Databases

I've been designing and developing databases along side my projects. I've picked up alot of knowledge regarding DBs in my quest to become an Solutions Architect. Here's what I can write in T-SQL/PL/SQL:


Database Skills |

  • Stored Procedures
  • Views / Materilized Views
  • SQL / PL/SQL Cursors
  • System querying (sys)
  • Exception handling

My role at my current organization has me focus on technical architecture and technical lead discussions. I still love to code and work on back-end development tasks. If I'm not writing some code, I'm a optimizing process or managing an DevOps / ALM platform.


Now that you know what I do, let's go the awards and certifications I am honored to have received throughout the years:


AWARDS & CERTS

CERTS


Keeping my skills up-to-date is a critical part of my continued professional success. Here are some of the certifications I've earned:



PMI PMP®

Project Management Professional (PMP)® PMI-PMP

Microsoft® AZ-305

Microsoft® Azure Solutions Architect Expert

AZ-305

Microsoft® AZ-400

Microsoft® DevOps Engineer Expert

AZ-400

Microsoft® AZ-204

Microsoft® Azure Developer Associate

AZ-204

Microsoft® AZ-104

Microsoft® Azure Administrator Associate

AZ-104

FCCM - 2021

Florida Certified Contract Manager (FCCM)

FCCM

Here's a link to my Credly profile that holds some of my most certifications.






AWARDS


Being recognized by the developer community is an important aspect of my journey. Here are some of my major awards I'm honored to have received:

Florida State IT Professional of the Year - 2018


FLOfTheYear


MY WORK


My work ranges from web application development to managing technical staff to providing strategic assistance and so on.

Here are a few highlights of my work:




Technical Architecture Highlights






Summary:

With over 9 years of experience providing technical advice to C-level management, I'm well equip to provide advise in a variety of technical areas.

During those 9 years I've been actively contributing to large enterprise I.T. infrastructure implementation projects, enabling interoperability between systems and accomplishing integration between future and legacy systems.

Here are some of the areas of my expertise:


System Design

Identity And Access Management (Security)

Lead Developer / Project Manager

Contract Management





Developer Highlights




Summary

I have been creating web applications & static websites professional for over 10 years. Dev and DevOps continues to be my passion. Here's what I use to make websites:

Technology

I used the following techologies to build this site:



.NET Core / Full Framework

CSS3

HTML5

JavaScript / TypeScript





Now that I've gone over some of my work, certifications and awards, lets go over how you can get in touch with me:


CONTACT

Want to get in contact with me? It's way easier than smoke signals . Here's how:


StackOverflow

LinkedIn

Twitter

GitHub

DEV.to

Medium