Hi, I'm Michael Robateau.NET & Azure Expert
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Transforming complex challenges into elegant, scalable solutions with C#, .NET, and Azure.
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public class Developer
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public string Name => "Michael Robateau";
public string Title => "Senior Software Engineer";
public List<string> Skills => new() {
"C#", ".NET", "Azure",
"Microservices", "DevOps"
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}About Me
Professional Summary
Results-driven Senior Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience designing and delivering user-centric solutions in C#, .NET, and Azure. Recognized for leading teams, mentoring developers, and driving large-scale projects—such as Macy's Executive Dashboard and Aderant's DevContainer solution for BillBlast—to optimize workflows, boost performance, and reduce operational overhead.
Adept at cloud-native architectures, DevOps practices, and Agile methodologies, with a passion for innovation and continuous improvement.
Work Experience
Senior Software Engineer
Aderant
February 2019 – Present
Atlanta, GA
- •Facilitated developer-only meetings to identify and resolve process bottlenecks, boosting team productivity and collaboration.
- •Redesigned the BillBlast eBill Automation Suite, improving scalability and automating invoice processing for 215+ law firm clients.
- •Built and deployed Azure App Services, monitored via Application Insights and Azure Monitor, strengthening observability and application reliability.
- •Integrated Azure API Management to streamline internal/external service operations and bolster API security.
- •Introduced a BillBlast DevContainer, enabling fully local development with isolated services, cutting onboarding time and preventing environment conflicts.
Senior Developer
Macy's Tech
February 2017 – February 2019
Johns Creek, GA
- •Migrated background jobs from single-threaded to multi-threaded processing, improving speed fivefold.
- •Transformed Macy's Enterprise Dashboard, boosting daily user engagement to ~2000 via a move to .NET Core MVC and Entity Framework.
- •Consolidated multiple applications into a unified Hangfire job manager, reducing complexity and operational overhead.
- •Implemented CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, accelerating release cycles and improving deployment reliability.
- •Enabled real-time data updates through SignalR, enhancing interactivity and responsiveness.
Developer II
Macy's Tech
October 2015 – February 2017
Johns Creek, GA
- •Engineered the Stores IT Health Dashboard from greenfield, significantly reducing mean-time-to-resolution for in-store device issues.
- •Designed an intelligent Chatbot for Macy's Systems and Technology Dashboard, expediting support responses and status checks.
AI Agent System Developer (Contract)
Self-Employed
10/5/24 – 1/15/25
Remote
- •Architected an AI-driven educational and career guidance system for high school students, using Next.js, Supabase, and the Vercel AI SDK.
- •Developed an LLM-powered agentic system for personalized career recommendations, skill development, and mentorship simulations.
- •Integrated Guardian LLMs with real-time moderation, ensuring content safety and compliance with protection standards.
- •Optimized Supabase data structures for tracking student profiles, progress, and parental engagement.
Education & Certifications
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Georgia Institute of Technology
Specialized in Software Engineering with a minor in Business Administration. Graduated with honors.
Associate of Science in Information Technology
Georgia State University
Foundation courses in programming, networking, and database management.
Professional Certifications
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Amazon Web Services
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Scrum Alliance
Technical Skills
Languages & Frameworks
Cloud & DevOps
Architecture & Tools
Version Control
Leadership & Process
Methodologies
Featured Projects
BillBlast eBill Automation Suite
Redesigned the BillBlast eBill Automation Suite, improving scalability and automating invoice processing for 215+ law firm clients. Built with C#, .NET, and Azure.
C#.NETAzureMicroservicesAPI ManagementMacy's Enterprise Dashboard
Transformed Macy's Enterprise Dashboard, boosting daily user engagement to ~2000 via a move to .NET Core MVC and Entity Framework. Implemented real-time updates with SignalR.
.NET CoreMVCEntity FrameworkSignalRSQL ServerBillBlast DevContainer Solution
Introduced a BillBlast DevContainer, enabling fully local development with isolated services, cutting onboarding time and preventing environment conflicts.
DockerDevContainerAzureCI/CDDeveloper ExperienceStores IT Health Dashboard
Engineered the Stores IT Health Dashboard from greenfield, significantly reducing mean-time-to-resolution for in-store device issues.
C#ASP.NETjQueryBootstrapSQL ServerIntelligent Support Chatbot
Designed an intelligent Chatbot for Macy's Systems and Technology Dashboard, expediting support responses and status checks.
C#Bot FrameworkLUISAzureNLP
Get In Touch
Contact Information
Feel free to reach out to me for any inquiries, collaboration opportunities, or just to say hello. I'm always open to discussing new projects and ideas.