Hi, my name is

Nathan Arnold

Full Stack Wep Application Developer

Jacksonville, FL · Open to 100% Remote

Application developer with 15+ years of experience modernizing legacy systems, building resilient .NET applications, and delivering high‑quality APIs and user interfaces. Skilled across the full stack with deep expertise in C#, .NET Core/.NET 8, SQL, and modern JavaScript frameworks.

Skills & Technologies

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Core Technologies

C# .NET Core .NET 8 ASP.NET Entity Framework LINQ REST APIs SQL Server MySQL
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Front‑End Development

Angular React TypeScript JavaScript HTML CSS Responsive UI
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Cloud & DevOps

AWS CI/CD Pipelines Docker Azure DevOps Git
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Engineering Practices

Agile/Scrum Performance Tuning Legacy Modernization Debugging AI‑Assisted Dev

Experience

2000 – Present

Freelance / Independent Projects

Developer

  • Used Claude and GPT to support several development projects published on GitHub, leveraging AI tools for coding assistance, refactoring, and problem‑solving.
  • Migrated an online record store from Zen Cart to a modern WooCommerce platform, including data migration, theme customization, and improved site responsiveness.
  • Assisted a small business owner in updating and improving her WordPress site, enhancing usability, layout consistency, and overall performance.

April 2022 – December 2024

Community Brands

Staff Developer II

  • Built and maintained API integrations across multiple endpoints, ensuring reliable delivery of client data into internal systems.
  • Led platform upgrades and enhancements, including migration to .NET 8, reducing technical debt and improving overall system stability.
  • Enhanced processing pipelines and front‑end applications using Angular, React, and TypeScript, adapting to evolving external data sources.
  • Worked in a fully remote, globally distributed Agile/Scrum environment with daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
  • Proactively reviewed the sprint queue to identify and claim high‑priority tickets, accelerating throughput and reducing assignment delays.

October 2021 – March 2022

Pilot Pen Corporation

IT Solutions Architect Contractor

  • Modernized the company's public‑facing website by making it fully responsive using Bootstrap and jQuery, and rebuilt the shopping cart from PHP/MySQL to .NET/SQL.
  • Gathered stakeholder requirements and translated them into technical solutions aligned with business objectives and brand standards.
  • Built a .NET Core Web API to modernize legacy data processing workflows and developed a responsive e‑commerce front end.

April 2003 – September 2021

United Directories, Inc

Web Developer

  • Owned full lifecycle development for multi‑platform web applications using C#, SQL, Ruby on Rails, and HTML/CSS/JavaScript.
  • Built payment gateway integrations, customer portals, and reporting solutions; led platform migrations from .NET 1.1 to .NET 4.5.
  • Developed cross‑system bridges to synchronize data between .NET and Rails platforms, ensuring consistent and reliable data flow.
  • Participated in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and used Pivotal Tracker for ticketing and velocity‑based sprint planning.

Education

BS, Business Administration & Marketing

University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL

Graduated December 1999