Nick Tates

Background

About Nick Tates

Full-stack developer and software architect with 18+ years of experience building scalable SaaS platforms in regulated industries. Adept at leading teams, modernizing legacy systems, and implementing distributed architectures that improve performance, reduce costs, and support enterprise growth. Skills Languages: C#, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL, T-SQL, XML, XSLT Frameworks.NET (1.1–8), ASP.NET MVC, WebAPI 2+, AngularJS/Angular 2+, RxJS, SignalR Cloud/DevOps: Azure, AWS (S3, SQS, SNS, EC2), Jenkins, CI/CD Pipelines, Git, Bitbucket, Subversion Databases: SQL Server (2005–2022), Redis, Oracle 10g/11g ORM: Entity Framework, PetaPoco Tools: Postman, Jira, Agile/Scrum, Hangfire Other: Event-Driven Architecture, SaaS Development, SSO, REST/SOAP APIs Key Projects - Architected a multi-tenant SaaS application to replace a legacy system, supporting tens of thousands of concurrent users while maintaining 99.9%+ uptime- Developed general-purpose web services for seamless integration with multiple third-party systems- Designed and implemented a webhook engine to deliver real-time updates to third parties, improving data accuracy and synchronization across platforms- Optimized SQL Server performance, reducing daily execution time from more than 20 hours daily to under 1 hour by implementing caching, eliminating redundant calls, rewriting inefficient queries, applying indexing, and denormalizing data- Automated a previously manual check-printing process by centralizing at an internal print shop, reducing risk, processing time, and costs.