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Senior full-stack engineer for deployable AI and serious product systems.

10+ years building secure .NET and SQL-heavy applications across government, higher education, and enterprise environments. Current direction includes privacy-first local inference, ONNX/PyTorch workflows, evaluation loops, and practical edge deployment.

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Sean W. Findley

Senior Full-Stack Software Developer | C# / .NET, SQL, CMS / Web, ONNX, PyTorch, Edge AI

Reno, NV Current Published Resume Updated Apr 10, 2026
Professional Summary

Senior full-stack software developer with 10+ years of experience building secure enterprise applications, reporting platforms, and maintainable web systems across government, higher education, and private-sector environments. Strongest background is in C#/.NET, SQL Server performance tuning, reporting-heavy operational systems, and pragmatic modernization of legacy applications. Current direction adds edge-AI software engineering through ONNX Runtime, PyTorch experimentation, local inference evaluation, quantization-aware workflows, and adapter-tuning interest around Gemma, Qwen, and Phi-class models.

Core Technical Skills
Languages & Frameworks
.NET Core, C#, ASP.NET MVC, PHP, Laravel, JavaScript, Node.js, Vue.js, jQuery, Bootstrap, Java SE/EE 7, Spring Framework
CMS & Web Platforms
WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, HTML5, CSS3, Vuetify, Kendo UI, HTML Canvas
Databases & Reporting
SQL Server, T-SQL, stored procedures, LINQ, SSRS, Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, OBIEE, Hyperion, Redis, Tableau
Cloud / DevOps / Enterprise
Azure DevOps / Pipelines, AWS virtual machines, Workday, OnBase, PeopleSoft, QTP, HP Quality Center, Adobe Photoshop
Edge AI & Local Model Tooling
Python, PyTorch, ONNX Runtime / ONNX GenAI, quantization-aware local inference, structured prompting, evaluation loops, LoRA / QLoRA adapter workflows, Gemma 4 / Gemma 3n, Qwen3, and Phi-4 mini / multimodal exploration
Professional Experience

Senior Developer

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Nevada Gaming Control Board
Oct 2018 – Dec 2025
Carson City, NV

Built and supported secure enterprise applications for licensing, enforcement, human resources, and regulatory reporting.

  • Built and supported secure enterprise applications using .NET Core, C#, SQL Server, SSRS, jQuery, Bootstrap, jQuery UI, LINQ, and Azure DevOps pipelines.
  • Designed and enhanced line-of-business systems for licensing, enforcement, human resources, and regulatory reporting, including Advanced Search, Withdrawn Applications, ENF-26, ENF-125, ENF-126, Gaming Employment Registration, and Talent Management.
  • Refactored numerous SQL Server queries and stored procedures to improve reporting speed, performance, and responsiveness across multiple applications.

Senior Developer

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Western Nevada College
Oct 2017 – Oct 2018
Carson City, NV

Supported college web systems, integrations, and enterprise platforms while modernizing staff-facing tooling.

  • Supported development, systems integration, and application support for college web and enterprise platforms, including WordPress, Joomla, Laravel, Workday, OnBase, Tableau, and PeopleSoft-connected processes.
  • Built a new employee intranet using Node.js, Redis, Vue.js, and Vuetify.js, and developed custom WordPress administrative tools for staff content management and site administration.
  • Optimized numerous SQL queries and reporting workflows for Institutional Research, substantially reducing run times on legacy hardware.

Webmaster

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Asset Management Group
Mar 2017 – Aug 2017
Moundhouse, NV

Managed and modernized multiple company websites while improving maintainability, speed, and administration.

  • Managed and enhanced multiple company websites built on WordPress and Drupal; migrated legacy sites from Adobe Muse to WordPress and improved maintainability and administration.
  • Built prototype web applications using PHP Laravel, Node.js, Vue.js, and Total.js in AWS virtual machine environments, and improved WordPress site speed and SEO to GTmetrix A ratings with approximately 1.6 second average load times.

IT Professional II

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Legislative Council Bureau
Aug 2015 – Mar 2017
Carson City, NV

Performed full-stack development and light server administration for flagship enterprise websites and internal systems.

  • Performed full-stack development and light server administration for flagship enterprise websites using .NET/C#, SQL Server, LINQ, Kendo UI, jQuery, and Bootstrap.
  • Developed public-facing and internal business applications, and created tuned stored procedures, database objects, and asynchronous business and financial reports for legislative users.

IT Professional Trainee

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Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation
Oct 2014 – Aug 2015
Carson City, NV

Supported enterprise applications, reporting, and automated test workflows in a structured government environment.

  • Assisted with enterprise web application support using MVC architecture, Java SE/EE 7, Spring Framework, and Hyperion, and created automated test scripts with Quick Test Professional and HP Quality Center.
  • Gathered requirements and developed reporting solutions using SQL, PL/SQL, and Oracle OBIEE, while improving performance of complex multi-page, multi-table SQL queries supporting operational reports.

Personnel Technician III

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Nevada Department of Corrections
Mar 2013 – Oct 2014
Carson City, NV

Performed full-cycle human resources work in a high-accountability institutional environment.

  • Performed full-cycle human resources work including recruiting, interviewing, background checks, onboarding, benefits coordination, and personnel transactions.
  • Hired and processed 110 employees across security, healthcare, behavioral health, and IT roles, helping the institution become the first to achieve full staffing and delivering orientation to new correctional officer recruits.
AI / Edge AI Engineering Focus
  • Working toward product-facing edge AI systems built on ONNX Runtime and PyTorch, with evaluation loops, quantization-aware local inference, and practical deployment kept grounded in real software delivery.
  • Building intuition around LoRA and QLoRA adapter patterns for compact open families suited to edge or workstation deployment, especially Gemma 4 / Gemma 3n, Qwen3, and Phi-4 mini or multimodal lines.
  • Most interested in privacy-first assistants, structured note processing, on-device personalization, offline copilots, and developer tools that keep sensitive data local rather than defaulting to cloud exposure.
  • Current compact-model attention is on Gemma 4 and Gemma 3n for efficient open deployment, Qwen3 for modern reasoning and multilingual capability, and Phi-4 mini / multimodal families for smaller-footprint local workflows.
Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business / Finance

2011
University of Nevada, Reno

Business context that strengthens product and stakeholder judgment.

Bachelor of General Studies

2010
University of Nevada, Reno

Broad academic foundation alongside a deeply practical engineering career path.