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Sean W. Findley

Senior Software Engineer | Applied AI & Agentic Systems | .NET & Azure | AI Product Engineering

Reno, NV Current Published Resume Updated August 3, 2026
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Professional Summary

Senior software engineer with 11+ years delivering secure, data-intensive applications across government, higher education, and the private sector. I build with C#/.NET, Azure, and browser technologies, working from stakeholder needs through implementation and production support. My experience includes regulatory systems, workflow modernization, and SQL performance improvements. My current focus is OverLift: a shared architecture for browser-based AI applications that connects answers to evidence and keeps proposed actions subject to application rules.

Technical Skills
Application Engineering
C#, .NET, ASP.NET Core/MVC, REST APIs, LINQ, JavaScript, Node.js, Vue.js
Cloud, DevOps & Identity
Microsoft Azure, App Service, Azure DevOps/Pipelines, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Resource Graph, CI/CD, OAuth 2.0, Microsoft Entra ID
Data, Retrieval & Performance
SQL Server, T-SQL, PostgreSQL/pgvector, Redis, embeddings, browser-local and Azure vector databases, hybrid search, RAG, semantic retrieval, citations, indexing, SSRS
Applied AI & Runtime
Python, browser-native agentic AI, Semantic Bridge, structured outputs, ISO C17-to-Wasm, Workers, SharedArrayBuffer, AudioWorklet, SIMD, WebGPU-ready rendering
Additional Technologies
Rust, Tauri, ONNX Runtime, PyTorch, PHP/Laravel, Java/Spring, WordPress, Kendo UI, Workday, OnBase, OBIEE, Hyperion
Professional Experience

Independent Software Engineer

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SeanFindley.com / Independent Product Lab
Dec 2025 - Present
Reno, NV
  • OverLift: Building an agentic AI system that runs in the browser. Its deterministic accelerated-execution architecture is designed for speed and verifiable correctness, with an authoritative ISO C17-to-Wasm runtime using dedicated Workers, SharedArrayBuffer, AudioWorklet, SIMD, and WebGPU-ready rendering. T0-T7, CATS, and Tier-S provide optimized paths, verified selection, instant quarantine, replay, rollback, and deoptimization.
  • Semantic Bridge and retrieval: Turning documents, state, events, relationships, and causal records into provenance-rich semantic objects. Embeddings and browser-local or Azure vector databases support hybrid search and RAG, grounding agents in retrieved evidence instead of model memory; AI proposes while deterministic code validates and commits with structured outputs, citations, and Decision Receipts.
  • Building OverLift Emulators, Saros.ai, Vellucent Studio, Azure Glossary, Article Studio, Veil, and Veluris across deterministic execution, local-first intelligence, governed document transformation, semantic retrieval, agentic publishing, high-performance visualization, and safety-aware matching.
  • Targeting senior software, applied AI, AI systems, and AI product engineering roles where .NET/Azure depth and practical AI delivery matter.

Senior Developer

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Nevada Gaming Control Board
Oct 2018 - Dec 2025
Carson City, NV
  • Built and supported 7+ secure C#/.NET production systems spanning licensing, enforcement, human resources, and regulatory reporting for an agency of approximately 440 employees and thousands of applicants, licensees, and public users worldwide.
  • Converted paper/PDF and pen-and-form workflows into secure web applications for gaming employment registration, withdrawn applications, enforcement reporting, and talent management, eliminating manual routing and duplicate data entry for thousands of users.
  • Optimized SQL Server queries, stored procedures, indexes, and SSRS reports; in representative cases, cut high-use report runtimes from about 90 seconds to roughly 12 seconds - approximately 7.5x faster.
  • Standardized builds and releases through Azure DevOps pipelines across multiple applications, replacing manual deployment steps with repeatable CI/CD and improving release consistency.
  • Partnered with stakeholders across 4 business functions to translate regulatory rules into maintainable software, resolve production issues, and deliver enhancements throughout a 7-year tenure.

Senior Developer

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Western Nevada College
Oct 2017 - Oct 2018
Carson City, NV
  • Built a Redis-backed employee intranet with Node.js, Vue.js, and Vuetify for campus-wide staff, consolidating fragmented internal information into one maintainable platform.
  • Reworked Institutional Research SQL using CTEs, set-based logic, and indexing; often achieved about 10x faster execution on aging hardware, moving many reports from multi-minute waits to seconds or tens of seconds.
  • Supported and integrated 7+ enterprise platforms and connected processes, including Workday, OnBase, Tableau, PeopleSoft, WordPress, Joomla, and Laravel.
  • Built custom WordPress administration tools that reduced repetitive content-management steps and made routine updates accessible to nontechnical staff.

Webmaster

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Asset Management Group
Mar 2017 - Aug 2017
Moundhouse, NV
  • Managed and modernized multiple WordPress and Drupal sites; migrated legacy Adobe Muse properties to WordPress, replacing desktop-bound publishing with browser-based administration.
  • Improved site speed and SEO to GTmetrix A ratings and approximately 1.6-second average load times through caching, asset optimization, and theme/plugin cleanup.
  • Built product prototypes across 4 web stacks - PHP/Laravel, Node.js, Vue.js, and Total.js - on AWS virtual machines during a 6-month engagement.

IT Professional II

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Legislative Council Bureau
Aug 2015 - Mar 2017
Carson City, NV
  • Developed and supported several flagship public-facing and internal .NET applications used by legislative staff and the public, with production support during high-demand legislative periods.
  • Lobbyist Registration & Reporting case study: Built and enhanced the public-facing .NET/SQL Server system used by lobbyists and LCB staff to manage session registrations, represented clients and employers, principal areas of interest, amendments, and monthly/final expenditure disclosures; exposed searchable public reports by lobbyist, client, and expenditure.
  • Designed and tuned the supporting financial-reporting workflows for itemized expenditures, monthly totals, and public disclosure using dozens of SQL Server stored procedures, views, and database objects; moved heavy reports to asynchronous processing to prevent browser timeouts during legislative sessions.
  • Provided light server administration and release support across a multi-site web estate, resolving application, database, and deployment issues in production.

IT Professional Trainee

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Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation
Oct 2014 - Aug 2015
Carson City, NV
  • Supported statewide Java/Spring applications and Oracle reporting workflows across MVC, Hyperion, OBIEE, SQL/PLSQL, QTP, and HP Quality Center.
  • Built automated regression scripts that replaced dozens of repetitive manual test steps per release and improved repeatability across enterprise application changes.
  • Optimized complex multi-page, multi-table SQL/PLSQL reports; representative rewrites produced several-fold runtime improvements and more reliable operational reporting.
Earlier Experience

Personnel Technician III

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Nevada Department of Corrections
Mar 2013 - Oct 2014
Carson City, NV
  • Hired and processed 110 employees in 19 months - about 6 per month on average - across security, healthcare, behavioral health, and IT, helping the institution become the first to reach full staffing.
  • Managed end-to-end recruiting, interviews, background checks, onboarding, benefits, and personnel transactions, and delivered orientation for new correctional officer cohorts.
Current AI Systems and Products
  • OverLift Emulators: Deterministic browser emulation, replay, adaptive acceleration, low-latency media, controller support, and remaster-ready semantic scene interpretation.
  • Saros.ai: Local-first market intelligence with LLM orchestration, RAG over news, filings, and PDFs, deterministic econometrics, simulations, options analytics, and backtests.
  • Vellucent Studio: Private-by-default AI document editing, authoring, OCR, redaction, compression, semantic retrieval, and governed transformations validated before commit.
  • Azure Glossary: Azure reference and exam preparation connecting concepts, commands, relationships, runbooks, comparisons, diagnostics, and semantic search.
  • Article Studio: An agentic publishing pipeline for ideas, briefs, drafts, audits, images, readiness scoring, cost tracking, and publication.
  • Veil: Deterministic ephemeris, synchronized semantic readings, and high-performance horoscope visualization.
  • Veluris: Personalized event discovery with semantic search, freshness, safety-aware matching, and event-linked introductions.
Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business / Finance

2011
University of Nevada, Reno

Bachelor of General Studies

2010
University of Nevada, Reno
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