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Luis Apellaniz Fontanez

Raleigh,NC

Summary

With a proven track record at Microsoft, I excel in modernizing healthcare payment systems and leading teams towards innovative cloud solutions. My expertise in Cloud Native Architecture and strong leadership have driven significant advancements in system efficiency and scalability, showcasing my ability to transform and elevate technological frameworks.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Consultant

Microsoft
Raleigh, NC
01.2022 - Current
  • Modernized EDI X12 payment system moving from BizTalk to Azure Logic Apps.
  • Designed and implemented a FHIR-compliant API to replace an existing SOAP-based API for handling patient admissions.
  • Managed a team of Microsoft and client developers during the implementation phases of a new healthcare solution.
  • Designed and implemented a near-real-time data lineage tracker, integrating with Azure Synapse Spark, using OpenLineage, and displaying assets in Microsoft Purview.
  • Designed and implemented various Power BI reports for Azure Health Data Services FHIR Service around audit logs and $import process.
  • Designed and implemented a service to keep track of the Azure Health Data Services FHIR Service import process using the status check endpoint.
  • Assist in modernizing an existing system used as a SaaS solution for ADMS.
  • Served as an ambassador for Microsoft, providing mentorship and guidance to young adults across various events, such as BAM Minority Student Day, HOLA NC Mentorship, and BAM Computer Science Week.
  • Assist various architects in presenting Azure Health Data Services to various clients, such as NEOM, Wisconsin DHS, and NHS.
  • Provided monitoring and observability recommendations to Wells Fargo around Azure Kubernetes Service, and Azure Synapse.

Principal Software Engineer

Insight
Ralei, NC
08.2016 - 12.2021
  • Implemented DevOps processes for managing Azure Kubernetes across seven regions in production.
  • Designed network isolation using namespaces to provide application isolation for multi-tenancy for microservices hosted in Azure Kubernetes.
  • Defined a plan to migrate on-premises Docker Swarm to Azure Kubernetes using Microsoft design principles.
  • Developed .NET Core microservices, deployed as Docker containers, running in Azure Kubernetes to manage jobs for processing billing for the electric company. I led a team of engineers to build the microservices, providing guidance and direction.
  • Architect cloud and hybrid solutions for various clients.
  • Defined cloud-native architecture in AWS using DeepLens for integrating with machine learning models running on the edge used to detect dimensions of specific trees and send notifications to both frontend and backend for processing.
  • Defined cloud-native architecture using Azure FHIR API and machine learning for analyzing a patient's chart, forms recognition, and natural language processing on patient notes.
  • Defined and implemented a Service Fabric environment for running microservices with various backend sources, such as Cosmos DB and SQL Azure.
  • Developed CI/CD pipelines for various projects using Azure DevOps, PowerShell, Terraform, and Azure ARM templates.
  • Defined and implemented a highly available Azure architecture for running various APIs and web applications for a critical 24/7 prescription delivery system.

Sr. Software Engineer

Allscripts
Raleigh, NC
06.2014 - 08.2016
  • Collaborate with developers, QA, and the product owner as the Agile Scrum Master and team lead for the Telemedicine team.
  • Design and implement a form builder that outputs an intelligent form with field-level validation and logic used to collect discreet clinical data.
  • Design and implement a real-time video conferencing system using WebRTC to be used for scheduled and on-demand virtual encounters with a patient.
  • Design and implement a responsive file viewer that shows secure PHI information shared between the patient and the provider.

Software Engineer

McKesson
Raleigh, NC
10.2013 - 06.2014
  • Developed enhancements to a clinical care coordination system.
  • Creation of new MVC modules and views using JavaScript.

Sr. Software Engineer

Allscripts
Raleigh, NC
10.2011 - 10.2013
  • Created a new SharePoint content query web part for displaying a custom document index for the project's documents based on custom document metadata.
  • Architected and developed a new WCF REST service used to expose HL7 Infobutton data to various EHR clients.
  • Enhanced Silverlight application with additional functionality for managing provider subscriptions and program enrollment.
  • Converted the data layer from a custom provider to LINQ with Entity Framework.
  • Enhanced product deployment around SQL Server database projects.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Systems And Decision Science

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
05-2004

Skills

  • Service-Oriented architecture
  • Cloud Native Architecture in Azure
  • Consulting
  • Scalability planning
  • Strong leadership skills
  • System monitoring and observability
  • Business process reengineering
  • DevOps processes using Azure DevOps, GitHub and IaC

Languages

Spanish
Native/ Bilingual

Certification

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
  • Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
  • MCSD: App Builder
  • MCSA: Cloud Platform

Timeline

Senior Consultant

Microsoft
01.2022 - Current

Principal Software Engineer

Insight
08.2016 - 12.2021

Sr. Software Engineer

Allscripts
06.2014 - 08.2016

Software Engineer

McKesson
10.2013 - 06.2014

Sr. Software Engineer

Allscripts
10.2011 - 10.2013

Bachelor of Science - Information Systems And Decision Science

Louisiana State University
Luis Apellaniz Fontanez