Derek Johnson is a seasoned Lead Application Developer with 12 years of professional experience building enterprise financial and e-commerce systems across public, private, non-profit, and educational sectors. He specializes in full-stack .NET development—designing Blazor front ends, scalable .NET Core services, and high-performance SQL processes to handle large financial datasets. Derek has a strong track record of modernizing legacy systems, optimizing performance, and automating workflows while mentoring teams and improving code quality through reviews and testing. His background includes architecting custom CMS platforms, ETL consolidation, and leading Agile delivery as a Scrum Master and Release Manager. Based in Missouri, he pairs hands-on coding with product collaboration to deliver accurate, auditable solutions and has an unusual blend of technical and creative interests reflected by studies in music performance.
12 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Saint Louis University
Music Performance General, Music Performance General at McNally Smith College of Music
General Studies, General Studies at St. Charles Community College
Associate's degree Computer Science, Associate's degree Computer Science at Vatterott College
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