Summary
Frank Norton is a Principal Software Engineer based in Frisco, Texas with nine years of professional experience building and evolving full-stack .NET applications. He progressed from hands-on full-stack roles to principal engineering at Text-Em-All, leading feature development and platform improvements while balancing innovation with pragmatic renovation. A lifelong learner and former independent game developer, he brings game-engine sensibilities—lighting, physics, AI, procedural generation—to enterprise systems and open-source experiments. Known for dependable delivery, community-minded mentorship, and a propensity for big ideas, he often prototypes with new frameworks or languages in his spare time. His background as a musician and guitar instructor informs a collaborative, servant-leader approach and an unusual knack for translating creative concepts into maintainable code.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering at Free Code Camp
Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.), Computer Software Engineering, Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.), Computer Software Engineering at Dakota County Technical College
Full-Stack Web Development Certificate, Full-Stack Web Development Certificate at Coursera