Lee Richardson is a seasoned software developer, consultant, and Microsoft MVP with over two decades of government and commercial experience, currently serving as Solution Samurai at InfernoRed Technology. He blends full-stack .NET expertise with a strong front-end sensibility—evident in contributions to the popular ASP.NET Boilerplate/Angular starter where he improved theming, UX, and account workflows. A prolific communicator and community builder, Lee has authored 100+ blog posts totaling half a million views, earned top 2% status on StackOverflow, and grown a 1.5K+ subscriber YouTube audience for his "Code Hour" tutorials. He founded Automated Architecture and created the Siren of Shame, showing an inventive streak beyond typical engineering roles. Lee frequently speaks at conferences and organizes local meetups, translating deep technical knowledge into accessible guidance for developers and teams. Based in Reston, VA, he pairs hands-on delivery with sustained community impact and practical open-source contributions.
14 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BA Computer Science, BA Computer Science at Ohio Wesleyan University
HS Diploma, HS Diploma at Washington Waldorf School
ASP.NET Core MVC / Angular Startup Project For ASP.NET Boilerplate
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:10 commits, 2 PRs, 25 comments in 23 days
Contributions summary:Lee primarily contributed to the front-end aspects of the project, focusing on UI/UX improvements and component styling. They implemented theming capabilities, fixing the color of various UI elements and inputs by modifying the application's LESS files. Additionally, the user refactored UI components by moving action buttons, removing unused dependencies, and cleaning up tab labels for a better user experience. They also added features such as password reset and changed password capabilities.
A cross platform replacement for the desktop siren of shame client. Monitors builds, tracks achievements and reputation, powers sirens, all from a Raspberry Pi running Windows IoT.
Contributions:409 commits, 30 PRs, 65 pushes in 2 years
monitorsraspberry-piwindowsbuildspowers
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Lee Richardson - Solution Samurai at InfernoRed Technology