Summary
Wil Stead is a senior software developer with over a decade of professional experience and a strong record as a lead engineer since 2017, now building systems for Vector Airport Systems after a long tenure at NASCAR. He specializes in C# and .NET across Windows services, full-stack web apps, server-side APIs, and front-end work in native HTML/JS/CSS, ASP.NET Core, and Blazor, with solid SQL and cloud experience in both Azure and AWS. Comfortable owning projects end-to-end, he has led development on on-prem and cloud database solutions and cloud-native back ends that prioritize reliability and maintainability. His technical depth is complemented by an MS in Computer Software Engineering and an earlier grounding in philosophy and theology, suggesting a methodical problem-solving style and attention to broader context and ethics in engineering.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy, 3.74, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy, 3.74 at The Catholic University of America
Philosophy, Philosophy at St. Joseph Seminary College
Computer Science, Computer Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Theology and Religious Vocations, 3.8, Theology and Religious Vocations, 3.8 at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary
Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Software Engineering, 3.78, Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Software Engineering, 3.78 at University of West Florida