Steven Garberg

Rivia Health Remote

Leading engineering, product, and IT strategy for a fast-growing healthcare fintech SaaS company, delivering scalable patient payment, communication, and AI-powered engagement solutions built on Blazor, .NET, and Azure.

• Platform & Architecture Leadership: Modernized core systems and led the transition to asynchronous, distributed services, significantly improving scalability, system reliability, and throughput.
• Product & Engineering Execution: Partnered closely with product leadership while continuing to drive roadmap definition and execution across patient payments, communications, and provider-facing tools.
• AI Strategy & Implementation: Introduced and operationalized AI across the platform, including patient-facing support tools and internal copilots, while shaping long-term AI strategy.
• EHR & Ecosystem Integrations: Led integrations with AthenaHealth, Veradigm, Credible, and Greenway Health to enable automated workflows and real-time financial data exchange.
• Payments & Security Infrastructure: Built PCI-compliant payment systems with tokenization and multi-processor support, improving transaction success rates and strengthening security posture.
• IT & Security Oversight: Owned internal systems, cloud infrastructure, and security practices, including compliance initiatives, vendor evaluations, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Patient Experience & Localization: Delivered multilingual capabilities (English/Spanish) across applications and communications to improve accessibility and engagement.
• Internal Tooling & Automation: Developed internal platforms for large-scale patient outreach via SMS, email, and IVR, improving operational efficiency.
• Engineering Leadership: Scaled and mentored a high-performing engineering team while remaining hands-on in architecture and complex system design.

GigaBite Technologies, LLC Florida

Parent company for a portfolio of Florida-registered LLCs building software products across multiple verticals.

GigaBite Games, LLC

Interactive entertainment and live-ops game development. Building engaging mobile and web-based games with real-time analytics, cross-platform deployment, and player-facing dashboards.

HootBooks, LLC

SaaS productivity tools focused on time tracking, scheduling, and workflow automation for small businesses and freelancers.

Edge R&D Contract

Subcontracted to a major government initiative supporting emergency rental assistance, contributing to full-stack .NET development and cloud-native data processing on Microsoft Azure.

• Developed Scalable APIs: Built backend services using .NET 6, Azure Functions, and Azure Logic Apps to automate application workflows and support public assistance programs.
• Led High-Volume Data Migration: Executed backfill and migration efforts for tens of millions of records across Azure SQL and PostgreSQL databases, ensuring data integrity and audit readiness.
• UI Component Engineering: Created advanced data grid components for internal staff tools using Telerik Kendo UI in Blazor and Razor Pages.
• Cloud Resource Management: Supported Azure infrastructure provisioning and optimization, collaborating with DevOps on environment stability and deployment pipelines.
• Agile Delivery: Participated in multi-team sprint planning and coordinated weekly release cycles to deliver incremental functionality on a fast-moving project.
• Database Design: Defined and maintained schemas for structured data storage in support of evolving program requirements.

LegalShield

Served as a senior engineer on the backend foundation team, delivering scalable .NET microservices and platform components that powered identity, communications, and data migration across the organization.

• Microservices Architecture: Designed and implemented over a dozen .NET Core 3.1 / .NET 6 microservices with a focus on maintainability, testability, and high throughput.
• Performance Optimization: Tuned critical services to reduce system latency by up to 400ms, resulting in measurable improvements to overall platform responsiveness.
• Platform Libraries: Contributed foundational libraries for data access, error handling, and base service abstractions, improving consistency and onboarding speed across teams.
• Secure Third-Party Integrations: Implemented integrations with services including Okta (SSO/identity), AWS KMS (encryption), Twilio (SMS), and SendGrid (email delivery).
• Infrastructure & CI/CD: Collaborated with DevOps to containerize services and manage CI/CD pipelines, enabling reliable and frequent deployments.
• Data Layer Ownership: Wrote and managed PostgreSQL DDL for microservices requiring persistent data storage, with a focus on normalized, performant schema design.
• Documentation & Planning: Authored technical whitepapers and design specs for upcoming services. Partnered with product teams to write user stories and scope delivery timelines.
• Mentorship & Collaboration: Pair programmed with engineers across experience levels and helped standardize patterns for .NET APIs across the foundation org.

Miller Tanner Associates

Full-stack .NET engineer supporting the modernization of internal business applications and event management platforms for a global event services company.

• Enterprise Integrations: Integrated with Okta for SSO and Zoom's API for real-time meeting/webinar creation and lifecycle management across multiple applications.
• Performance Tuning: Refactored backend logic to significantly reduce latency and improve scalability when handling large datasets.
• CI/CD Enablement: Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, automating deployment processes across dev, staging, and production environments.
• Legacy System Modernization: Extended and modernized a legacy .NET Framework application with new .NET Core APIs to add new functionality without disrupting existing workflows.
• Database Engineering: Managed SQL Server schema design and maintenance, including tables, views, and stored procedures to support new features and reporting needs.
• Front-End Development: Delivered UI components using Razor, jQuery, HTML, and CSS in .NET MVC applications, ensuring usability across internal and client-facing tools.
• DevOps & Deployment Management: Led manual and automated deployments across multiple environments; maintained version control best practices using Git and Azure Repos.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Participated in product roadmapping and feature planning sessions with management and cross-functional stakeholders.

Ignite Technical and Consulting Services Greater Orlando

Contract role spanning planning, development, and deployment for local clients.

• Planned and contributed to development of over a dozen websites for local clients
• Developed internal dashboard app using .NET Core MVC
• Developed several .NET Framework & Core REST APIs
• Managed deployment of APIs and web apps through AWS and Azure
• Managed DNS of all client websites through Cloudflare
• Setup and management of NoSQL databases with MongoDB & CosmosDB
• Assisted in management of Facebook and Instagram ad campaigns with Hootsuite

Reservations.com Greater Orlando

Delivered frontend and backend enhancements across customer-facing .NET applications and internal support tools for a high-traffic travel booking platform.

• Product Feature Development: Built features for the loyalty program and user dashboard, contributing to improved user retention and repeat bookings.
• Azure B2C Integration: Implemented Azure B2C for secure, scalable authentication across public-facing applications.
• Internal Tooling: Maintained and extended .NET MVC applications used by customer support teams; focused on stability, bug resolution, and usability.
• Affiliate Tracking: Designed and implemented a cookie-based affiliate referral and conversion tracking system.
• SEO & Web Standards: Upgraded SEO implementations, converting structured data to JSON-LD for improved search engine visibility.
• UI/UX Improvements: Refreshed and optimized aggregation and listing pages using Knockout.js and Razor views.
• Deployment & Ops: Supported deployment workflows for Azure App Services, ensuring consistent rollouts across environments.
• Cross-Functional Support: Wrote ad hoc SQL queries for internal business users to aid in operations, customer service, and performance tracking.
• Legacy Content Migration: Migrated a 200+ page SquareSpace site to a modern WordPress instance, maintaining SEO and brand consistency.

Pro Media Now Inc. Orlando, Florida, United States

Led development for a live Unity-based game, driving content expansion, cross-platform deployment, and game balance through custom tools and player analytics.

• Gameplay & Content Expansion: Doubled the total game content by adding new scenes, fish species, items, and questlines using C# and Unity.
• Live Ops & Release Management: Deployed game updates across iOS, Android, and Facebook platforms, coordinating QA and staging processes.
• Custom Game Tools: Built an internal .NET MVC dashboard for real-time balance tuning and gameplay analytics, enabling rapid iteration on player experience.
• Backend & Database Management: Managed and structured MongoDB databases for storing player data, progression, and configuration settings.
• Team Leadership: Oversaw a small team of contracted developers and designers, managing workload and sprint priorities.
• Marketing & Community Engagement: Collaborated with marketing affiliates for in-game product placement and managed parts of the community-facing presence including social media and blog content.

Global CPE Network, LLC Brandon, FL

Supported the development and maintenance of the company's web and e-learning platforms, integrating third-party tools and streamlining internal operations.

• Web & CMS Development: Built and maintained the company website using Joomla CMS, customizing layouts and components with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• LMS Implementation: Developed and administered an e-learning platform using Moodle LMS, creating course structures, managing content, and integrating SCORM packages.
• Third-Party API Integrations: Connected internal systems with external platforms via API to streamline operations and improve learner experience.
• Automation: Built a custom C#-based web scraper to automate lead acquisition, increasing top-of-funnel reach with minimal manual input.
• Course Content Deployment: Set up and configured over 100 courses in the LMS, supporting delivery of nearly 400 hours of educational video content.
• Technical Media Support: Assisted in editing and preparing multimedia course materials for online delivery.