I’m a platform-minded Full-Stack Engineer focused on building scalable, production-ready systems across modern web and cloud environments.

My work emphasizes clean architecture, separation of concerns, and long-term maintainability — systems designed to evolve as teams, products, and requirements grow.

• Platform and application architecture
• Cloud-native system design (Azure & AWS)
• Performance-first frontend strategies
• API design and backend services
• CI/CD pipelines and delivery automation
• Identity, access, and security fundamentals
• Designing systems that scale in complexity, not just traffic

• Next.js platform starters designed for real production systems
• Astro-based frontend platforms with performance-first defaults
• Clear project structure, extensibility, and maintainable patterns

• ASP.NET Core (minimal APIs) and C#
• Microsoft Azure services and cloud-native patterns
• AWS fundamentals for portable, cloud-agnostic design
• CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Data and services using Azure Cosmos DB
• Identity fundamentals with Microsoft Entra ID

These projects highlight how I approach system design, trade-offs, and long-term ownership.

📐 Diagram:
➡️ /next-platform-starter/docs/architecture-diagram.md

Focus:

• Separation of concerns
• Environment-aware configuration
• Scalable routing and composition
• Platform-ready structure for SaaS or internal tools

📐 Diagram:
➡️ /astro-platform-starter/docs/frontend-architecture.md

Focus:

• Minimal JavaScript delivery
• Framework-agnostic design
• Content / layout / logic boundaries
• Performance as a first-class concern

📄 Overview:
➡️ /architecture-approach/README.md

Focus:

• Designing for change, not perfection
• Pragmatic trade-offs over dogma
• Long-term maintainability
• Ownership mindset across systems

• Next Platform Starter — production-ready Next.js architecture
• Astro Platform Starter — performance-first frontend platform
• Architecture & Engineering Approach — system design philosophy

(See pinned repositories below 👇)

• 📍 Raleigh, NC
• 💼 Open to Full-Stack and Platform-leaning Engineering roles
• 🏗️ Interested in:
  • Microsoft / Azure teams
  • Cloud-native product companies
  • Consulting & delivery-focused engineering teams

• GitHub: https://github.com/Itsskell
• LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/michelle-ferrell-928a9a270

Thanks for stopping by — feel free to explore the code 👋