Michael Blaess
Over 20 years of professional experience as IT consultant, software developer and programming coach. Specialist in database and web applications with comprehensive expertise in Microsoft technologies.
Development of scalable web solutions with ASP.NET Core, TypeScript, Angular and React in the Microsoft Azure ecosystem, as well as document and content management systems based on Sitefinity and SharePoint.
Industry experience: Automotive, media, auditing, energy and utilities.
Services
What I offer
Over 20 years of experience in designing and delivering complex IT projects.
Consulting
Individual consulting and strategic planning for your software solutions. Architecture reviews, tech strategy and modernization consulting.
Consulting
- System architecture & design
- Code & security reviews
- Tech strategy & roadmaps
- Modernization & migration
AI & Automation
Hands-on AI integration with Claude, GPT and local models for development, testing and process automation.
AI & Automation
- Claude Code & OpenAI Codex
- Agentic coding & multi-agent workflows
- AI-assisted code reviews
- Workflow automation with n8n
Development
Scalable enterprise development for frontend and backend with C#, ASP.NET Core, React, Angular and TypeScript.
Development
- ASP.NET Core & C#
- Angular & TypeScript
- REST, gRPC & GraphQL APIs
- SharePoint
Sitefinity CMS
Extensive experience with Progress Sitefinity — development with ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core and Next.js.
Sitefinity CMS
- Widget & module development
- Automated tasks
- Digital Experience Cloud (Insights)
- A/B testing & personalization
Coaching
Code analysis & reviews, individual training and seminars on Microsoft technologies, design patterns and C# programming.
Coaching
- Clean Code & SOLID
- Design patterns in C#
- Mentoring & pair programming
- Unit testing & mocking
Cloud
Migration of your enterprise solutions to Azure or AWS cloud. Application Insights, DevOps pipelines and containers.
Cloud
- Microsoft Azure & AWS
- Docker & containers
- CI/CD pipelines
- Application Insights & KQL
Testing & Quality
Test-driven development and automated testing during deployment with Azure DevOps and Jenkins. Test plans, crash tests, system tests and performance tests.
Testing & Quality
- MSTest, Jest & Cypress
- TDD & automated pipelines
- Performance & crash tests
- Security reviews
Business Intelligence
Database development with SQL Server 2022, PostgreSQL and MongoDB. Reporting with SSRS and PowerBI. Performance optimization of your existing database systems.
Business Intelligence
- SQL Server, PostgreSQL & MongoDB
- Reporting with SSRS & PowerBI
- ETL & data modeling
- Performance optimization
Legacy & Migration
Maintenance, modernization and migration of VB6, VB.NET and classic .NET Framework applications.
Legacy & Migration
- VB6 & VB.NET maintenance
- .NET Framework → .NET Core
- WinForms & WPF migration
- COM interop & ActiveX
Clients
Trusted since 2004
Industry experience in automotive, media, auditing and energy.
E-ON 
EnviaM 
Marquard & Bahls 
Sparkasse 
Francotyp-Postalia 
Gazprom 
KPMG 
RTL 
Deutsche Bahn 
Scandlines 
BearingPoint 
Volkswagen 
Kraftanlagen München 
Bayootec Open Source
Software Projects
Own tools and libraries — mainly Python TUI applications and web tools.
Chinese Checkers vs AI in the browser. Three difficulty levels, seven themes, background music, highscores, and fully offline-capable as a PWA.
GeoGuessr-style browser game. Five rounds, pinpoint a location photo on the map, local highscores. Fully static, no backend.
Terminal music player with retro aesthetics. FFT spectrum analyzer, 6 vintage themes (C64, Amiga, Atari ST etc.), multi-format support.
TUI tool for automatically scanning websites for JavaScript console errors, HTTP failures and CSP violations.
TUI for Jira worklogs: list, calendar and year view with forecast, Excel/PDF export, German holiday detection, retro themes.
Terminal UI for JetBrains InspectCode. Browse C#/.NET issues, auto-fix with diff preview and top-10 analytics.
Website crawler for standard-compliant sitemap.xml. Dual-mode (httpx/Playwright), auto-split at 50,000+ URLs.
Automated visual regression detection via screenshot comparison. Pixel-level diff with configurable tolerance.
Codename generator as a Textual TUI. Produces concise project and release codenames right in the terminal.
VS Code themes inspired by classic computers and operating systems (C64, Amiga, NeXT and friends). A Python generator emits the theme JSONs from central palettes.
Free promissory note generator. Client-side PDF generation, IBAN validation, bilingual (DE/EN).
Python library with vintage color schemes for Textual TUI apps. C64, Amiga, Atari ST, IBM Terminal, NeXTSTEP, BeOS.
Python library with reusable Textual widgets for your own TUI apps. Companion to textual-themes.
Curated collection of useful tools and resources. Windows tools, AI tools, database tools, developer tools and browser extensions.
Let's discuss your project?
I look forward to your inquiry — whether consulting, development or coaching.
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