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John L.

John L.

Microsoft AI Engineer & Azure Architect | Agentic AI, RAG, Claude Code

Microsoft Certified AI Engineer with 30+ years in enterprise technology — 14 of them at Microsoft as a Senior Consultant — now focused on shipping production-grade AI systems that move real business numbers. Microsoft AI Engineer, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert. Recent work I'd point you to: • Enterprise Knowledge Graph Platform — Full-stack Python/Flask app that ingests 33,000+ artifacts from 11 collectors into SQL Server, exposes a multi-round tool-use agent (Claude/DeepSeek) over live inventory, with D3.js graph explorer, SSE streaming, SQL Server 2025 native vector search, and an MCP server surfacing the graph as tools inside Claude Code. • TechCareerShield — Fully autonomous AI YouTube channel built end-to-end with Claude Code. Multi-agent pipeline (Anthropic claude-sonnet-4-6 / opus-4-6), edge-tts + FFmpeg video assembly, APScheduler orchestration, resumable state machine, cross-posts to six platforms, with a closed-loop self-improvement engine that proposes and ships code changes via isolated git branches. • Quick-PICK AG — AI-augmented component sourcing platform replacing a manual Excel quoting workflow. FastAPI backend, ChromaDB + sentence-transformers vector search across 2M+ DigiKey/Mouser parts, Anthropic classifier with Shannon-entropy scoring, tiered Vue.js/PrimeVue human-in-the-loop review UI. • Azure OpenAI chat (LDS Church / FamilySearch) — Built grounded chat over enterprise data using Microsoft AI Search + Azure OpenAI + Blazor. What I bring to AI engagements: - Azure OpenAI, Microsoft AI Search, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, ADLS Gen2 - Agentic frameworks, multi-agent orchestration, MCP, Claude Code / Cursor / Codex daily-driver - RAG architectures, vector databases (ChromaDB, SQL Server native vectors, AI Search) - Python (FastAPI, Flask, SQLAlchemy), .NET 8, Blazor, C#, T-SQL - Terraform / ARM / Bicep IaC, Azure DevOps CI/CD - 30+ years across enterprise integration (BizTalk, SharePoint), identity (MIM/FIM, ADFS, Azure B2C), and data — I bridge legacy modernization to next-gen AI automation Certifications: Microsoft AI Engineer, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Developer Associate, Azure Administrator Associate, MCSE (Productivity, Cloud Platform & Infrastructure, SharePoint), MCSD App Builder, Microsoft Certified Master – SharePoint, MCITP (SQL Admin & Dev), (ISC)² CISSP, CompTIA Security+, Certified SCRUM Master, Top Secret Clearance. Verify my Microsoft Certified Professional transcript — Transcript ID: 782023, Access Code: JLee6789 (search "Microsoft MCP Transcript Validate"). Dog lover, volunteer at Coastal German Shepherd Rescue San Diego — my dream is to give every homeless dog a sweet home.

🇺🇸San Diego, United States$50/hr100% JSS5.00 (3)Since Nov 2017

Earnings and projects

MRR (estimate)
≈$0

An estimate from an earlier read

World#216,749 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#34,499 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$0
Total earnings
$7.8k
World#216,749 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#34,499 / 62.1k
Per project
$2.6k
Projects, last 6 months
0
World#209,850 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#27,405 / 62.1k
Projects in all
3
33% fixed67% hourly
World#304,140 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#44,018 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$7.8kNothing earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$7.7k$7.8k$7.9k$8.0kOct 9Oct 24Nov 8

No data since Nov 5, 2026.

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