About

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I’m the Associate Director of Platform Engineering at CareTria, where I get paid to care about things like scalability and yet somehow still end up debugging YAML on a Saturday.

Outside of work I’m a certified technology enthusiast — if it has a chip, a firmware, or blinks in a way it probably shouldn’t, I’m interested. Current obsessions include WLED and 3D printing.

When I’m not tinkering, I’m hanging out with my partner in crime: my dog, who has strong opinions about my project queue.

CsvHelper.Excel.ClosedXml.Remix

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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An implementation of ICsvParser and ICsvSerializer from CsvHelper that reads and writes through the ClosedXML library, letting you work with Excel files using CsvHelper’s familiar API instead of hand-rolling OpenXML or interop code.

This library is a fork of an existing library that is no longer updating.

MvcValidationExtensions

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Note: No longer maintained.

A set of additional client and server-side validation attributes for ASP.NET MVC, extending the framework’s built-in validation. It integrates with jQuery Unobtrusive Validation for client-side checks and includes validators such as RequiredIfEmpty.

Over its life the package saw 200,000+ downloads across the ASP.NET MVC community.

Resume

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

https://github.com/NickBranstein

Technical Experience Link to heading

Microsoft Azure
Microsoft SQL Server (T-SQL, SSRS, SSIS, and administration)
.NET Framework/.NET Core
Windows Forms
ASP.NET/ASP.NET Core: Web Forms, MVC, Web API
HTML, Javascript, CSS, SASS, SCSS
TypeScript
Angular
Entity Framework & NHibernate
NativeScript, mobile apps for iOS and Android
Azure DevOps CI/CD Pipeline Management
Terraform
Rabbitmq, MassTransit, Wolverine, Azure Service Bus
Docker, Kubernetes (AKS and some GKE)
Migration of Monolithic Architecture to scalable and resilient Microservice architecture

Professional Experience Link to heading

CareTria, Associate Director, Platform Engineering - Louisville, KY Link to heading

Own platform engineering strategy and roadmap, setting technical direction and priorities across infrastructure, tooling, and architectural standards across business unit
Lead a multi-layered organization of engineering managers, team leads, and individual contributors, building leadership capability and scaling delivery execution across teams
Drive platform-wide architectural governance, establishing standards and best practices that ensure scalability, resiliency, and consistency across distributed systems
Partner with senior engineering, product, and business leadership to align platform investment with long-term technical vision and organizational goals
Champion developer experience and engineering productivity, evolving tooling, CI/CD, and infrastructure to reduce friction and accelerate delivery across teams
Drive standardization and adoption of AI tooling and processes across the business unit, establishing best practices that improve engineering efficiency and consistency

eBlu Solutions, Principal Architect/Team Lead — Louisville, KY Link to heading

Led full-stack engineering teams, driving technical direction, delivery execution, and adherence to architectural standards across multiple initiatives
Architected and guided the design of distributed, interconnected systems, ensuring scalability, resiliency, and alignment with enterprise architecture principles
Collaborated with cross-functional partners and external stakeholders to define integration strategies, enable seamless system interoperability, and align on long-term technical vision
Mentored and developed engineering talent, conducting one-on-ones, establishing career growth plans, and fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement
Directed the decomposition of monolithic applications into microservices, defining migration strategies, service boundaries, and implementation roadmaps
Designed and delivered scalable, highly available systems supporting both internal and customer-facing applications, with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability

eBlu Solutions, Senior Developer/Team Lead — Louisville, KY Link to heading

KiZAN Technologies, Senior Consultant, Custom Application Development, Louisville, KY
KiZAN Technologies, Consultant I, Custom Application Development, Louisville, KY
KiZAN Technologies, Consultant II, Managed Services, Louisville, KY
Marsh, Berry & Company, Inc., Applications Programmer, Willoughby, OH
Marsh, Berry & Company, Inc., Network Administrator, Willoughby, OH
Libra Industries, Manufacturing Support/Engineering Intern, Mentor, OH

Education Link to heading

B.S., Computer Engineering, 2006 Wright State University, Dayton, OH

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CsvHelper.Excel.ClosedXml.Remix

MvcValidationExtensions

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Technical Experience Link to heading

Professional Experience Link to heading

CareTria, Associate Director, Platform Engineering - Louisville, KY Link to heading

eBlu Solutions, Principal Architect/Team Lead — Louisville, KY Link to heading

eBlu Solutions, Senior Developer/Team Lead — Louisville, KY Link to heading

Education Link to heading