Franco Zanek

Senior .NET Engineer (Senior Specialist Digitalization) | BASF | OCT 2023 – Present

Led migration from monolith to microservices using .NET 8 and Azure, improving system stability by ~70%.
Designed service boundaries and event-driven communication patterns to support scalability and decoupling in a globally distributed system.
Drove quality improvements by increasing automated test coverage from 50% to 85%, reducing production incidents and improving release confidence.
Contributed to a platform processing ~300GB/month of spectrometer data, ensuring reliability across multiple regions and time zones.
Partnered with product and business stakeholders to translate functional requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Actively participated in cross-team architecture discussions, influencing system evolution and integration strategies.

.NET Engineer (Software Developer Specialist) | INTRUM | MAY 2023 – OCT 2023

Developed backend services in distributed systems using C#, .NET, SQL Server, and Elasticsearch, improving system reliability and stability.
Ensured adherence to best practices (SOLID, clean code, OOP) across the development lifecycle.
Troubleshot critical issues across multiple systems, improving system reliability and stability.
Contributed to system architecture discussions and proposed scalable solutions for complex problems.
Participated in agile ceremonies (planning, refinement, retrospectives), improving team delivery and collaboration.

.NET Engineer | ChannelAdvisor | JAN 2021 – MAY 2023

Re-architected legacy components into a microservices-based platform supporting global e-commerce catalog management.
Designed robust integrations with major marketplaces (Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Target), handling distributed data synchronization challenges.
Improved system performance by 85–90% through refactoring, query optimization, and service decomposition.
Raised automated test coverage to ~90%, enabling safer continuous delivery in a high-change environment.
Built and maintained backend services processing large-scale product and transactional datasets across multiple regions.
Collaborated in system design and architectural decisions to ensure scalability, fault tolerance, and maintainability.

.NET Engineer | Hexacta (Consulting) | AUG 2016 – DEC 2020

Delivered consulting services for enterprise clients, including YPF and US-based financial institutions, across multiple concurrent projects.
Led the consolidation of two document management systems (digital and paper-based) into a unified platform.
Designed and executed data migration strategies, transforming and normalizing data to ensure compatibility and integrity.
Worked closely with business stakeholders on a daily basis to validate requirements, resolve ambiguities, and ensure a smooth migration process.
Achieved ~90% migration success rate, minimizing operational disruption during system transition.
Developed web solutions using React and Azure Functions, integrating backend services within cloud-native architectures.
Mentored junior engineers and interns, contributing to team growth and knowledge sharing.

Project Leader | National University of Salta

Led research and development of machine learning models for electrical consumption prediction using neural networks.
Designed optimization strategies for renewable energy usage and distribution.

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