Blending innovation and technical mastery.

Introduction

As the Founder of Bapple & Co with over a decade of IT experience, I have focused on developing high-reliability enterprise software solutions, scalable cloud-integrated platforms, and resilient distributed systems. Leveraging expertise in C#, Microsoft Azure, and microservice architectures, our team has enabled Fortune 500 enterprises to achieve sustainable growth through innovative and efficient technology solutions.

Bapple & Company
Consulting
Software

Founder
July 2021
Present

Led acquisition and long-term retention of Fortune 500 enterprises by delivering high-reliability enterprise software solutions, resilient distributed systems, and scalable cloud-integrated platforms.
Architected and developed high-throughput decision engines, microservice ecosystems, and SAGA-based orchestration platforms that processed millions of transactional events across enterprise admissions and kiosk environments using C# and Microsoft Azure services.
Led and mentored a team of 5 developers while driving a high-accountability engineering culture focused on ownership, direct communication, operational excellence, production incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous system reliability improvements across mission-critical enterprise applications.

Lead Software Developer
June 2018
July 2021

R.L. Schreiber
Manufacturing
Food Production

Led a team of 3 engineers in delivering modernization initiatives, enterprise software development, and technical execution across multiple business-critical projects while collaborating closely with finance, operations, marketing, and IT stakeholders to align technology solutions with organizational objectives.
Developed and maintained enterprise applications and ERP customizations using VB.NET, SQL, PHP, C, C++, C#, and C/AL, including modernizing undocumented VB.NET and BASIC systems into maintainable C# architectures and building Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) enhancements focused on manufacturing compliance, inventory traceability, safety, and process automation.
Engineered automation and platforms that significantly improved operational efficiency, reduced manual processing overhead, increased distributor productivity by approximately 31%, strengthened e-commerce performance, and earned Employee of the Year recognition for technical leadership and measurable business impact.

Omni Advertising
Advertising
Automotive

Software Developer
February 2016
June 2018

Architected and developed enterprise-grade distributed applications, integrations, and modernization initiatives using Java, React, C++, PHP, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and Microsoft Azure technologies, including the migration and refactoring of legacy PHP systems into scalable Java-based platforms.
Participated across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), contributing to solution architecture, cloud infrastructure, technical strategy, data integration workflows, and enterprise analytics solutions leveraging SQL Server, Azure services, and structured and semi-structured data formats such as JSON, XML, TSV, and CSV.
Designed advanced automation, big data, and business intelligence platforms that utilized algorithmic analysis, semantic targeting, GIS aggregation, and large-scale analytics to improve advertising optimization, operational intelligence, and B2B sales prospecting capabilities.

Testimonials

“Working with Steve has been an absolute pleasure. The knowledge and insights he shared have greatly enhanced our skills as developers. We are truly grateful for the valuable advice and examples he provided, which have contributed to our growth and improvement in the field.”

Ruben Certa

“Steve's honesty, his willingness to help others, coupled with his unwavering professionalism, stands as a testament to his admirable character. I highly recommend him to any organization seeking a leader with integrity, professionalism, team player, and a knack for fostering a supportive work culture."

Jade Soto

“Steve loves the excitement of tackling business problems, using technology to turn challenges into opportunities. Steve has been a great addition to the team and has helped to digitally transform the company to meet [the] industry demands of the future.”

Yorck Haase

“I had the pleasure of working with Steve as my technical lead engineer. Personally I learned a lot from him. His tenacity and determination made him an exemplary supervisor, it was inspirational to work along with him.”

Omar Martinez Trejo