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Markdown Features Demo: A Complete Showcase
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Meet Me
Chief Problem Solver
NotMyself.IO
I'm a Senior Agentic Engineer with 25+ years of software experience. I design systems where AI agents execute real engineering work autonomously—not prompting a chatbot, but orchestrating parallel agents through dependency-ordered workflows with built-in quality gates.
In a recent 43-day sprint: 540 sessions, 943 commits, 256K+ lines shipped. Features go from plan to tested, committed code with an 85% fully-achieved rate—and improving every day through self-learning systems that encode mistakes into rules and patterns into reusable skills.
25+
Years Experience
85%+
Success Rate (and climbing)
About My Work
Modernizing legacy systems to support ongoing and future needs
I specialize in legacy systems that have grown organically for years—minimal documentation, tribal knowledge, the projects others avoid. AI-augmented engineering isn't a nice-to-have anymore. It's how small teams deliver at scale.
My parallel agent orchestration runs 4-6 autonomous agents simultaneously, each with structural guardrails and quality gates. The knowledge compounds—every friction point becomes a rule, every pattern becomes a reusable skill. Nothing walks out the door.
943
Commits in 43 Days
256K+
Lines Shipped
100%
Knowledge Retained
Services
What I do best
Specialized services designed for the unique challenges of government legacy system modernization.
Legacy Migrations
End-to-end modernization at scale. 943 commits and 256K+ lines in 43 days—untangling years of organic growth and systematically migrating to modern architectures through dependency-ordered workflows.
Agentic AI Development
4-6 parallel autonomous agents executing real engineering work with built-in quality gates. 85% fully-achieved rate on complex multi-task deliveries—and improving daily through self-learning systems.
Knowledge Recovery
Systematic knowledge extraction: 4,189 file reads, 3,153 documents generated. Tribal knowledge captured, encoded, and retained—so it compounds instead of walking out the door.
Security First
Leveraging 8 years of experience at Auth0 in customer identity and access management. I architect solutions using industry-standard protocols like OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect to ensure robust security from the ground up.
Recommendations
What clients & coworkers say
Trusted by organizations across Washington State to deliver results on challenging technical projects.
"His ability to navigate complex concepts and effectively communicate them to others is truly impressive. Bobby's expertise not only ensures accurate and reliable guidance but also instills confidence in those he teaches."
Eric J. Lynch, MBA
Versatile Technology Educator | Bridging the Gap Between Users and Technology | Software Training Expert | Certified Technical Instructor
"Bobby is a natural enabler. He is driven to improve the work environment around him and generates creative solutions to a wide array of problem spaces. He is exceptional at communicating technical concepts to a variety of audiences."
Jp Rowan
CIAM Architect with a passion for data and knowledge bases
"Bobby is an exceptional educator who always produced high-quality content that was informative, engaging, and easy to understand. His professionalism and dedication to his work helped our team raise the bar and become better at what we do."
Joel Lord
Team Lead, Developer Education at MongoDB Education
"Bobby grasped both the data and visualization needs to build effective dashboards. He took my vision and made it a reality, delivering intuitive, in-depth dashboards that delighted our users."
Owen Rodabaugh
Product Manager • DevOps, Data, Analytics, and Machine Leaning
"We worked together closely on a very detailed solution design and his developer experience (DX) approach made the whole system far easier to work with."
Josh Cunningham
CIAM, MCP, AuthZ, DX, data, open source, and bicycles!
"Bobby combines technical expertise with a proactive and friendly approach, making complex topics understandable and enjoyable."
Annybell Villarroel
Security Culture & Awareness Manager
"Bobby's tenure at Auth0/Okta showcased his integral and versatile nature, proving his ability to excel in any role he undertakes. His adaptability and proficiency across various functions have made a significant impact."
Mauricio Schneider - CISSP
Information Security Jack of All Trades | IAM - Security & Compliance - Support Engineering - Software Development | Problem Solver & Compassionate Leader | Ex-Okta Ex-Auth0
"When starting my tenure at Russell, Bobby was my teammate and mentor. I learned so much from him, technically and professionally. His joyful demeanor, inclusive nature, and get things done approach were infectious."
Jeff Schumacher
Director in Platform Engineering at Slalom
"I love that any time we come up against a challenge in delivering something the way we envision for our learners, Bobby finds a way to make it happen."
Jedidiah Esposito
Learning & Development Leader | Developer Experience & Technical Enablement | 17 Years at Amazon, Auth0/Okta | AWS Certified | APAC & Americas
"Even when faced with tight deadlines and long sprints of repetitive content production, Bobby has always stepped-up with tenacity and good humour."
Paul Adams
Technical Enablement and Training Strategy Consultant
"He is not only knowledgeable but also thorough, easy to work with and always willing to take the time out for the discussions, guidance, assistance and responding to the questions."
Sandeep Bhole
Global Delivery Professional Driving Operational Excellence & Strategic Growth | Digital Transformation & Client Success | Certified Project Management Pro | Transforming Business with Efficiency and Quality
"Bobby was always the strongest advocate for the customer in the room. He was always disciplined about following up on every thread of a customer's inquiry or issue and responding with empathy and professionalism in all his communications with customers."
Randall Tombaugh
Engineering Leadership @ WorkOS
"If a problem needs to be solved, Bobby is always there to help. He has deep technical depth, is a great coder, an awesome communicator, someone who cares about others, and a really nice person."
Glenn Block, MBA
Product@Cribl | Founder & CEO of ProdSense | I help companies build equitable products | Advisor | Mentor | Investor | Views expressed are my own and do not represent those of my employer.
"Bobby proved to be the Swiss army knife of customer relations. He consistently showed what we called the "pick up the trash" mentality - proactively identifying and solving issues and problems going beyond his immediate role on the team."
Tomasz Janczuk
Founder • Cloud expert • Speaker • OSS • Engineer • MBA • Traveler
"He has a warm, calm style and presents information in a clear and simple to understand manner. He would be a great addition to any team and I highly recommend him!"
Raymond Camden
Developer advocate focused on APIs, the Web Platform, and AI
"I always know that if Bobby is on a team, that team will be successful. He has an amazing depth and breadth of knowledge, and if a technology is new to him, he will learn it. And quickly."
Cam Combs
Senior Software Developer
"Bobby Johnson is one of the most dedicated and passionate enterprise software architects I've had the pleasure of hiring. What you'll gain from Bobby's involvement in your shop is: knowledge around how to implement the latest technologies the right way; a deep understanding of the benefits of C.I.; knowledge transfer to other team-members."
Chad Stoker
Startup Founder & Principal Engineer - Tax Systems
"Bobby is not only an highly capable, experienced software engineer; working with him is a pleasure. He takes time to understand the bigger picture, asks great questions, and collaborates well."
Peter Morris
Chief Executive Officer at TailorWell Holdings, Inc.
"He enjoys learning about and being on the cutting edge of technology and finding ways to apply that knowledge in to his projects to bring them up to date and start new ones in current technology."
Keith Frost
Sr DevOps Engineer at Sempra Infrastructure
My Process
Agentic AI methodology
A systematic approach to legacy modernization that combines AI efficiency with human expertise at every critical decision point.
01
Discovery & Analysis
AI agents systematically analyze your entire codebase—4,189+ file reads mapping dependencies, identifying undocumented features, and extracting tribal knowledge before a single line is rewritten.
02
Documentation Generation
Agents generate comprehensive documentation automatically—3,153 markdown files, API specs, data flow diagrams. Years of organic growth captured in weeks, not months.
03
Agentic Development
4-6 parallel agents execute through dependency-ordered workflows with quality gates at every step. 85% fully-achieved rate on complex deliveries—human engineers focus on architecture decisions.
04
Incremental Migration
943 commits across incremental phases—old and new systems running in parallel. Each phase tested and validated with 161+ automated tests before proceeding.
05
Validation & Handoff
Every friction point becomes a guardrail. Self-learning systems encode lessons in real-time—mistakes become rules, patterns become skills. Your team receives a system that gets smarter, not just documentation.
Get in Touch
Let's modernize your legacy systems
Ready to tackle that legacy migration project? I specialize in the systems others avoid. Tell me about your challenges and I'll show you how Agentic AI can help.
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