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    <h2>Learn About Mike Cole</h2>
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      I am a software developer living in Cedar Falls, Iowa. I am an independent consultant and am available for
      hire. I am experienced with Microsoft technologies such as .NET, Azure, and SQL Server. I am fluent with
      front-end libraries like React, Angular, Vue, and Blazor. I help teams modernize their software by adopting
      DevOps principles and up-to-date tools. I am a seasoned, light-hearted voice on teams.
      <strong>I am a problem solver</strong>.
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    <h2>By The Numbers</h2>
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            <h4>6 Years</h4>
            <a href="https://iowacodecamp.com" target="_blank">Iowa Code Camp</a> Organizer
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            <h4>8 Years</h4>
            CVINETA (RIP) Organizer
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            <a href="/speaking">Conference Presentations</a>
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            <h4>1</h4>
            <a href="https://www.credly.com/users/michael-cole.37d4ba03" target="_blank">Microsoft Certification</a>
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            <h4>11</h4>
            Published <a href="https://www.nuget.org/profiles/mikecole" target="_blank">NuGet Packages</a>
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            <h4>33</h4>
            Published <a href="https://community.chocolatey.org/profiles/cole.mike" target="_blank">Chocolatey Packages</a>
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    <h2>Extras</h2>
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        <li class="mb-3">I am the owner of <a href="https://cole-consulting.net" target="_blank">Cole Consulting, LLC</a>, where I have several happy, repeat clients.</li>
        <li class="mb-3">I created and maintain <a href="https://github.com/mikecole/key-vault-diff" target="_blank">key-vault-diff</a>, which is a tool that can be used to discover and manage differences between two Azure Key Vaults.</li>
        <li>I try to help people on <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/users/86191/mike-cole" target="_blank">StackOverflow</a> and <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/colemike-dev/" target="_blank">Reddit</a>.</li>
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