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gregkirk/README.md

Greg Scott Kirk · Tek · GSKirk

Architect · Builder · Founder

Paragon9, LLC — Tempe, AZ

Website P9 Source Personal LinkedIn


What I Build

I'm the founder and CEO of Paragon9 — a boutique Microsoft Partner focused on legacy application modernization, custom .NET development, and AI integration for mid-market businesses.

20+ years in production. Every system I ship is designed around one question: what happens when it breaks?

The P9 Rule:
Infrastructure is the only thing that survives a crash.
Everything else is decoration.

The Stack

Languages & Frameworks

C# .NET ASP.NET Core JavaScript Node.js

Cloud & Infrastructure

Microsoft Azure Azure Functions Azure DevOps Azure SQL SQL Server

Microsoft Ecosystem

Power Platform Microsoft 365 SharePoint Dynamics 365 Microsoft 365 Copilot Copilot Studio GitHub Copilot

Tools & Frameworks

DevExpress Entity Framework Visual Studio VS Code Git

Agentic AI & Orchestration

Claude Code Codex OpenClaw Hermes


What Paragon9 Delivers

Service What it means in practice
Legacy .NET Modernization Rescue or rebuild aging line-of-business apps on Azure PaaS
Custom Software Development ASP.NET Core, C#, EF Core — built to last, not to demo
Azure Migration Lift-and-shift to PaaS, with post-migration optimization
AI Integration Azure OpenAI, Copilot Studio, GitHub Copilot adoption
DevExpress XAF/XPO Listed consulting partner — WinForms + ASP.NET
Managed DevOps Subscription-based engineering team — no project overhead
Power Platform Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse

📍 Tempe, AZ · Microsoft Partner · (833) DEV-CODE · www.paragon9.com


The Philosophy

"You don't need perfect conditions to build something real. You need structure, discipline, and a clear understanding of what matters."

I run an operational framework called Radical Reconstruction — the idea that total-loss events (a failed system, a crisis, a crash) are mandatory diagnostics, not endpoints. You rebuild from what survived. You discard what was weak. You design for the failure mode you just experienced.

This philosophy runs through everything I build at Paragon9: systems designed to stay online when the operator goes offline, infrastructure built to outlast the technology cycle, and software documented well enough that it survives the person who wrote it.

The source code for this philosophy lives at P9Source.com and GregScottKirk.com.


Featured Projects

Public repositories coming. In the meantime, some work is documented below.

🔧 Production Case Studies (Paragon9)

Health Endeavors — Mobile App iOS · Android · Xamarin/MAUI · Azure First mobile app launch for a healthcare company — full development lifecycle from scoping through App Store deployment.

Oatey — CRM Rescue Dynamics 365 · Azure Diagnosed and restored critical routing failures in a Dynamics 365 CRM that had brought a customer service department to a halt. Full system recovery within days; ongoing support relationship established.

SecureClose — Compliance App Custom .NET · Audio/Video · Azure Designed and built a multi-platform compliance application from concept to prototype — audio/video integration, e-sign workflow, custom business rules.

Burger Carroll — M365 Migration Microsoft 365 · SharePoint Full tenant migration to Microsoft 365 + SharePoint configuration after two other Microsoft Partners failed to engage. 24-hour response SLA maintained throughout.


The Timeline

Phase 00 · Constraint (1996–2004) ······· Foundation. Eight years. Books as manuals.
Phase 01 · Launch (2004–2012) ··········· Three degrees. Paragon9 founded.
Phase 02 · Build (2012–2018) ············ .NET, Azure, domain network, client scale.
Phase 03 · Reckoning (2018–2022) ········ Accident. Loss. Reconstruction.
Phase 04 · Reconstruction (2022–2026) ··· AI era. P9 Source. Two daughters.
Phase 05 · The AI Economy (2026–) ······· 2nd accident — system held. Building for what lasts.

Connect

Platform Link
🌐 Paragon9 (work) paragon9.com
✍️ P9 Source (strategy) p9source.com
👤 Personal (philosophy) gregscottkirk.com
💼 LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/gregskirk
📧 Business Inquiries paragon9.com/contact-us

"Infrastructure is the only thing that survives a crash. Build accordingly."

— Greg Scott Kirk (Tek)

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