Principal Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, focused on Microsoft Foundry, Copilot Studio, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Power Platform, and Azure — and on turning agentic AI from a demo into something that actually runs the business.
With 30+ years in IT across engineering, architecture, and customer-facing leadership, I translate complex technical challenges into secure, scalable outcomes. Most of what you'll find here started as a real customer problem.
📍 Cypress, TX · 🏢 @Microsoft
- Agentic automation workflows — from same-day prototypes to production-ready, enterprise-grade systems designed for mission-critical use, with the governance, observability, and ALM discipline that requires
- Microsoft Foundry solutions — model selection, hosted agents, tools and knowledge grounding, evaluation, and tracing
- Copilot Studio and Microsoft 365 Copilot agents, extensibility, and adoption patterns
- Power Platform at enterprise scale — Power Apps (including code apps), Power Automate, Dataverse, and PCF components
- Azure application platforms — App Service, Static Web Apps, Container Apps, Azure AI services, and Azure Monitor / Application Insights
- Practical guidance on agentic coding so non-developers and pros alike can ship real software
TypeScript · JavaScript · React · Next.js · Node.js · Python · PowerShell · C# · Bicep · Tailwind CSS · Flask · Vite
| Project | What it is | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Pulse 360° — live | Unifies Microsoft's official update streams (Microsoft 365, Azure, Fabric, Power Platform, Dynamics 365, Copilot, MSRC) into one filterable dashboard | Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4, Radix UI, Vercel |
| Microsoft Communications Portal | Self-hostable single pane of glass for release plans, the Microsoft 365 roadmap, Azure announcements, tenant Message Center posts, and Service Health | Web app, deployable to Azure or on-premises |
| EconoMonitor | US economic dashboard on the FRED and FRASER APIs with AI insights and a streaming chat interface | Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, TanStack Query, Chart.js, Azure App Service |
| NHTSA Automotive Analyzer | Every major NHTSA public API — VIN decoding, safety ratings, recalls, complaints, investigations, car seat inspection locator — in one UI | Vite, React, TypeScript, Radix UI, TanStack Query, Recharts, MapLibre GL |
| russrimmerman.com | My blog and portfolio | Astro, MDX, Tailwind CSS, Azure Static Web Apps |
| Project | What it is |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Agentic Solution Advisor | Structured questionnaire that recommends Microsoft 365 Copilot vs. Copilot Studio vs. Microsoft Foundry per use case, aligned to the Microsoft AI Decision Framework |
| Copilot Studio + Microsoft Foundry Agile Framework | End-to-end implementation roadmap, best practices, and governance recommendations for enterprise rollout |
| The Agentic Advantage — companion guide | Companion website for the book |
| Copilot Studio Kit walkthrough | End-to-end install and configuration guide for the Microsoft Copilot Studio Kit |
| Project | What it is |
|---|---|
| Copilot Studio Labs | Scenario-driven, no-code labs for energy, manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, and public sector |
| Vibe Coding in TypeScript | Hands-on lab teaching non-developers to ship with GitHub Copilot, TypeScript, React, Vite, and Tailwind — through CI/CD and Azure Static Web Apps |
| Agent SDK Demo | TypeScript/Node.js Direct to Engine client for Copilot Studio agents, with service principal and interactive auth |
| Oil & Gas Operations Portal | Power Apps code app (preview) with a 3D pump assembly — React, TypeScript, Vite, Three.js, GSAP, Power Apps SDK |
| Copilot Studio + Snowflake knowledge | Configuring Snowflake as a Copilot Studio knowledge source |
| Project | What it is |
|---|---|
| Power Platform & Copilot Studio news automation | Power Automate flow that gathers blog, YouTube, and service message updates, summarizes them, and emails a digest — with failure notifications |
| Product news automation | RSS and Microsoft 365 Message Center digest flow for a configurable product list |
| App secret & certificate expiration alerts | Proactively notifies Microsoft Entra ID admins before client secrets and certificates expire |
| Power Platform + Application Insights | Wiring Power Platform telemetry into Application Insights |
Some of these are deliberate prototypes for fast validation; others are hardened for enterprise, mission-critical use. Each repo's README says which, along with its architecture, prerequisites, and deployment path.
- Principal Cloud Solution Architect, Microsoft — Power Platform / Low Code
- Previously Senior Customer Engineer and Senior Technical Account Manager at Microsoft
- Co-author of Microsoft Press field experience content in systems management and update management
- Author of The Agentic Advantage
- Regular technical contributor with hands-on demos and walkthroughs for Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, and cloud automation
If you're working on agentic automation, Microsoft Foundry adoption, Power Platform strategy, or cloud modernization, I'd love to compare notes.