Electronic Leader’s Book (ELB)

Overview

The Electronic Leader’s Book (ELB) replaces manual, paper-based soldier tracking with a secure, modern digital system. Built for military leaders who need accurate, inspection-ready documentation, ELB streamlines data entry, storage, and PDF generation.

Business Problem

Traditional leader’s books require handwritten entries and manual updates. This process is slow, error-prone, inconsistent, and difficult to maintain across multiple soldiers—especially during inspections or readiness checks.

Technical Solution

• WPF desktop application built with C#
• SQL Server database hosted on SmarterASP
• Custom ASP.NET Core Licensing API for secure activation
• Hardware fingerprinting to bind licenses to a single machine
• Automatic PDF generation engine
• Strongly typed data models and optimized queries

Key Features

• Digital soldier record management
• Automatic PDF export
• Secure licensing enforcement
• Offline caching
• Fast data entry and retrieval
• Consistent, inspection-ready formatting

Tech Stack

• WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation)
• C#
• SQL Server (SmarterASP)
• ASP.NET Core Web API
• REST APIs

Business Impact

ELB eliminates manual paperwork, reduces administrative workload, ensures consistent documentation, and prevents unauthorized software sharing. It directly supports operational readiness by giving leaders a reliable, modern system for managing soldier data.

You can get it here: Electronic Leader's Book