Plano, Texas, United States
With over a decade at Peoplefluent, my expertise lies in spearheading the development of sophisticated software solutions, with a special focus on cloud deployment. Our team has significantly advanced productivity by integrating GitHub Actions for continuous integration and streamlining processes with Kubernetes in AWS. Mentoring has been a cornerstone of my tenure, ensuring that coding standards and best practices are not just followed but championed. Working alongside stakeholders and third-party collaborators, we've transformed local development environments, enhancing the overall efficiency and quality of our Recruiting and Skills Enablement Product.
In my role as Principal Software Engineer at Peoplefluent, I worked in development of the Recruiting and Skills Enablement Product and mentored fellow team members. Partnering with diverse stakeholders and third-party companies, I led the team in creating virtualized local development environments using Microsoft VSCode DevContainers. Additionally, I implemented coding standards, linting, and strict coding standards to ensure quality check-ins and reviews. Through continuous integration using GitHub Actions and deployment into Kubernetes in AWS, we streamlined our development processes and enhanced productivity. Directed engineering efforts for the Workforce Planning and Analytics (WPA) division, delivering solutions like the OrgPublisher OrgCharting HTML client with C#, WebAPI, JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, JQuery and Postgres.
In my role as a Senior Software Engineer at Peoplefluent, I led the development of various products, including OrgPublisher OrgCharting HTML client and Compensation Planning using Microsoft technologies. I practiced Agile/Test driven development and SCRUM methodologies, documenting the SDLC for the Workforce Planning and Analytics division.
In my role as a Product Solutions Engineer at Aquire, I was the lead Architect and Developer for the web demo system, incorporating ASP.NET 2.0, AJAX, and SQL 2005. I collaborated with Sales to engineer POC demos for clients and customized product solutions to meet their specific needs.
Led UI development for Chemistry.com at match.com, optimizing HTML/CSS and automating build process using NAnt and Sourcegear Vault. Developed dynamic button application in ASP.NET using GDI+ for multi-language support and image button generation. Achieved streamlined development workflow and enhanced user experience.
Lead UI Developer when Telligent first started. Worked on updating the UI for Community Server 1.0. Worked on Community Server integrations on http://blogs.msdn.com and http://blogs.technet.com and http://www.thespoke.com for Microsoft.
Application Engineer and UI Developer for the Offline Initiatives division of Match.com. Demonstrated success in developing rapid growth, customer centric profit generating applications for Match.com. As an Application Engineer, Richard spearheaded development of events/travel and offline applications for Match.com.