Randy Hommel, Developer in Buckeye, AZ, United States
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Randy Hommel

Verified Expert  in Engineering

Ajax Developer

Location
Buckeye, AZ, United States
Toptal Member Since
January 29, 2014

Randy is a seasoned developer and entrepreneur specializing in PHP, MySQL, and C/C++. He lives in Buckeye, Arizona with his wife and three kids. He works from home and enjoys spending time with his family. He has a proven record of creating successful web solutions.

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Ubuntu

The most amazing...

...thing I've created is a website for displaying product pricing information for in-store displays used at retail stores selling precious metals (gold, silver).

Work Experience

Owner, Programmer

1996 - PRESENT
RKH Technology
  • Designed multiple websites and web services utilizing market prices for precious metals.
  • Created a back-end website for order fulfillment and warehouse tracking for a local utility district.
  • Managed and maintained multiple eCommerce websites for multimillion dollar companies.
  • Offered technical support for both hardware and software to end users and companies before "Geek Squad" companies existed.
  • Collaborated with designers on a variety of web projects.
Technologies: C++, C, MySQL, PHP

Application Engineer

2014 - 2015
Amazon.com
  • Created scripting tools for internal tracking of software deployment versions across multiple deployment systems using Perl, and API interfaces.
  • Developed automated deployment tracking and monitoring tools across world-wide regional deployments using C/C++.
  • Developed early warning systems when team-critical services would cause fatal errors using a combination of tools, including Ruby, and Bash scripting.
  • Supported Tier-1 level services across retail platforms as part of a rotating 24-hour support team.
  • Created automated rollback scripts for when unexpected software would cause fatal errors in the retail website during the deployment cycle using a combination of shell scripts, Perl, and C++.
Technologies: Perl, Bash, C++

President

2013 - 2014
Mom's Silver Shop
  • Developed a POS system using C/C++.
  • Created an in-store pricing menu for items offered at their retail position.
  • Maintained an eCommerce website built using Zen Cart.
  • Automated a process for organizing sales information.
  • Designed an in-house website for calculating complex formulas for determining the value of jewelry.
Technologies: C++, C, MySQL, PHP

IT Manager

2003 - 2005
Summit Funding
  • Developed a data conversion program allowing information exchange from in-house loan data to an outside loan servicing company.
  • Managed a network of 80+ employees.
  • Networked multiple business locations using Cisco VPN/routers without any prior experience with Cisco products.
  • Provided in-house tech support for malfunctioning computers.
  • Set up remote maintenance and upgraded services for all computer systems.
Technologies: C++, C

Collaborative To-do List Application

I engineered a simple application with a web interface to enhance collaboration between a web designer and me, '"todo.php." The application's core feature is a to-do list that enables users to assign tasks to themselves or each other, depending on the requirements.

This well-integrated tool improved our project management process by providing efficient task assignment and monitoring.

Priceboard

http://mss.priceboard.info
This is a website for displaying product pricing information for an in-store display used at a retail store that sells precious metals (gold, silver).

Languages

PHP, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, HTML, dBASE, CSS, C, C++, Bash, Perl, XML

Tools

Apache, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Visual Studio, PaintShop Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver, Xcode

Platforms

Docker, MacOS, LAMP, Linux, Win32, Ubuntu

Storage

MySQL, Data Integration, SQLite, Redis, PostgreSQL, MongoDB

Other

CSV, Ajax, Software Development, Cordova

Libraries/APIs

Node.js, jQuery UI, jQuery, PayPal API, Google Maps

Paradigms

Agile Software Development, Responsive Web Design (RWD)

Frameworks

AngularJS

1993 - 1995

Associate of Science Degree in Computer Science

Foothill College - Los Altos Hills, California

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