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Richard Knight Harrison

Verified Expert in Engineering

Full-stack Developer

Location

Longmont, CO, United States

Toptal Member Since

November 4, 2022

Richard has 15 years of experience in web development with a strong focus on full-stack web applications. He specializes in front-end development using React, Angular, Vue.js and Node.js, PHP, Django, Ruby on Rails, and .NET in the back-end, with expertise deploying to the server and serverless environments on AWS, Azure, and GCP. He also works with relational and non-relational databases and large datasets.

Web Development Full-stack Development Full-stack Front-end Back-end MERN Stack JavaScript CSS PHP jQuery PostgreSQL API Development Node.js MySQL Express.js AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Portfolio

KnowWare Inc.

React, Vue, jQuery, Express.js, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB...

Above Lending

Node.js, TypeScript, Express.js, Ruby on Rails (RoR)

ExoTech

Vue, PHP, Laravel, PostgreSQL, Full-stack, Front-end, Back-end, HTML, APIs...

Experience

Web Development - 15 years Full-stack - 10 years Node.js - 9 years Laravel - 8 years React - 6 years Next.js - 5 years DevOps - 5 years Vue - 5 years

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

MacOS, Linux, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Microsoft Teams, Slack, GitLab, GitHub, Jira, Asana

The most amazing...

...thing I have developed is the premier platform called Droppp for buying and collecting pop culture NFTs, which is used by hundreds of thousands of customers.

Work Experience

Senior Software Architect

1984 - PRESENT

KnowWare Inc.

Worked on various web development projects, mainly using JavaScript and PHP frameworks such as React, Vue.js, and Node.js.
Created the architecture, design, and project plan for the conversion of the CRM.
Contributed to several C#, C++, and C device drivers and user applications.

Technologies: React, Vue, jQuery, Express.js, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Full-stack, Next.js, Front-end, Back-end, Full-stack Development, MySQLdb, DevOps, NestJS, Svelte, TypeScript, Node.js, APIs, Software Architecture, REST APIs, Python, Docker, Netlify, Contentful, GraphQL, Azure, CI/CD Pipelines, Bootstrap, Ant Design, Material UI, Web Development, API Development, Gatsby, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Tailwind CSS, Styled-components, React Query, D3.js

Senior Back-end Developer

2023 - 2023

Above Lending

Integrated various 3rd-party services such as DocuSign, Mailgun, and financial services.
Worked on a Ruby on Rails abstract layer that connects the Node.js back end to the audit service.
Added unit/integration tests to Node.js back end and microservices.

Technologies: Node.js, TypeScript, Express.js, Ruby on Rails (RoR)

Senior Software Architect

2018 - 2022

ExoTech

Provided research, analysis, and requirements definition for a startup company.
Developed a revolutionary, fully customizable, cross-platform, language-controlled software development platform using JavaScript frameworks.
Handled research and development on patented and internal trade secrets, distributed networking, and languages.

Technologies: Vue, PHP, Laravel, PostgreSQL, Full-stack, Front-end, Back-end, HTML, APIs, Web Development, API Development, Object-oriented Programming (OOP)

Senior Software Consultant

2000 - 2021

Geos Global Synergy

Designed and developed from the ground up a new application that allowed the business to expand by changing its business model to provide back-office services to new traders all over the globe.
Built a web-based application with C# .NET, which keeps records of the company's stock market positions, helps manage risk, and assists the back office in scheduling the clearance and transfer of trades.
Migrated the application to Node.js and AWS Lambda to make it more scalable.

Technologies: Angular, SQL, Full-stack, Web Applications, Front-end, Back-end, Full-stack Development, APIs, Web Development, Object-oriented Programming (OOP)

Senior Full-stack Developer

2012 - 2013

ePlantSource

Designed and developed a wholesale florist website using ASP.NET, MVC4, DevExpress, and Entity Framework 6.
Added complex inventory, lead time, catalog, pricing, and shopping cart components.
Created and implemented a custom ORM using ADO.NET.

Technologies: jQuery, SQL, Front-end, HTML, CSS, Web Development

Senior Web Developer

2008 - 2010

Agelio Networks

Took over maintenance, support, and enhancement of an existing SaaS C#, ASP.NET web application for mineral rights owners to manage and analyze payments from oil companies.
Upgraded components and made major changes to the existing application's user interface, web services, database, and processing.
Added the capability to interface with well public record data through external SOAP web services from a background Windows Service.
Implemented an interface to locate wells by latitude and longitude and display them on a Google map.

Technologies: JavaScript, MySQL, Web Development

Experience

Droppp

https://droppp.io

Droppp is the premier platform for buying and collecting pop culture NFTs with super easy and secure purchase methods and I worked on this project as a full-stack developer, implementing purchase/transfer/delivery logic and notification system.

CoinPicks

https://coinpicks.io

CoinPicks is a cryptocurrency data aggregator, research analytics, and news site built on Next.js and Express.js. I worked on this project as a full-stack developer integrating various third-party APIs for fetching and aggregating the cryptocurrency data and visualizing the analytics data.

Foxie

https://foxie.com

Foxie is a cloud communication platform to personalize customer communications in a simple, flexible, and cost-effective way. I worked on the admin dashboard where business owners can manage their direct inward dialing numbers (DID) and billings, get reports for inbound and outbound messages, and more.

Skills

Languages

JavaScript, PHP, HTML, CSS, Python, TypeScript, GraphQL, SQL

Frameworks

Express.js, Laravel, Next.js, Vuetify, Ant Design, Bootstrap, Material UI, Tailwind CSS, Svelte, Angular, NestJS, React Native, Ruby on Rails (RoR)

Libraries/APIs

jQuery, Node.js, React, Vue, API Development, D3.js, Web3.js, REST APIs

Paradigms

Microservices, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), DevOps, REST

Platforms

Contentful, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, Netlify, Azure

Storage

MySQL, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQLdb

Other

Gatsby, Full-stack Development, Web Applications, Full-stack, APIs, Software Architecture, CI/CD Pipelines, Web Development, Front-end, Back-end, Data Structures, MERN Stack, React Query, Styled-components, Elastic Load Balancers, Storybook

Education

1975 - 1979

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

University of Colorado Boulder - Boulder, CO, USA

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