I am a seasoned full-stack software engineer & project manager with many years of experience: A complex-problem-solver eager to use my driven and analytical mindset to achieve your company’s objectives on tight schedules. I proactively take on new challenges, while my adaptability enables me to manage multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy and a positive attitude. I have extensive experience in full-stack development – first as a corporate systems analyst and then, after being laid off during an economic downturn, for many years as a freelance consultant. As an outside consultant, I've been able to work well with clients' teams - but I also have built many a large system, front-to-back, that normally would have been thought of as a job for a team; either way, I enjoyed and learned from each challenge. I am extremely self-motivated, I hold myself to a high standard, and I have the "find a way" attitude that most companies are looking for. Skills can be learned, but attitude and aptitude cannot be. My full-stack development experience includes building, maintaining, troubleshooting, and updating applications using ColdFusion, SQL, XML, JSON, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript/TypeScript, along with extensive database development/admin experience, including SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Docker, and MS Access. I also have experience in Java, Angular, Azure, PHP, Bootstrap, Node.js, Maven, Spring Boot, ASP, and PowerShell. As a freelance engineer/analyst, I am adept at learning new skills whenever a client requires it - I can handle whatever gets thrown at me. Thank you for your consideration.

Richard Lyon

I am a seasoned full-stack software engineer & project manager with many years of experience: A complex-problem-solver eager to use my driven and analytical mindset to achieve your company’s objectives on tight schedules. I proactively take on new challenges, while my adaptability enables me to manage multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy and a positive attitude. I have extensive experience in full-stack development – first as a corporate systems analyst and then, after being laid off during an economic downturn, for many years as a freelance consultant. As an outside consultant, I've been able to work well with clients' teams - but I also have built many a large system, front-to-back, that normally would have been thought of as a job for a team; either way, I enjoyed and learned from each challenge. I am extremely self-motivated, I hold myself to a high standard, and I have the "find a way" attitude that most companies are looking for. Skills can be learned, but attitude and aptitude cannot be. My full-stack development experience includes building, maintaining, troubleshooting, and updating applications using ColdFusion, SQL, XML, JSON, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript/TypeScript, along with extensive database development/admin experience, including SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Docker, and MS Access. I also have experience in Java, Angular, Azure, PHP, Bootstrap, Node.js, Maven, Spring Boot, ASP, and PowerShell. As a freelance engineer/analyst, I am adept at learning new skills whenever a client requires it - I can handle whatever gets thrown at me. Thank you for your consideration.

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I am a seasoned full-stack software engineer & project manager with many years of experience: A complex-problem-solver eager to use my driven and analytical mindset to achieve your company’s objectives on tight schedules. I proactively take on new challenges, while my adaptability enables me to manage multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy and a positive attitude.

I have extensive experience in full-stack development – first as a corporate systems analyst and then, after being laid off during an economic downturn, for many years as a freelance consultant. As an outside consultant, I’ve been able to work well with clients’ teams - but I also have built many a large system, front-to-back, that normally would have been thought of as a job for a team; either way, I enjoyed and learned from each challenge. I am extremely self-motivated, I hold myself to a high standard, and I have the “find a way” attitude that most companies are looking for. Skills can be learned, but attitude and aptitude cannot be.

My full-stack development experience includes building, maintaining, troubleshooting, and updating applications using ColdFusion, SQL, XML, JSON, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript/TypeScript, along with extensive database development/admin experience, including SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Docker, and MS Access. I also have experience in Java, Angular, Azure, PHP, Bootstrap, Node.js, Maven, Spring Boot, ASP, and PowerShell. As a freelance engineer/analyst, I am adept at learning new skills whenever a client requires it - I can handle whatever gets thrown at me.

Thank you for your consideration.

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    uniE621 Picks and Parlays Handicapping Web Site
    This is the home page of the CT Sports Picks website. This site was one of about 60 handicapping sites I built between 2006 and 2020, all of which were connected to a custom handicapping platform I created (with the initial system having been built, over the course of six months or so, for a company called Vegas Marketing Group). All sites were hosted on a dedicated Windows server that I managed and were administered through a custom content management system that I built in ColdFusion; the database was designed and built (by me) in SQL Server. The system featured a custom-built (again, by me) module that made it easy for handicappers to post their plays, picks, and packages for sale, as well as update content such as their bios; each handicapper's content would then appear automatically on each site that the system admin had designated that capper to be a part of. I ended up building about a dozen of these backend systems, but the pandemic put an end to most of them because of the industry's reliance on professional sports. I was the sole developer and Webmaster for everything: all of the modules that comprised the platform, along with the sites connected to it.
    uniE621 Travel Agency System Site
    This is the home page of one of the sites (the actual name has been removed in order to maintain the privacy of the client) that was part of the network of travel sites created and managed through the custom ColdFusion/SQL Server platform I designed and built for a network of travel agencies in Minnesota (the system supported over 90 Web sites).
    uniE621 ProTRAX Repair, Service, and Information Tracking Platform
    This is a screenshot of the main navigation page of the platform (including repair, service, and information tracking) I created for Profix Technical Services, an electronics repair company. The system allows technicians and administrative personnel to log-in from any browser and create and track customers and service orders, update and maintain inventory online, generate shipping reports, view service order and other reports, and perform many other functions. The navigation and available functions vary depending on the security level of the person logging in. The home navigation section includes reminders, notes, goals, project time tracking, and a custom messaging system. A customer-side module allows customers to log-in and view the status of their service orders, obtain contact information, edit their customer profile, and other functions. This system was built in ColdFusion with a SQL Server database; it consists of nearly 400 dynamic pages and 50+ database tables. I designed and built this system over the course of approximately nine months as a series of modules, starting as a contractor and completing it when I was the company CIO; I was the sole developer on this project.
    uniE621 International Congress of Business Professionals Site
    This is the home page of the International Congress of Business Professionals site. I built this site and created its ColdFusion functionality and SQL Server database, including a content management system for managing the entire site and an account module for members. The International Congress of Business Professionals is the international support system and umbrella organization for all other business and trade organizations, associations, membership groups, and foundations, along with their existing members.
    uniE621 Second Design (First Redesign) of Radisson Seven Seas Cruises' Home Page
    This was the second home page I created for Radisson Seven Seas Cruises, replacing the first design, which I created for them as well (their current site was designed in-house after they were no longer able to use outside development resources due to the travel industry slump). Go <a href="https://www.twine.net/signin target="_blank">here</a> for the HTML version, including mouseovers.
    uniE621 Radisson Seven Seas Cruises Home Page: 1st Design
    This was the first home page I created for Radisson Seven Seas Cruises (their current site was designed in-house after they were no longer able to use outside development resources due to the travel industry slump). Go <a href="“https://www.twine.net/signin target="_blank">here</a> for the HTML version, including mouseovers.