I'm Randy Burgess, a software manager / developer / instructor / architect based out of Kansas City.
Podcast Episodes
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Vue, Vuex, Auth, and State Management
This Old App, Episode 55Jun 23, 2020
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Difficult Choices and Hard Conversations
CTO Think, Episode 64March 31, 2020
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Proposed Project Approach and the Wonders of Sous Vide Cooking
This Old App, Episode 51January 28, 2020
Projects
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Team Text App
A side project building an SMS/Chat integration application for distributed gig workers. Using Firebase Functions, Firebase Authentication, Node, Express, Vue, Vuex, and Vuetify
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I taught a six-month full-stack coding bootcamp at Northwestern University in 2017. Now, I sometimes substitue teach classes, mentor junior devs, and I'm helping my wife, Megan, learn how to code.
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My good friend, Don VanDemark, and I produce a podcast about leadership, product dev, and tech decisions.
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A second podcast about about learning, coding, smashing stuff together, breaking things apart, startups, failing, winning, and any other buzzwords we can think of.
Leadership Roles
- Vice President of Technology, MPI Media Managing the technology and software needs of a film and tv producer/distributor
- Senior Engineering Manager, Shipwell Managed two large software teams (20+ engineers) remotely, across the world, to support a large TMS SaaS product and 3PL brokerage
- Engineering Manager, Hireology Managed several software teams, in-step with Product and Design teams, to deliver quality software feature on time, for a large SaaS product
- Chief Technology Officer, Innovations for Learning Hired and managed a remote-based team for an Evanston-based non-profit. We rebuilt the organization's base data platform and mobile apps after bringing the technology development back from an outsourced team.
- Vice President of Tech, Horizon Cash Management Worked for 10 years in the role of IT Director for a small finance firm that managed up to $3 billion in cash funds.
- Property Management President of a 32-unit condo association for 10+ years. Coordinated a $9 million sale of the property.
- Instructor Taught a full-stack coding bootcamp at Northwestern University of 28 students over six-months.
- Mentor Over the years, I've helped a number of junior developers climb the learning curve and start new careers in programming.
Skills
- Base HTML, CSS, Sass, CSS Grid, TailwindCSS
- Front End JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Redux, React Native, Vue, Vuex, AlpineJS
- Back End Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Node, Express, Golang, Python, Firebase Functions, AWS Lambda
- Testing RSpec, Jest, Mocha, Chai, Sinon
- Data PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Redis, Firebase Firestore, MongoDB
- Architecture MVC, REST API, GraphQL API, Monolith, Service Oriented Architecture, Microservices
- Process TDD, Agile, Jira Project Management, Continuous Integration, Continous Deployment, Remote Teams
- Other Tools Amazon Web Services (AWS), E-commerce, Elasticsearch, Braintree, Payments, Drupal, WordPress, PHP
- Service Providers Braintree API, Stripe API, Twilio API, Slack API, Zapier, IFTTT
- Learning GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes
Contact Me
Send me an email
Randy Burgess: [email protected]