Richard Burkett


Summary

Deadline-oriented software engineer with lots of experience. Solid track record of architecting solutions that exceed client expectations.

Experience
  1. Technical Application Specialist

    Christchurch City Council, Christchurch
    • Developed scalable database indexing technology
    • Created GraphQL APIs for accessing Google Earth
    • Leveraged Waymo datasets to double traffic statistics accuracy
  2. Infrastructure Engineer

    Foodstuffs South Island, Christchurch
    • Collected political affiliation data from millions of users
    • Authored user stories and mapped user journeys
    • Introduced regression testing to Yoga layout framework
  3. Infrastructure Engineer

    Ballance Agri-Nutients, Tauranga
    • Analyzed and optimized code coverage across Scala architecture
    • Created project environment setup XML files
    • Maintained TCP/IP connections with 250,000 concurrent users
  4. IT Consultant

    Hampshire County Council, UK
    • Developed SuperUltraCoolWeather app using AccuWeather API
    • Shipped products to more than 1,000,000 daily active users

Education
  1. BSc Applied Computing with Psychology

    Middlesex University, London
  2. AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

    Christchurch, NZ
  3. Azure Administrator Associate

    Christchurch, NZ