Bill Richards

A seasoned Software Engineer, Agile Development Coach and Mentor with 24+ years of experience with various technologies .Net (framework and .netcore), C, C++, VB6, Java, Ruby, HTML, XML, Azure, Real Time operating Systems. My career spans public sector, commercial, gaming, consumer electronics, utilities, and IT services. As a senior delivery-focused individual, I specialize in implementing, coaching, and mentoring Agile change. I excel in leading teams and have coached Agile and XP practices from development teams up to C-level. I have successfully revitalized disenfranchised teams, implemented new methodologies, driven initiatives such as the transition to an Agile environment for major organisations, and pushed the adoption of cost-effective open-source solutions. My expertise includes migrating architectures from monolithic to microservices, desktop development, multithreading, desktop, embedded and microcontroller-based solutions.