Ricky Chang

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About Ricky Chang

Hands on head of engineering with 20 years of product and software development at start-ups and companies such as NextCard and Microsoft. Notable clients have included LoopNet, Tibco, and others. Strong expertise in cloud, mobile, Internet and engineering team/process restructuring- Start-up veteran, with successful track record of translating strategic business plans to tech roadmap and execution. Excel at leading small product and engineering teams from inception through acquisition and/or IPO- Unique and cross-disciplinary experience in product development and agile SDLC in many different industries: finance, clean-tech, consumer, cloud computing, and enterprise software- Strong communication and interpersonal skills bridging technology and business to accomplish mutual objectives- Former software engineer at Microsoft’s Exchange Server with strong architectural design skill and still love to write code and mentor other engineers- 18 years of professional and hands-on experience in all phases of software development across various technology and cloud infrastructure: Amazon AWS, AJAX, ASP.Net, C#, C++, COM, Java, LAMP/WAMP, Linux, MS SQL Server, MySql, RackSpace, SaaS, Win32, Windows desktop, and more.