Robert Ridyard

Robert Ridyard has a strong background in software engineering and development. Robert began their career at General Sciences Inc as a Summer Laboratory Technician where they gained experience in Fortran programming and data analysis. Robert then worked at UNISYS CORPORATION as a Drexel Summer Co-op Software Programmer, where they programmed code in Algol and fixed code defects. Robert next joined Automated Financial Technology Inc as a Programmer in Applications Development, where they programmed new applications and provided support for clients. Robert then worked at Lockheed Martin as an Applications Software Engineer, developing graphical user interfaces and client-server applications using C and C-Motif. Robert then joined Alcatel-Lucent as a Sr. Software Engineer, leading projects to develop DNS/DHCP IP Management enterprise software and porting legacy applications to web interfaces. After that, they worked at Fiserv as a Sr. Programmer Analyst, independently developing projects to integrate third-party applications and extending core system functionality. Currently, Robert is working at iPipeline, initially as a Senior Developer and currently as a Lead Developer.

Robert Ridyard earned a Master's degree in Information Science from Penn State University, completing their studies from 1998 to 2001. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Sciences from Drexel University, where they studied from 1991 to 1993. Additionally, Robert has acquired several certifications, including "Managing App Secrets in .NET Core" and "Learning Git and GitHub" from LinkedIn in 2021, and "Introduction to Web Design and Development" from LinkedIn in 2018.