ian ricksecker

About

Software engineer with 15 years of java development experience, 11 years of game development experience, and a passion for mentoring and developing talent. Excels at establishing and building development processes. Interested in giving back to the community through developing a socially responsible product, especially in a technical lead or teaching role. Specialties: Expert at identifying, recruiting, mentoring, and developing talent. Specializes in the synchronization and deadlock issues inherent in multi-player game development.

Country

united states

City

san diego

Industry

computer software

Skill

java, game development, mentoring, project management, multithreaded development, team leadership, interviewing skills, software design, pci dss, software engineering, jira, board games, perforce, git, software development, software architecture, game design, multithreading, strategy games, project planning, agile methodologies, information security, talent acquisition, team building, gameplay, computer games, scrum, php, mysql, architectures, video games, rest, microsoft project, android, java enterprise edition, c#, .net, ajax, web development, web services, javascript, jquery, html, xml

Experience

senior product manager, security

ebates

2013-8 - 2018-3 · 4 yrs 8 mos

software developer

giavaneers

1998-1 - 1999-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

senior software developer

electronic arts (ea)

1999-2 - 2009-3 · 10 yrs 2 mos

software developer

pogo.com

1999-2 - 2009-3 · 10 yrs 2 mos

See above position for "Electronic Arts". EA acquired Pogo in 2001.

senior software engineer

game time live sports services

2011-4 - 2011-10 · 7 mos

Developed and improved architecture of the server-side support for GameSlam's multi-player live gamecast of MLB and NFL games. System supported web, android, and iOS clients using a shared C# architecture. Performed role of Scrum Master in an agile methodology, with responsibility for developing and maintaining the schedule across all engineering disciplines: database, server, client, and web. Excelled at mentoring junior engineers.

senior software engineer

hellofood

2010-2 - 2011-1 · 1 yr

Lead engineer in team of four which developed web service, SMS, and VXML support for HelloFood’s unique voice-enabled calorie and nutrition tracking product. Led web project in PHP, Kohana, MySQL, Tomcat/Apache from functional prototype to commercial launch. Responsible for entire development process, including defect-tracking lifecycle, build and deploy process, version-control system, and release cycle. Involved in hiring/interview process at all levels throughout the company, as well as mentoring and developing staff both in engineering process and professional conduct. As an individual contributor, was responsible for website security, login/logout, and registration. Wrote HelloFood’s food search, Messages system, My Goals system, promotion configuration and management, and “Give as Gift” program.