Hello, I am

RIC MERSHON

Full Stack Developer

About Me

I am a full stack engineer and photographer with a BS in Computer Science, an MBA and over 5 years of software engineering experience. I have a very curious mind and great problem-solving skills, and enjoy finding creative and meaningful solutions for real-world problems. Passionate about great visual design, and clean, efficient code. Driven to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, where I can help shape products around human experience, expression, and intuitive, efficient functionality.

Select Apps

Kibbutz-19
KIBBUTZ-19

An online community for people to find and share household and other necessities during the Covid-19 crisis, along with current news and a chart to track the pandemic's data.

GitHub
Caregivers
CAREGIVERS

Online site for children of aging parents to find resources to care for their loved-ones.

GitHub
News Headlines
NEWS HEADLINES

Displays news headlines from the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Headlines can also be searched by keyword.

GitHub
Perennial Portal
PERENNIAL PORTAL

Team Project. Web site to find and share information for local caregivers

GitHub

My Resume

SKILLS

Node.js

JavaScript

HTML & CSS

Git & GitHub

Ruby on Rails

Express with Node.js

MongoDB

React

GraphQL

AJAX

Project Management

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Strategic Planning

PROFESSONAL EXPERERIENCE

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING IMMERSIVE FELLOW

General Assembly | Jan 2020 - Apr 2020

  • Three-month intensive, 500-hour full-time, full-stack program, providing experience with the latest front- and back-end programming languages, tools, and methodologies.
  • Gained hands-on experience with JavaScript, JQuery, Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, AJAX, React, Ruby on Rails, Git, Data Structures, SQL, Algorithms, and Computer Science Principles through team/individual projects, code reviews, and peer programming.

FOUNDER, CEO, PHOTOGRAPHER

Ric Mershon Photography | 2002 - Present

  • Developed and executed the initial business plan, all financial forecasts and marketing strategies for the introduction of this new business.
  • Generated $180k in revenue within three years. Subsequently, delivered on average 5-10% year-over-year growth.
  • Cultivated strategic partnerships with third-party businesses to expand market exposure and drive revenue growth.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Digital Equipment Corporation

OpenVMS Operating Systems engineer in the Networking and Communications Division

  • Designed and developed the company’s first terminal emulation Client UI app—in the C programming language—to use the Local Area Transport networking protocol to connect OpenVMS workstations simultaneously to multiple OpenVMS servers.
  • Worked with product managers and other internal stakeholders to deploy the application to thousands of internal users.
  • Contributed to maintenance and stability of OpenVMS LAT implementation in C, Bliss and assembler programming languages for thousands of OpenVMS customers worldwide.
EDUCATION

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING IMMERSIVE PROGRAM

General Assembly

MBA, MARKETING CONCENTRATION

Babson College Graduate School of Business, Wellesley, MA

BS, COMPUTER SCIENCE

Northeastern University, Boston, MA

My Publications

Contact Me

Phone

678.640.6926

Address

Alpharetta, GA

Email

rmersh@ricmershon.com