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Tony Rice

Entrepreneur & Creator

Beloit, Wisconsin

+1-608-571-2809 | tony@tonyrice.me | linkedin.com/in/iamtonyrice | tonyrice.me

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Professional Summary

Highly adaptable IT professional with a passion for solving problems. Proven ability to drive innovation and deliver results in fast-paced collaborative environments.

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of experience in IT and full-stack software engineering, leading the development and launch of multiple successful products.
  • Proven ability to lead technical teams, drive business outcomes, and adapt to diverse environments.
  • Highly Proficient in a wide range of technologies.

Key Accomplishments

  • Played a key role in developing the Universal Shopping Cart platform, which contributed to Rakuten's $1 billion acquisition of Ebates.
  • Architected and scaled a cloud-based backend platform to support 100K+ monthly transactions, optimizing performance and ensuring 99.9% uptime.

Skills

NETWORKING & IT

  • 15+ years: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, TLS/SSL, Server Delpoyment & Administration, Firewall Management, virus Removal, Computer Repair, Site-to-Site VPN, Untangle, pFSense, OpenWRT
  • 7+ years: Network Wiring/Instalation

BACKEND DEVELOPMENT

  • 12+ years: Web APIs (REST, JSON, XML, SOAP), Websockets
  • 4-10+ years: Express.js, Routing, Spring Boot
  • 3+ years: NestJS, Ruby on Rails, Laravel, Vendure

DEVOPS/CLOUD

  • 15+ years: VMWare/VSphere, Openstack, Rackspace
  • 4-10+ years: Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3, VPC), OVH, Chef, Capistrano, Puppet

AI & LLMS

  • 2+ Years: OpenAl, Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Google Bard/Gemini, Multi-Modal Development
  • 1+ Years: Azure OpenAl

TOOLS & TECHNOLOGIES

  • 12+ years: Git, Gitlab, Github
  • 4-10+ years: Intellij Idea, Vscode, Todoist, Notion

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

  • 12+ Years: Javascript, HTML, CSS, PHP
  • 4-10+ Years: NodeJS, Node APIs, Typescript, Java, Python, Bash
  • 1+ Years: Ruby, C#, Go/Golang, Lua

FRONTEND DEVELOPMENT

  • 4-10+ Years: Angular/AngularJS, React/ReactJS, Handlebars.js, templating, CSS
  • 1-4 Years: Laravel, Vue.js, Next.js, Webpack, Gatsby, Bootstrap, Meteor

DATABASE/CACHING

  • 12+ years: MySQL/MariaDB, SQLite, redis
  • 4-10+ years: MongoDB, DynamoDB, Hazelcast, NoSQL, PostgresSQL, Elastisearch
  • 2+ years: TypeORM

APIS & SERVICES

  • 10+ years: Twilio, Stripe
  • 4-8+ years: Cloudflare API, Shopify API, Slack API, Plivo, IFTTT, Zapier
  • 1-3+ years: Discord, PayPal, Make.com

CMS & WEB PLATFORMS

  • 13+ years: Wordpress, Custom CMS
  • 4-10+ years: Ghost CMS, Shopify

OPERATING SYSTEMS

  • 14+ years: Linux, Ubuntu Server, Debian, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012
  • 4-10+ years: Android, Mac OS X

VOIP & TELEPHONY

  • 2+ years: FreePBX, Asterisk, Grandstream VoIP Deployment

MOBILE DEVELOPMENT

  • 2+ Years: Basic4Droid/B4X
  • 1+ Years: Apache Cordova, React Native

Work History

Founder & Lead Architect | Dusty Beetles (Hybrid) | 2022-2024

  • Developed and managed the Frontend and the Backend for e-commerce platform
  • Managed infraustructure in a dedicated environment using VMWare vSphere
  • Migrated core services to AWS while maintaining a hybrid infrastructure
  • Built connections, lead product development and MVP testing

IT & Project Management | Freelance Work (Hybrid) | 2012-2022

  • Crafted various solutions, including CRM integrations, brand imaging, and content marketing strategies.
  • Collaborated on various projects and solutions with a wide range of clients.

Full-stack Software Engineer | Catsy (Remote) | 2021

  • Collaborated with the founder to rapidly prototype MVPs, increasing client acquisition.
  • Ensured the quality and functionality of prototypes through rigorous testing.

Full-Stack Software Engineer | Artful Home (Hybrid) | 2020-2021

  • Streamlined workflows by refactoring legacy tools and developing automation scripts.
  • Developed an HTML templating engine, reducing marketing email production time by 90%.
  • Troubleshooted and resolved a critical call center issue, restoring service availability.

Full-stack Software Engineer | Storyscript (Remote) | 2019-2020

  • Accelerated the development of the Storyscript Runtime by implementing key features.
  • Collaborated with a cross-functional team to ensure the ongoing development of backend components.

Full-stack Software Engineer | Breezy HR (Remote) | 2018-2019

  • Enhanced platform functionality and reliability by resolving bugs and developing partner integrations.
  • Supported sales efforts by providing technical expertise on client calls.
  • Ensured code quality and security through proactive vulnerability identification.

Founder & Full-stack Software Engineer | The Baked Potato Store | 2018-2019

  • Developed automated dropshipping solution reducing 90% of the daily workload
  • Scaled an online store selling novelty products.
  • Expanded product offerings and secured partnerships with suppliers.

Full-stack Software Engineer | Two Tap (Remote) | 2018

  • Improved platform architecture and functionality by providing industry insights and technical recommendations.

Full-stack Software Engineer | Clause (Remote) | 2017

  • Oversaw the successful acquisition of Automately Cloud.
  • Advised on the development of Clause's Legal Tech platform, optimizing performance and migrating Automately Cloud.

Founder & Lead Architect | Automately Cloud | 2014-2017

  • Architected Automately Core, an open-source distributed backend platform.
  • Developed the frontend, backend, and platform tooling.

Software Engineer | Fatwallet/Ebates (Hybrid) | 2013-2017

  • Developed web automation solutions to improve checkout processes for various merchants.
  • Scaled the Universal Shopping Cart, streamlining mobile commerce into a unified checkout experience.
  • Helped lead PCI compliance initiatives for the software development lifecycle.

Founder & Lead Architect | QuickStart.me | 2012-2013

  • Co-founded QuickStart.me, developing a web application for business record-keeping and a web-based phone system.
  • Connected directly with customers to troubleshoot issues and deploy new features

Founder & Lead Architect | SecTitan | 2011-2013

  • Developed a customizable reverse-proxy solution for web applications
  • Provided security testing for public facing web applications

Owner & Manager | Bestellen Software, LLC | 2011-2017

  • Co-founded Bestellen Software during my final year high school, providing IT services to businesses and residents.
  • Developed custom web applications, focusing on streamlined operations and secure data management.
  • Managed cloud infrastructure and maintained physical networks.

IT Assistant | School District of Beloit | 2011

  • Worked as an IT assistant helping diagnose printers and other IT related tasks.

Founder & IT Support | GBHTech | 2009-2010

  • Started IT Support company before I graduated high-school
  • Managed Windows Server, ESX Servers, Removed Viruses and Installed OSes
  • Provided direct customer service to over 10+ customers weekly
  • Repaired computers for residents
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