Chris Ricks
Principal Engineer at Amazon
- Role
- Principal Sysdev Engineer at Amazon
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Chris Ricks
I am a focused and innovative technical expert with a proven track record of developing highly successful and secure systems across multiple domains.Committed to providing tailored solutions, I work directly with customers to design and build bespoke products and systems that directly target their needs.Some of my key professional achievements to date include- Managed the transitions of complex bill payments solution from external provider to in-house- Successfully consolidated vendors and suppliers, reducing touch points and delays in provisioning while maintaining cost control and ensuring carrier-level redundancy was maintained- Conducted many data centre relocations, database migrations, application and middleware upgrades with zero downtime- Increased the customer base of a small IT business from 3 to 20, resulting in annual income of >$500K, and grew staff numbers from 2 to 8 full-time employeesI am a strong communicator with extensive experience leading small and large teams. In my current and previous roles with SecurePay Pty Ltd, I have successfully managed the often difficult process of change and transition on several occasions. I also have demonstrated project management skills, including developing business cases, scoping, planning, budgeting and reporting.I am an analytical and creative problem solver with a strong commitment to continuous improvement. I thrive on hard work and am always ready to rise to a challenge in order to drive change and innovation.If your organisation needs someone with the skills and experience to provide tailored technical solutions and successfully manage multiple complex projects, please contact me at c••••@chrisricks.com
Experience
Principal Sysdev Engineer
Dec 2022 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Education
University of Melbourne
BSc/BE, Software & Applied Mathematics
2000 — 2004
Skills
- Cisco Ucs
- Subversion
- Java
- Mysql
- Haskell
- Web Services
- Fibre Channel
- Screenos
- Sql
- Linux
- Converged Communications
- C#
- .net
- Oop
- Junos
- Functional Requirements
- C++
- Com+
- Force10
- Openldap
- Meta-Programming
- Brocade Fibre Switches
- Hsm
- Xml
- Database Design
- X.25
- Iscsi
- Active Directory
- Unix
- Microsoft Sql Server
- Sna
- Vmware
- Dns
- Oracle Sql
- Perl
- Cics
- Iis
- Pci Dss
- Kerberos
- Database Administration
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