Richard started coding when he was 12 years old using Assembly 6502 on an Apple 2 computer. He has more than two decades of experience in a gamut of programming languages, data/application architecture, mobile/web development, business/artificial intelligence, network security, and Oracle database tuning and machine learning in different database platforms.
Richard has successfully managed many enterprise organizations with technical and development teams in the U.S., India and Europe.
Recently, Richard served as Senior Director of Business Intelligence and Data Services for Starwood Hotels and Resorts (currently Marriott International), where he designed and launched Starwood’s current data warehouse and business intelligence eco-systems. Prior to joining Starwood in 2002, he served as Vice President of Database and Development/Vendor Integration for Closingguard.com/MBH Settlement Group, which provides a secure neutral platform to automate residential real estate closings.
Previously, Richard was Vice President and Application Architect for JP Morgan Chase, he was involved with all aspect of Customer Service technologies, Enterprise Data Warehouse and Revenue/Cost Predictive Modeling for Retail Banking. Richard started his career as Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young Consulting Services, where he implemented many technology solutions to fortune 500 companies.
Richard was a member of both Oracle Databases and Fusionware Customer Advisory Boards. He is also the author of Expert Oracle GoldenGate (ISBN: 9781430235668), published by Apress Publication.
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