Summary
Charlie Simmons is an RPA architect with over a decade of hands-on experience designing and rescuing automation programs across desktop, mainframe and cloud environments. He specializes in Automation Anywhere, AutoHotkey and legacy-to-cloud data extraction techniques, and has a strong background in SOAP/REST, Azure, PHP and database systems like MySQL and Oracle. Charlie has repeatedly been brought in to correct failed implementations from major vendors and to establish federated Centers of Excellence, most recently driving solutions at Walgreens. His career blends product-grade software development (PHP, ETL, security hardening) with deep practical knowledge of 3270 terminal tooling and scraping strategies that make legacy migrations possible. A long-time contributor to the AutoHotkey ecosystem and former COO of the AutoHotkey Foundation, he pairs open-source stewardship with enterprise architecture discipline. Based in Charlestown, Indiana, he combines process-first thinking and Agile best practices to deliver maintainable, reusable automation at scale.
10 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Degree With Emphasis in Computer Security and Forensics Information Technology, Bachelor of Science Degree With Emphasis in Computer Security and Forensics Information Technology at National American University
Associate of Science (AS) Information Technology, Associate of Science (AS) Information Technology at Ivy Tech Community College