Chris Richards
Applications Integration Project Manager
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Richards is an applications integration and program delivery leader with over 25 years of IT experience and eight years focused on modern payments and treasury systems. Currently an Applications Integration Project Manager at Ahold Delhaize USA, he has led large-scale payments implementations, cloud migrations, and vendor engagements for Tier 1 banks and fintechs, including managing a $20M SOW and systems processing billions in daily transactions. Known for blending strong technical chops with agile delivery—he has served as Scrum Master, Release Manager, and facilitator of API development—Chris also scripts “the weirdest things,” reflecting a hands-on curiosity for creative automation. He excels at translating complex cross-functional requirements into pragmatic roadmaps and repeatable delivery processes across distributed teams. Based in Charlotte, NC, he pairs an MBA in IT management with deep experience in payments, infrastructure, and program leadership to modernize mission-critical financial systems.
8 years of coding experience
30 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA Information Technology, Master of Business Administration - MBA Information Technology at University of North Carolina at CharlotteBachelor of Science - BS Computer and Information Sciences General, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer and Information Sciences General at Appalachian State UniversityMBA Concentration in IT Management, MBA Concentration in IT Management at UNC Charlotte Belk College of Business
Github Skills (6)
rest2
rest-api2
api2
graph2
microsoft-graph1
microsoft1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (4)
chrichards/Learning-Purposes
May 2018 - Dec 2022
Contributions:1 review, 144 commits, 2 PRs in 4 years 8 months
chrichards/beach-bar
Dec 2019 - Mar 2020
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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