Keith Ricker
Solutions Architect at Rotary International
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolKeith Ricker is a solutions architect and senior JavaScript developer based in Chicago with 11 years of experience building performant web experiences using React, server-side rendering, Gatsby, GraphQL, and headless CMS solutions like Drupal and Sitecore. He architects pragmatic SSR frameworks (react-ssr and react-komponent) that treat React as both a server-side templating engine and a client runtime, improving content load time for clients such as Hyatt and Thrivent. Comfortable across the full stack, Keith blends hands-on implementation with consulting work, guiding teams through CMS integrations and modern front-end architectures. His background includes building and maintaining large public sites and custom CMS modules, and he brings a marketer’s sensibility from a business management degree to optimize for SEO and user experience. Notably, he’s kept a continuous consulting practice (Better Grand Modularity) while formalizing solutions in enterprise environments like Rotary International.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Level Certificate Web Application Development, Master's Level Certificate Web Application Development at Illinois Institute of TechnologyBachelor's degree Business Management Marketing and Related Support Services, Bachelor's degree Business Management Marketing and Related Support Services at Northwood University
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Github Skills (7)
docker7
rancher5
kubernetes5
orchestration4
container3
container-management3
cattle1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
keithricker/docker-drupal-base
May 2015 - May 2016
Contributions:103 commits, 142 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
keithricker/essence-framework
Jul 2021 - Jun 2023
Contributions:117 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
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