Paul Richard is a Senior Software Engineer from Phoenix with nine years of experience building front-end-first applications and leading engineering teams. He specializes in TypeScript and React but has full-stack fluency across Node.js, Azure, and cloud-hosted enterprise platforms, and currently applies AI to sales productivity at Endgame. Paul has led teams at Nearform and contributed to notable open-source projects like FormidableLabs' Victory, improving test coverage and accessibility for complex data visualization components. His background blends product-focused engineering at American Express and startup-style delivery at Peoples Mortgage, plus a formal coding bootcamp and a BA that combines business and design thinking. Known for pragmatic architecture and shipping reliable front-end systems, he pairs cross-functional leadership with hands-on test automation and developer tooling experience.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Arizona
Interdisciplinary Studies BA Business Administration and Design Theory, Interdisciplinary Studies BA Business Administration and Design Theory at Arizona State University
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Brophy College Preparatory
A collection of composable React components for building interactive data visualizations
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Contributions:20 reviews, 26 commits, 11 PRs in 27 days
Contributions summary:Paul primarily contributed to the project by adding and updating unit tests, specifically using Jest and React Testing Library. Their work focused on the `VictoryBar` and `VictoryBoxPlot` components, writing tests to cover default rendering, data rendering, event handling, and accessibility features. Additionally, the user appears to have been involved in refining the testing strategy for the project by adding tests for geometry helper methods and the `VictoryCandlestick` and `VictoryLegend` components.
An unofficial, promise-based, functional wrapper for Ellie Mae's Encompass REST API.
Contributions:6 releases, 34 commits, 2 PRs in 2 years 3 months
apimaeellieencompassnodejs
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