Ray Kiddy
Trainer at GovAccess
Sunnyvale, California, United States
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Top SchoolRay Kiddy is a seasoned software developer and data architect with 15 years of experience building backend systems, databases, and REST services for organizations from startups to large tech firms. Based in Sunnyvale, he combines deep expertise in Java, Objective-C, C++, and scripting with a strong focus on data schema design and serialization—contributions to the long-running Project Wonder attest to his attention to maintainability and documentation. He has led deployments across multi-datacenter environments, modernized legacy systems at eBay and PayPal, and helped governments adopt open-source solutions through GovAccess. Ray pairs hands-on coding and prototyping with mentoring and agile coaching, and currently applies his systems knowledge to civic tech and election training in Santa Clara County. An unexpected thread through his career is a steady commitment to public service—from school board involvement to projects like the Jail Data Initiative—bringing technical rigor to civic challenges.
15 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
mathematics, mathematics at San José State Universitybiochemistry, computer science, biochemistry, computer science at University of Maryland
Stackoverflow
3,551reputation
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38answers
64questions
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Github Skills (18)
javadoc10
java10
javas10
mysql9
git9
serialization9
python9
data-serialization9
sql9
pip9
oracle6
turkish6
unicode6
aop6
jvmti6
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
wocommunity/wonder
May 2011 - Oct 2015
Project Wonder
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:90 commits, 2 PRs, 2 pushes in 4 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Ray primarily focused on fixing javadoc and ensuring the git process used was correct, likely to improve code documentation and maintainability. The commits include changes to Java source code, specifically within the ERXPropertyListSerialization class, suggesting involvement with data serialization or property list handling, possibly for a larger framework or project. While the changes appear relatively minor, they indicate a focus on code quality and potentially debugging or improving existing components within the project.
reactcssjavascriptwonderreactjs
rkiddy/BlockMap
Apr 2019 - May 2023
A Minecraft map renderer compatible with 1.13 worlds
Contributions:5 pushes in 4 years 1 month
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