Richard Bell
Principal Software Engineer at PypeServer
Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolRichard Bell is a Principal Software Engineer with 12+ years of experience turning industry pain points into commercially successful software, currently leading cross-platform development and cloud initiatives at PypeServer. He combines full-stack engineering, product design, and direct customer engagement to deliver tools—like PypeServer Lyte and Revit integrations—that materially cut fabrication and drafting time and cost. His background includes award-winning Revit add-in leadership at Victaulic and building city-wide operational databases that generated substantial new revenue, demonstrating a rare mix of technical depth and measurable business impact. Richard stays hands-on across desktop, cloud, and mobile stacks while participating in sales and adoption, ensuring solutions meet real-world workflows. An avid bike commuter, he balances relentless problem-solving with practical discipline—often literally riding ideas back and forth between concept and customer.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Management Information Systems, General, Graduated Summa Cum Laude - President's & Dean's List, Bachelor's degree, Management Information Systems, General, Graduated Summa Cum Laude - President's & Dean's List at Southern New Hampshire UniversityAssociate degree, Information Technology, 3.8 GPA - Multiple Semesters on Dean's List, Associate degree, Information Technology, 3.8 GPA - Multiple Semesters on Dean's List at South Hills School of Business & Technology
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Github Skills (16)
refinery6
refinery-cms5
rails5
que4
ruby-on-rails4
ruby4
cms3
react2
javascript2
css2
abstraction1
odm1
modeling-tool1
java1
prism1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
rickybell/player
Nov 2013 - Feb 2019
Contributions:7 commits, 1 push in 5 years 3 months
rickybell/minute-date-converter
May 2018 - Jan 2020
Contributions:2 pushes in 1 year 8 months
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