Richard Brown is a seasoned Director and independent contractor based in Edinburgh with 17+ years delivering solutions on the .NET/Microsoft stack and a broad comfort with other technologies. He founded and runs RGB Consultancy Ltd since 2007, helping organisations adopt Agile, TDD and automation while mentoring teams in practical engineering practices. His background includes hands-on roles from Compaq factory systems through senior analyst programming for Strathclyde Police to contributions on NHibernate, showing both enterprise and open-source fluency. Richard blends technical depth with delivery coaching, enabling teams to improve quality and speed rather than just introducing new tools. He is particularly skilled at translating legacy system constraints into testable, automated workflows. Educated in Computing Science at the University of Glasgow, he pairs decades of operational experience with a pragmatic, mentorship-first approach.
16 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
2:1 Honours, Computing Science, 2:1 Honours, Computing Science at University of Glasgow
Contributions:259 commits, 245 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 7 months
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