Richard Fichtner
CEO at XDEV Software
Weismain, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolRichard Fichtner is a seasoned software leader and CEO of XDEV Software with over two decades working at the intersection of business and technology, advancing developer productivity through Java, cloud solutions, and pragmatic engineering practices. As Principal Software Architect he designs scalable, maintainable systems and is the creator of the RapidClipse open-source project and an advocate for Apache Maven best practices. A recognized community builder—Java Champion, Oracle ACE Pro, IBM and Vaadin Champion—he founded the JUG Oberpfalz and co-organizes the JCON conference, regularly sharing insights at industry events. His career progression from hands-on developer and freelancer to CEO reflects deep practical experience in architecture, scrum leadership, and product delivery. Based in Weismain, Bavaria, he pairs a formal computer science education with a penchant for clean code and developer tooling, and off-hours he unwinds around campfires playing and listening to country music.
8 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Fachinformatiker Anwendungsentwicklung, Fachinformatiker Anwendungsentwicklung at EDV Schulen WiesauMaster of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Science (Wirtschaftsinformatik), Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Science (Wirtschaftsinformatik) at Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule
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Github Skills (44)
xapi10
external-tools10
serializer10
maven-plugin10
maven10
object-graph10
leaflet9
java9
vaadin9
persistence9
jpa8
maps8
java-api8
vaadin-flow8
application-framework7
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
rfichtner/maven-survival-guide
Dec 2021 - Aug 2022
Code and walkthrough for the talk "Apache Maven survival guide “Bring it on! -Mode” #no-external-tools #only-standard-plugins"
Contributions:29 commits, 2 PRs, 24 pushes in 8 months
external-toolsmavenmaven-plugin
rfichtner/pragmatic-maven
Oct 2020 - Mar 2021
Code for the talk "pragmatic maven"
Contributions:18 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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