Richard M
Principal Software Consultant at Wansdyke House Ltd
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Top SchoolRichard M is a seasoned CTO with 15 years of hands-on software engineering and technical leadership experience across defence, enterprise, and startup environments in the UK. He specializes in Java/Java EE and Linux, has led teams at Surevine, Lockheed Martin and Bitweave, and ran his own consultancy for over a decade. Richard combines product-minded architecture with practical backend coding—he’s an active contributor to the Openfire XMPP server where his work improved security, admin tooling and server-to-server testing. Known for turning complex, security-sensitive requirements into maintainable systems, he brings both executive-level strategic thinking and the willingness to dive into code and certificates when needed.
15 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bishop Wordsworth's SchoolDauntsey's SchoolBSc (Hons), Computer Science, BSc (Hons), Computer Science at University of Exeter
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Github Skills (21)
xmpp10
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Github contributions (5)
igniterealtime/Openfire
Sep 2017 - Sep 2017
An XMPP server licensed under the Open Source Apache License.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 11 PRs, 1 comment in 13 days
Contributions summary:Richard primarily contributed to the Openfire XMPP server's backend functionality. They addressed vulnerabilities, improved the administration console, and added a server-to-server (S2S) testing feature. Code changes involved Java files related to plugin management, exception handling, and the addition of an S2S testing feature with certificate inspection capabilities. These contributions likely enhanced the server's security, administration, and interoperability features.
openfirexmpp-serverxmpplicensedapache-license
richmidwinter/google-api-translate-java
Dec 2010 - Aug 2015
Java wrapper for the Google Translate service
Contributions:16 commits, 2 PRs, 2 pushes in 4 years 8 months
translationgoogle-translatetranslatejavajava-wrapper
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