Summary
Richard Nikula is an experienced software architect and engineering leader with nine years of recent experience and a multi-decade career shaping enterprise middleware and mainframe solutions. Currently Architect AMI Ops at BMC Software, he has held senior product and development leadership roles at meshIQ and Nastel Technologies and deep hands-on experience dating back to early development work at Boole & Babbage. Richard blends low-level systems expertise (C, C++, IBM Assembler, z/OS, CICS, MQ) with modern architectures (Java, SOA, Kafka, Linux/Windows) and practical agile product delivery. Known for setting high standards, he consistently drives cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, scalable software for mission-critical environments. Based in Magnolia, Texas, he pairs technical depth with clear communication and a long track record of turning complex requirements into production-ready systems. As a personal aside, he channels his attention to detail and creativity into an elaborate holiday light display that reflects the same engineering rigor he applies at work.
9 years of coding experience
39 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., B.S. at Washington State University