Richard Rondu is a Principal Software Engineer based in Galway with 12 years of multidisciplinary experience spanning embedded systems, industrial automation, and web/backend development. He combines deep C++/Qt expertise for cross-platform desktop UIs and embedded Linux with practical PLC and motion-control experience from industrial projects, plus backend contributions to notable open-source ERP software (Dolibarr) improving product APIs and inventory handling. At KAPPTURE he progressed from senior developer to principal, driving architecture and delivery while maintaining hands-on coding across firmware, desktop, and server domains. A former educator and systems administrator, he brings strong teaching and operational instincts to mentoring and reliable deployment. Outside the expected, he’s built end-to-end solutions from PCB and temperature profilers to smartphone UIs, showing a rare ability to bridge hardware, embedded software, and cloud-connected applications.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Chef de projet système et sécurité informatique, Master's degree, Chef de projet système et sécurité informatique at ITIS Formation
Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Campus
DUT, Génie Électrique et Informatique Industrielle, DUT, Génie Électrique et Informatique Industrielle at Paris-Sud University (Paris XI)
Dolibarr ERP CRM is a modern software package to manage your company or foundation's activity (contacts, suppliers, invoices, orders, stocks, agenda, accounting, ...). it's an open source Web application (written in PHP) designed for businesses of any sizes, foundations and freelancers.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:5 reviews, 18 commits, 18 PRs in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Richard primarily contributed to the Dolibarr ERP CRM's back-end functionality by modifying the product REST API and inventory management features. Their work included adding stock data retrieval to the product API, addressing issues related to batch quantity in inventory, and allowing extrafields filters. They also fixed a typo and switched to an older join style. The user's contributions focused on improving the product module, specifically interacting with the API and stock management.
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch, 2 comments in 5 years 8 months
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