Summary
Rick Berger is a seasoned CTO and systems-focused UI developer with over two decades of experience delivering cross-platform C/C++ and Qt applications alongside web and Python solutions. He has led engineering efforts for seismic visualization, scientific viewers and accessibility-focused educational software, bringing deep expertise in graphics (OpenGL, OpenInventor), desktop frameworks and embedded web UIs. Comfortable moving between low-level performance work and high-level product design, he pairs strong software architecture instincts with clear documentation and maintainable code practices. Rick has a track record of contracting for large enterprises like ExxonMobil, Schlumberger and Pfizer, and runs his own software consultancy, Aphorica, Inc. Currently exploring off-site roles, he’s also experimenting with Astrojs for modern web apps—an indication of his continued appetite for front-end toolchains. Based in Houston, he combines pragmatic problem solving with a long history of bringing legacy scientific systems into modern, cross-platform architectures.
10 years of coding experience
32 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science at Colorado Mesa University