Summary
Rick Denatale is a seasoned developer with 17 years of recent professional experience and over four decades in the computer industry, blending deep object-oriented design expertise with modern Agile practices. He has worked across IBM, Object Technology International, startups, and his own DenHaven Systems, contributing to embedded Java standards and serving in standards roles like secretary for the X3J20 Smalltalk committee. A polyglot engineer skilled in Swift, Ruby, Objective-C, Smalltalk, Clojure and Java, he authored the RiCal Ruby gem for iCalendar parsing/generation, reflecting a long-standing commitment to practical open-source tools. Rick pairs hands-on implementation with mentorship—formerly an Agile mentor—and an ability to move between research, embedded systems, server-side web frameworks and macOS/Linux environments. Based in Wake Forest, NC, he brings rare historical perspective on language evolution and standards alongside current full-stack development chops.
17 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
BSEE, BSEE at University of Connecticut
French