Summary
Rick Martin is an experienced software engineer and owner of Upper Park Solutions with over 13 years designing and delivering custom business applications and database systems. He specializes in MS SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL and Clarion for Windows, and has deep expertise in database design, administration and continuous integration for legacy development environments. Rick has a history of leading development teams and end-to-end product delivery—from R&D and new product design to support and client-facing custom integrations. He enjoys mentoring other developers to overcome difficult problems and boost productivity, translating domain needs into practical, auditable solutions. Based in Chico, California, he combines entrepreneurial experience with hands-on technical craft, having built POS, inventory and specialized industry systems across diverse customers. An understated strength is his focus on modernizing and integrating legacy Clarion systems into contemporary CI and database-driven workflows.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at California State University, Chico