Summary
Ricky Carroll is a principal-level architect based in Richmond, VA with 17+ years modernizing enterprise systems and a decade of focused hands-on experience at CarMax. He specializes in large-scale migrations—PeopleSoft, AS/400 loan accounting, Informix-to-Oracle and Oracle Cloud ERP—replacing legacy apps with real-time web integrations and cloud-native services. Ricky blends technical leadership (CI/CD, SQL Server upgrades, SSIS migrations) with delivery discipline, having converted quarterly releases to weekly/biweekly cycles and led agile teams of 10+. He’s equally comfortable in code and strategy, mentoring teams through methodology shifts while retaining a deep background in accounting and information systems from James Madison University. A recurring theme in his career is untangling complex, high-risk integrations into maintainable, auditable solutions that minimize business downtime.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
MSA, Accounting and Information Systems, MSA, Accounting and Information Systems at James Madison University