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9+ years of Full-Stack Development namely C# & React

Currently Tech lead on Volvo Penta's Realtime Data C# / React / Azure Functions team but have working with Rust, Axum, SeaORM, and Gitea and a bit of Server side Nodejs on the side

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Rick has been instrumental in the transformation journey we are on within Sales and Order products at Volvo Group IT. In addition to his sound technical skills and a fullstack profile Rick has a buzzing persona and will bring energy and passion into any team.

Cecilia Nilsson

Head of Product Sales Quote to Order @Volvo Group

Rick has been a true professional software engineer with a very positive attitude. He was working in my team since last year and have been a great team player who is always willing to take new challenges. He has been really good with front end development and also worked on backend micro services. On top of the technical role he played the role of scrum master in our Agile Release Train. He was very good in identifying requirements keeping an end user experience and adapted the feedbacks from them quickly. It will be great to have a fun loving team player like Rick in any organisation.

Bivin Easo

Digital Product Owner @Volvo Group

I'm thrilled to recommend Rick for his outstanding expertise in frontend and backend development within the .NET framework, complemented by his growing proficiency in DevOps practices. Rick's social aptitude also stands out, enhancing his ability to collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams. His commitment to producing top-tier code, coupled with his friendly and approachable demeanor, makes him an asset that not only drives technical excellence but also fosters a positive and engaging work environment. I would be glad to work with Rick in the future.

Kelvin Yorome

IT Architect @Volvo Group

Rick and I worked together in Ericsson for a year. Rick is a great developer and teammate with a positive attitude, eager to learn but also spread his knowledge and experience. He is always willing to find solutions and handle conversations between stakeholders and the development team. It was a joy working with Rick and hope we could work together in the future!

Evangeli Patsouri

Software Developer @Ericsson

I have been working with Rick for a year and he is a curious and competent software developer. He brings his good mood to work every day and is always eager to learn new stuff and solve problems.

Gustaf Meland

Business Area Manager @EVRY

Rick is a full stack software developer with good knowledge in C#, TypeScript and JavaScript with focus on both web and mobile. Primary technologies are React, React-Native and Xamarin. Lately, he has also gotten to know SharePoint Framework really well. I had the pleasure of working with Rick for one year at EVRY and I know him as an ambitious and talented person that will get the job done.

Rickard Nilsson

Solution Architect @EVRY

Highlights

Crush your backlog

No task is too big or small just paint the picture of what we should accomplish or chime me in on the conversation and we can analyze the business requirements & build something amazing together.

Immediate Start

Current contract ending purely from specific team budget cuts. Hire confidently as fellow colleagues managers and team mates alike give great references.

Support your team anywhere

With a wide range of full-stack skills from back end SQL queries, procedures, and views to painstaking CSS drudgery, and even Azure cloud configurations no task is too foreign

Great value

Current bill rate of 800kr per hour from the eworks long approved consulting firm Silverside AB

Save time communicating

Born in the USA, California to be exact. Crystal clear english and always happy to explain and/or listen anytime. Swedish is intermediate and is on the roadmap.

Frequently Asked Questions

You might be wondering...

Current contract at Volvo Trucks ends August 31st

I initially arrived in 2015 on a work visa in Jönköping, but I sort of was hoping to get back with an ex that ended up not panning out :(

1) Being very team oriented. I know it sounds corny, however it seems like the more you share knowledge instead of hoarding it and also help your department with various tasks, you don't end up siloing yourself and it makes you more dispensable.

2) Code first approach. Sometimes I feel like I should have researched more on the best practices and design-patterns and I end up feeling like I could have saved a little time if I had just read a bit more instead.

3) Too curious about new technology. Maybe this is a good thing but I'm always looking ahead especially in web server and front-end frameworks.

Swedish Citizen as of February 2023 this year

Masters in Science Computer Science @University of Illinois Springfield

Bachelors in International Business @San Diego State University

Rust, Leptos SSG, SeaORM, SeaORM for remote database call to postgres / Supabase, Swagger with Aide, Tailwind CSS, Linux VPS Ubuntu 22.04 Nginx, Cloudflare CDN & SSL

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