RJL Guru

Technical Leader and consultant, mobile web expert, agile coach & mentor

Getting it Right, the First time

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RJL Guru can ensure your new web application project is done right!

With over 31 years of software development experience. 18 of executive leadership and 14 years of hands on development/coding. I can coach your Agile team or lead your team to build a world class SaaS platform. I am extremely technical. I might not write code everyday, but I understand what it takes to build quality SaaS platforms. I am not a designer, however I do work well with designers to build amazing things.

My Services

SaaS Development

I can lead your SaaS platform from the ground up, using the latest technologies. Or I can simply "fix" your existing monolithic platform to meet modern microservice standards.

Mobile Development

I approach new software development thinking about mobile first. Responsive interfaces that flow seemlessly from large device to small, using the same codebase.

Team Consulting

I can consult with your senior technical team, providing insight into industry best practices and techniques that are proven to help your existing SaaS security, stability, performance and usability.

Agile Coaching

You have heard about this Agile methodology, I have lived it for over 24 years. Let me assist you with your struggles with the Agile process, let me be your coach.

I can help fix your problems

Career Highlights

  • Seek out, validate, and bring to the technology organization innovative best practices and ideas from the outside, with a particular emphasis on software development methodologies
  • Able to attract, develop and retain talent and build high performing software development teams
  • Collaborate with other senior leaders to ensure alignment between technology initiatives and organizational goals
  • Able to foster a culture of transparency and a sense of purpose among the teams and create clear accountabilities and metrics
  • Lead teams managing all aspects of application development and delivery across multiple functions, business units and business lines
  • Drive the cultural changes necessary to enable a continuous delivery model (CD), and foster a strong focus on automation of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Able to communicate technical or complex subject matter in business terms
  • Demonstrated acumen and passion for both business and technology, including the latest digital innovations as they apply to the creation of business value
  • Skilled at removing barriers and acting with a sense of urgency and encouraging others to do so
  • Exceptional ability to lead change using positive and collaborative methods
  • Skilled at conflict resolution and problem-solving to achieve win-win outcomes
  • Implement and champion a robust professional development program, and continuously upskill team members to keep them current
  • Partner with internal customers to develop training and deployment plans aimed at maximizing both user adoption and realization of business benefits
  • Identify opportunities for optimization and scalability improvements
  • Implement monitoring and analytics tools to track application performance and user experience
  • Develop and manage the budget for the application development and delivery operations, ensuring efficient resource allocation
  • Partner with business leaders to create robust solution roadmaps that are integrated with architecture and operations
  • Implement measures to proactively identify and address potential issues
  • Identify and mitigate risks related to application development, delivery, and operations
  • Implement strategies to ensure data security and compliance with relevant regulations
  • Ensure the development team follows best practices, coding standards, and agile methodologies
  • Develop and communicate a strategic vision for application development and delivery operations aligned with the overall business objectives
  • Ensure that all application development initiatives are well managed and delivered to meet expectations on functionality, timeliness, and cost

Some of my Projects

CMS front end, SQL Server backend, iOS/Android apps, jQuery UI and jQuery Mobile.

HTML5 Canvas, PayPal integration, Google Analytics

Responsive web marketing front end (Zurb Foundation), dynamic conference mapping, analytics, SEO marketing.

Dynamic calculations, responsive interface both mobile and tablet friendly with jQuery, Google Analytics resources.

Total website rewrite, fully responsive front end (Twitter Bootstrap 3), SEO and Google Analytics.

E-commerce retailer and re-seller, dynamic site with SQL Server 2025 backend, Google Analytics event tracking.

How can RJL Guru help you? Contact me and find out