Michael Rickman
Minneapolis, MN 612-***-**** ********@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/mike-rickman-a864839 WORK EXPERIENCE
● Lead developer on a new game, Noodle™, for the Training Arcade using React, XState, TypeScript and Tailwind
● Helped to create Awards for the Training Arcade which involved both front-end and back-end programming using PHP and MySQL
● Part of a team of developers that successfully completed a real-time, muli-player training game,
“Who Hacked?!” for Microsoft, using Fluent UI React and TypeScript
● Lead developer on over thirty Fortune 500 custom e-learning projects using React, jQuery, JavaScript, Flash ActionScript, and Authorware
● Lead the development of the original Conversation Model, a multi-path conversation simulator, that went on to become one of the most used models in company history
● Received three different Star Awards for exemplary work on several projects including: AARP – Retirement Planning, Adobe - Global Sales Onboarding, Google – Competition Law, Facebook – Business Acumen, Hilton – Grand Vacations Club, Neiman Marcus - iLearning, PGE and Verizon
● Programmed interactive projects for the VA Hospital of Minnesota, the University of Minnesota, and CIGNA
EDUCATION
St. Paul College St. Paul, MN
Multimedia Developer Advanced Technical Certificate Sep 1996 – May 1998 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
Masters in Trumpet Performance Sep 1992 – Jun 1993 St. Olaf College Northfield, MN
B.A. Music Education Sep 1988 – Jun 1992
SKILLS
● Languages: JavaScript, HTML/CSS, PHP
● Frameworks: React, Vue 3, AngularJS, Node.js
● Tools: jQuery, MySQL, Git, XState
● Other: LMSs, UI Design, UX
HOBBIES
Playing principal trumpet with the Minnesota Symphonic Winds, trying out any new technology or gadget, chaperoning ski club, and hiking in national parks with my family. Senior Developer
Games division
ELB Learning/The Game Agency May 2022 – Aug 2024
Senior Developer
Studio M and Pyxis
Allen Interactions Jun 1998 – Apr 2022
Developer
Contractor
Perceptual Multimedia May 1997 – May 1998