Richard Ruth

Experience

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  Harnischfeger Corporation

  Jan 1986 - Aug 1992

  Application Systems Developer / Analyst

  Developed and implemented various cutting edge software & database application systems for large mining equipment manufacturer. Major projects included developing and deploying major repair parts tracking system using DBase and relational database tools, and implementing a desktop publishing and standards documentation management solution for publishing, deployment and maintenance of company wide engineering and operations standards.

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  Corbin & Duvall, PA

  Jan 1995 - Sept 1999

  Attorney

  As an attorney with Corbin & Duvall, I counseled and advocated for corporate and small business clients in the areas of employment, immigration and business law.

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  Navy Pictures LLC / Warbirds Forever

  Jan 1998 - now

  Co-Founder / Director

  Navy Pictures / Warbirds Forever is a family owned business that was created out of my passion for naval and aviation history and my love of helping military veterans receive the recognition they deserve for their service and sacrifice. Today Navy Pictures / Warbirds Forever has grown into a leading e-commerce source for naval and aviation embroidered apparel and photographic gifts for veterans, military history enthusiasts and military families. Though the day-to-day activities of this business are now primarily managed by my family, as co-founder and managing director I continue to assist with maintenance of required e-commerce technical solutions, including front end maintenance, database management, and hosting server updating and troubleshooting as needed. Show less

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  Law Office of Richard Ruth

  Sept 1999 - now

  Attorney / Solo Practitioner

  As a solo practitioner owner of the Law Office of Richard Ruth, I have counseled and advocated for clients throughout the US and internationally in matters involving US immigration law. Through my office in Gainesville, Florida (USA) and extensive connections to Norway (Oslo) and Czech Republic (Prague), my clients have ranged from tech startups and small business owners to families and spouses all looking to build a future in the United States. Though I am no longer engaged in 100% full-time practice given my tech field passions and pursuits, I continue to accept and help individual clients that are referrals from friends, colleagues and existing and past clients. I take great pride in assisting my clients achieve their immigration dreams and appreciate the many tech clients I have assisted over the years who have inspired my own pivot back to pursuit of my tech innovation passions. Show less

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  University of North Florida

  Sept 1999 - May 2016

  Adjunct Professor - MBA Program

  As an adjunct graduate school professor at the University of North Florida, I taught employment law and labor relations classes in the College of Management for UNF's MBA program during the fall, spring and summer semesters. I also taught upon request undergraduate courses in Business Law.

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  Ford & Harrison LLP

  Jan 2002 - Aug 2017

  Attorney - Of Counsel

  Served as of counsel to the national labor, employment and immigration law firm of Ford & Harrison, in their Jacksonville, Florida office. In my capacity of "of counsel", I advised Ford & Harrison clients in matters involving business immigration and employment law, and provided training presentations to firm clients regarding immigration and related employment law compliance.

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  Infotech

  Dec 2020 - now

  I have always had a deep passion for software application development and data engineering and analysis, along with emerging technologies and cloud concepts. Developing data applications was my first full time job before law school and after 25+ years of helping technology related immigration clients as an immigration attorney, I yearned to pivot back to my first love of software and data application development.In continued pursuit of those passions, I am a Senior Solutions Engineer for Infotech in Gainesville, Florida, a leading construction industry software company. In my current role (and in previous Solutions Engineering roles), my primary responsibilities entail designing, building and testing dynamic, custom user data interfaces using Python and related data science libraries. The interfaces extend functionality of AASHTO's core enterprise construction management software modules for state DOT's to allow them to add customization to accommodate their specific testing and data logging processes. I work extensively with DOT agency representatives (customers) to capture their technical data acquisition, data analysis and data visualization needs to help guide software customization through user interface development and testing. Secondary responsibilities include configuring custom python modules on AWS cloud servers, database analysis and querying with SQL and LINQPad, development and integration of Power BI dashboards to supplement Python developed data interfaces, exploration of innovative data warehouse connections so agencies can better access and evaluate data, mentoring and training associate solutions engineers on our team, participating in weekly SCRUM meetings and periodically leading those meetings, conducting agency training, testing software patches, and collaborating with collective DOT agency task groups responsible for determining future software system enhancement and extensibility. Show less

  • Senior Solutions Engineer

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Solutions Engineer

    Aug 2022 - Apr 2024

  • Associate Solutions Engineer

    Dec 2020 - Aug 2022