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Building a New Business, Streamline Backend Operations With Cloud Technologies
Created 10 years ago in Technology / Cloud

I have spent years working building cloud and on-premise software. Expert at connecting multiple systems together. Also great at translating what your developer is telling you in words you can understand.
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Richard Zhou
Vancouver Canada
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Technologist passionate at building businesses and not just technologies. Led development for a few Saas products.
Reviews (9)
Dilligent and pragmatic. Richard did a gread job removing obstacles and resolving disputes.
Source: LinkedIn Wojtek Kruszewski Feb 27, 2015Richard has helped me immensely with my new website with a problem that other programmers had said was not possible. He communicated with me fully to ensure the problem was understood and then solved it quickly, efficiently and at an incredibly good price. It was therefore without hesitation that Richard and the guys at Webify Technology were my first choice for further amendments. I would highly recommend Richard and his team to anyone who needs a proactive, honest, friendly, expert in his field.
Source: LinkedIn Missy K Feb 27, 2015Richard is a professional. He is confident in his skill set and provides turn- around second to none at reasonable prices. Additionally, his courtesy follow up identifying changes, things to consider, other options/solutions etc outside of billable time is simply unheard of in the industry. This is an honest trait that will continue to bring him future clients.
We are based in Australia and Richard went above any beyond to accommodate our work schedule, including hours well outside the typical 9-5.
I would highly recommend Richard and intend to call on his services in the future without a doubt.
Source: LinkedIn Devan Walding Feb 27, 2015If you need to get something done Richard Zhou is your guy.
Richard is among the very best senior technical people I have known. He is still able to roll up his sleeves and dive into the details when required. At the same time he is able to take an overall system view and focus on the big picture as well.
Besides being highly technical Richard also has a strong business sense. He understands the need to manage costs, drive revenue hard, and focus on early profitability.
Richard is a hacker, an architect, an operations jock, a QA guy, a project lead, a manager, and an entrepreneur all rolled into one. A human Ginsu knife!
Besides hard technical and business skills, Richard also has the soft people skills that make him a great leader. He understand that success comes from building people up and creating empowered teams. He is a great mentor and coach who works transparently and tirelessly to help people and build team spirit.
These are the qualities that most recently helped Richard deliver the SageOne line of web and mobile products to market. It was done in record time and at a fraction of the cost one may expect, especially for projects executed within a large global company. The offerings included all the supporting infrastructure and services that products of this type require - billing and payment systems, communities, websites, CRM integration etc. - a major undertaking requiring Richard to build several cross-functional global teams of developers, QA and operations personnel. This was further complicated by the fact that many of the people on those teams had never worked with web and mobile technologies before. The project was a substantial challenge for Richards patience, mentoring and coaching, as well as diplomatic skills, where decision making and execution spanned several business units and continents. Despite the challenges he came through with flying colors.
Prior to SageOne Richard played a key leadership role at Sage championing the need for products like Billing Boss, Payment Boss and Sage Spark and then building and delivering them. These were Sage’s very first web and mobile offerings, so Richard and his teammates are the true web and mobile trailblazers at Sage. They have been pivotal in helping Sage start its own transformation from a company that has traditionally offered licensed on-premise desktop and server based solutions to one that is ever more relying on a subscription-based business model built on cloud and mobile offerings.
In the final analysis, Richards best asset is his attitude and energy. He is very results focused and is one of the most positive cheerful people I have met. His attitude and energy level are infectious, and this is a key reason for Richards many successes. I look forward to continuing our personal and professional association in the future.
It is clear that Richard is very knowledgable in what he does. He definitely listened to what I needed, and was able to bring it all together quite seamlessly. I had a tough time finding the right designer for our new site, and now that I have, I have every intention to recommend him to anyone I know in need of any web service.
Source: LinkedIn Leanne McElroy Feb 27, 2015Richard is an exceptional manager. His warm personality encourages those whom he manages to truly do their best. But, he's not just a great manager, he is also skilled in development and is the "go to" person to ask about any large technical issues.
His vast knowledge of web technologies, coupled with his sunny personality, make him outstanding to work for.
Richard's been exceptional at initiating and then managing software services needed by Sage. He's extremely responsive to system and functional requirement clarifications that are needed, specially with a timezone difference of 12 hours.
His deep technology understanding and skills related to coordinating between business units and technology service provider have been a key part of Confiz's successful delivery of web based solutions to Sage.
Richard is a great manager with extensive knowledge in multiple technology areas. We worked with Richard to implement the Sage Spark project. He provide great ideas on the project requirements. He is highly effective in providing valuable feedback.
Source: LinkedIn Arnold Leung Feb 27, 2015Richard is a smart, resourceful and creative individual who is passionate about developing innovation products that align with the company's business values. He has strong technical and people management skills, as well as a remarkable acumen in business matters. He is one of the best people who I have worked with.
Source: LinkedIn Christina Wong Feb 27, 2015the startups.com platform
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