Rikin Patel


  • UI Lead
  • Front-End Developer
  • Frontend Solutions
  • Resource Manager

  • Philadelphia, PA

Personal Profile


Front-End Web Developer with more than 18 years of progressive experience and measurable accomplishments in providing technical direction, team and project leadership, and client-facing support for high-profile global clients. I am a technology enthusiast, a seasoned frontend web developer specializing in JavaScript / ECMAScript and a graduate of Computer Science who loves to explore and learn newer technologies, language and frameworks.

Proficient in maintaining W3C web standards, setting standards for best practices, and ensuring UI standards for enterprise/consumer applications are met. Recognized for the ability to provide hands-on support while managing, developing, and engaging global teams to deliver excellence in client services. Strong cross-functional collaborative skills facilitate the achievement of project deliverables, on time and in budget.

Extensive experience in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and have worked using Waterfall and Agile / Scrum methodologies. I have worked on websites for local business, special events as well as high traffic public facing e-commerce website with over 1 million/day visits.

Recent assignment includes extensive development exposure in web applications using React JS, Angular JS, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ES6, Jasmine, SASS, lodash, REST Webservices, JSON, Ruby on Rails and Git.

Key Proficiencies:

Front End Web Development | Mobile Web Development Full Stack JavaScript Frameworks | Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Project Management | Resource Management | Requirements Gathering Cost Estimations | Testing & Debugging | User Interfaces | Documentation Quality Assurance | Content Management Systems | Deployment & Launches Post-Launch Support | Performance Tuning | Cross-Browser Optimization Social Network & Market Research Optimization | Payment Gateway Integration E-Commerce Support | Training | Global Team Leadership

Technical Skills


Front-end

HTML 4/5, CSS 2/3, Javascript, Typescript, PHP, JSP, JSON, AJAX

Frameworks & CMS

React, Redux, Next.js, AngularJS, lodash, jQuery, Prototype, Dojo, YUI, Bootstrap, SASS, AG-Grid

Prismic, Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla, Custom Proprietary (RemoteTools)

Databases

SQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Oracle, MS SQL/Access, MS Access

Other Skills

Object Oriented Programming, Responsive Web Development, Team Leadership, Resource Management, Mentoring.

Work Experience


Frontend Developer Consultant

Clear Inc, New York, NY

March 2021 - Present

Frontend Developer Consultant

Vertex, Inc, King of Prussia, PA

December 2018 - March 2021

Frontend Developer Consultant

IQVIA, Inc, Plymouth Meeting, PA

August 2018 - December 2018

Frontend Developer Consultant

Comcast Interactive Media, Philadelphia, PA

November 2016 - August 2018

Senior ReactJS Developer Consultant

Express Scripts Inc, Somerset, NJ

June 2016 - November 2016

Technical Manager, User Interface Engineering

eBay Enterprise, King of Prussia - PA

February 2015 – April 2016

Lead Web Developer, User Interface Engineering

eBay Enterprise, King of Prussia - PA

February 2011 – Feb 2015

Sr. Web Developer

TrueAction Inc, King of Prussia - PA

March 2010 – Feb 2011

Lead Web Developer

Anagh Technologies Inc, South Plainfield - NJ

June 2009 – March 2010

Senior Frontend Web Developer

Respironis Inc, Morrisville - PA

December 2007 – June 2009

Senior Software Developer

Priya Web Solutions Inc, Ahmedabad, India / Iselin, NJ

May 2005 – December 2007

Software Engineer

Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Baroda, India

June 2003 – May 2005

Client Portfolio

Following are the sub-set of clients that I have worked for directly or indirectly on several small (100's of hours) to large (1000's of hours) sized projects. Ask for more details about individual client project.


Uses


Stuff that I use for my everyday purpose

HP EliteBook i7 7th Gen

Windows 10 Pro

Apple iPhone

VSCode

Chrome Developer Edition

Git

SourceTree

Github

Terminus (using Bash)

Outlook (Web)

Windows Mail

Jira

Chrome Developer Tools

React Developer Tool

uBlock

LastPass

JSONView

Tab Suspender

Let's Get In Touch!


Ready to start your next project with me or need more info? Give me a call or send me an email and I will get back to you as soon as possible! You can also visit my LinkedIn Profile for references and endorsements.