Rick Tuttle

Current

• Publisher at Miami Fun Guide for Kids and Families
• Owner/Web Developer at Papasoft
• Asst. Pastor (part-time) at Calvary Chapel Miami Beach

see less...

Past

• Application Architect at Spherion Corporation
• Softare Architect at CareTools, Inc.
• Software Development Manager at Spherion Corporation

• Software Development Manageer at VITAS Healthcare

see less...

1 more...

Education

• Northern Illinois University
• Florida International University

Recommended

1 person has recommended Rick

Connections

37 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• Miami Fun Guide
• Papasoft
• Calvary Chapel Miami Beach

Rick Tuttle’s Summary

Experienced application developer and architect; an advocate of adhering to web standards (XHTML/CSS) on the front-end and realizing the benefits of a layered, service-oriented architecture for business applications on popular platforms such as J2EE, .NET and LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP).

Rick Tuttle’s Specialties:

Platforms - LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP), .NET, J2EE

Relational Databases - MySQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle, DB2

Front End Technologies - HTML, XHTML (Strict and Transitional), CSS, DHTML, DOM, Javascript (including AJAX), cross-browser compatibility and testing, web graphic design, Flash ActionScript (integration with XML, PHP).

Rick Tuttle’s Experience

• Publisher

  Miami Fun Guide for Kids and Families

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  January 2008 — Present (11 months)

  Miami Fun Guide features attractions, events and lots of other fun things to do in Miami, Miami Beach and all of South Florida; it's a family-friendly travel guide for visitors and a resource for local residents of the area for activities appropriate for all ages.

• Owner/Web Developer

  Papasoft

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  May 2005 — Present (3 years 7 months)

• Asst. Pastor (part-time)

  Calvary Chapel Miami Beach

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Religious Institutions industry)

  February 2005 — Present (3 years 10 months)

  Assistant pastor - music ministry and men's ministry.

• Application Architect

  Spherion Corporation

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; SFN; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  July 2000 — May 2006 (5 years 11 months)

  Drawing boxes and arrows among other technical duties.

• Softare Architect

  CareTools, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Medical Practice industry)

  1997 — 2000 (3 years)

• Software Development Manager

  Spherion Corporation

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; SFN; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  1996 — 1997 (1 year)

• Software Development Manageer

  VITAS Healthcare

  (Public Company; Internet industry)

  1994 — 1996 (2 years)

Rick Tuttle’s Education

• Northern Illinois University

  Computer Science 1990 — 1991

  Stopped my graduate course work to work for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture)

• Florida International University

  B.S., Mathematics/Computer Science, 1983 — 1987

  Activities and Societies:

  Intervarsity Christian Fellowship

Additional Information

Rick Tuttle’s Websites:

• Miami Fun Guide
• Papasoft
• Calvary Chapel Miami Beach

Rick Tuttle’s Groups:

MiamiLink.org

•    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
•    MiamiLink.org
•    Refresh Miami

Rick Tuttle’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch