Richard Still

Current

• System Architect at Online Talent Manager
• Programmer at Learnworks B.V.

Past

• Programmer at Journalistic, Inc.
• Technical Support - Credit Operations at Wachovia Bank
• Customer Service - Prodigy at SPSS Payment Systems

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Education

• East Tennessee State University

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Website
• My Company
• Admin for java consultancy

Richard Still’s Summary

We have been hard at work over the last 6 years developing psychological tests and the infrastructure around those tests for psychologists for use in the work place. At the end of 2007, I started to do some rethinking about our product line. Our instruments (the tests and the features of the test/reporting system) were only being used by psychologists in selection assessment and coaching projects. But the real power of the Online Talent Manager is in the intuitiveness and reliability of the Octogram test.
So, in 2008 I have been focusing on integrating our psychological instruments into other products where there is a good fit. I created a proof of concept web site to showcase a matching system for non-psychologists (http://www.otm-recruit.com). I also started developing the integration tools for hooking up with our yearly review instrument.
We are working now with Netive, a company that provides a complete administrative suite for flex workers. For them, we provide an additional dossier of information about the candidates passing through their system and provide matching services between the function and the candidate.
3 other companies are now in the negotiation phase.
I can see that this is the direction of our future: Integrating with and enhancing the software products of others. I don't want to write another job board, I want to make someone else's board better.

Richard Still’s Specialties:

Ability to put myself into the customer's position and create programs that are intuitive and helpful. Synergy - connecting the dots - Surprise.

Richard Still’s Experience

• System Architect

  Online Talent Manager

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  January 2002 — Present (7 years)

  System architect. I work with customers to develop new products and explore possibilities. I program and work with other programmers and designers to put it all together. I am responsible for imagining the future, what products are possible/feasible/marketable. My education in engineering keeps me practical, my experience on the front line of support keeps me focussed on customer needs, and my curiosity keeps me exploring.

• Programmer

  Learnworks B.V.

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  January 2002 — Present (7 years)

  Implement, modify, maintain psychological testing system based on the Hartman Profile.

• Programmer

  Journalistic, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

  August 1999 — October 2001 (2 years 3 months)

  Perl programmer and Linux systems administration. This was my first programming-focused position. Webb Howell, the owner is a great boss and if I had not been moving to the Netherlands, I would most likely still be working there. Journalistic Inc is the publisher of QSR Magazine.

• Technical Support - Credit Operations

  Wachovia Bank

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; WB; Banking industry)

  August 1996 — June 1999 (2 years 11 months)

  Technical support for Credit Operations division. Responsible for scheduling moves and reorganization within building (expanded from ~300 to >500 employees during time in Wachovia).

• Customer Service - Prodigy

  SPSS Payment Systems

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  1994 — 1996 (2 years)

  Phone support for the Prodigy online service. I worked my way up to second level, then to a special 3rd party software support group. IBM was just trying to come to grips with the internet then and launched a product called InfoSage. I was responsible for 'writing the book' on supporting this application, worked with the IBM representatives, and acted as a liaison to the software development group.

Richard Still’s Education

• East Tennessee State University

  BS, Electrical Engineering, 1989 — 1995

  Activities and Societies:

  Broadcasting School of Journalism - Program Director and General Manager of student radio station, Member of Alpha Sigma Iota, Co-director and co-writer for comedy television program

Additional Information

Richard Still’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company
• Admin for java consultancy

Richard Still’s Interests:

Programming, business process improvement, reading, cooking

Richard Still’s Groups:

•    HR Puzzle supporter
•    Innovative Recruitment Forum [7000+ Privileged members]

Richard Still’s Contact Settings

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