Richard is a platform developer at Sharesies, where he uses Python to enhance developer tools, implement self-service infrastructure, and assist teams in developing novel software solutions for business challenges. His background includes a PhD in computer graphics focused on editable motion capture solutions, a post-doctoral fellowship that delivered a self-optimising compiler eliminating dynamic type-checking overheads, and a stint developing navigation schemes for a VR film. Outside of work, Richard dedicates time to his young family, engages in occasional CodeWars challenges, and dreams up ideas for a future FinTech focused on tackling the struggle of budgeting.