Richard Ehmer
Senior Technical Lead at Capital One
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolRichard Ehmer is a Senior Technical Lead with 11 years of software engineering experience, currently shaping backend systems for consumer identity platforms at Capital One in Washington, D.C. He combines hands-on Java/Kotlin backend development with leadership of distributed, cloud-native teams, having driven identity and authentication platform work for top-tier banks and enterprise clients. Previously he led cross-cultural Android modernization efforts and delivered cost-saving cross-platform solutions using Flutter, demonstrating both mobile and backend breadth. Richard’s background in mechanical systems at Boeing gives him a systems-engineering mindset for designing robust, auditable architectures and detailed technical documentation. He’s known for promoting platform adoption through education and reference implementations, turning complex governance and KPI requirements into practical engineering outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Engineering Mechanics, BS, Engineering Mechanics at University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Github Skills (41)
vision-api10
android-lifecycle9
ios9
android-fragments9
windows9
android9
flutter9
macos9
dart8
cross-platform8
material-design8
mobile8
web-framework6
keytool6
android-gesture6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
richehmer/android-rxjava-demo
Nov 2016 - Apr 2017
Contributions:19 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
taplog/taplog.github.io
Jul 2015 - May 2018
Contributions:42 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
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