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Reviews From Around The Globe
All of my clients have great experiences. Don’t take my word for it. Read it for yourself!
“Great PHP Engineer. Talented, creative, takes ownership of the project as though it was his own. I’d work with him again in a heartbeat.”
Mohamed Amtoun
Questalia
“It is very easy to communicate with Patrick, he understands business needs and provides solutions.”
Thibault Geenen
Ferpection
“Great experience with a developer who’s true professional in both PHP and Javascript!”
Alan Parddew
Past Client
“Excellent provider more business coming your way Rick. Thank you!”
George Vasu
StaffingForce
“Rick has done an outstanding job in validating the FuelPHP codebase, addressing coding standard issues, and code testing, writing concise issue reports and valuable suggestions for fixes and amendments. The team was exceptionally pleased with the effort Rick has put in running FuelPHP through the OWASP Testing Guide.”
Harro Verton
FuelPHP
“Patrick was exceptional in his efforts on our project. He was always available to discuss the progress and moved faster than we were prepared for, which was a good thing. Looking forward to re-engaging with him for future work.”
Eric Stowe
The Stowe Law Firm
“I think Rick is a fast learner, innovative and forward thinker, able to think outside the box, friendly and good helper / leader.”
Oladapo Ajayi
Pokereum
Portfolio
Automate Tedious Tasks
These Are Just Some Of The Tasks You Can Automate
Gain an unlimited supply of energetic new members – Let other companies offer your services along with theirs.
Have 1,000 retailers sell your products – Let retailers access your store’s inventory with your API, and sell your products.
Handle your personal affairs instantly – You have way too much to manage on your own, and you don’t have the time to hire and train a butler.
Feed your pet poodle on time with your fancy-pants home automation system that’s API-enabled.
Make an automated phone call to Granny to remind her to put curlers in her hair at 3AM… just because.
You know that foghorn you just installed above your garage? Let’s go ahead and blast that sucker at midnight… using an API! (API-enabled foghorn required. Installation not included.)
Who Is This Guy Anyway?
Who Am I?
Rick Mac Gillis is the inventor of the API Optimization Engine, and has contributed to the Computer Science industry by devoting time to improving projects, such as the PHP RAML Parser project, and the FuelPHP Framework.
Rick created Hack Fast Algos, an open source algorithm library designed to aid aspiring Software Engineers in their quest for algorithmic knowledge.
Rick also gives back to the community by programming for charity at the GiveCamp Hackathon.
- Author of “The New Frontier in Web API Programming”
- API Development and Integration Specialist
- Inventor of the API Optimization Engine
- In business as a Software Engineering Contractor since 2003
- Creator of Hack Fast Algos, an algorithm library with over 100 algorithms
Do You Speak Geek?
My blog is full of fun stuff about Software Engineering, including Artificial Intelligence, Science, and even Kimchi Fried Rice. Check it out, and find yourself a good read!
October 2016
The $5,000 Horror Story of a Past Client
Many of my clients come to me after trying to save money when hiring a developer. Every last one of them has the same horror story. They have to start their project over from scratch, [...]
September 2016
3-Step Conversation Process to Avoid the Uncomfortable Silence
Yesterday I was talking to a man about what motivates people to buy from a business. As a businessman myself, I contributed a bit to the conversation and picked up some new information. After a [...]
August 2016
Cleveland GiveCamp 2016: Project Loyola
Loyola Retreat House This one time, at GiveCamp, I kissed a chair and I liked it... Ahem! Cleveland GiveCamp is a place where we code for charity, and this year I was the Project Manager [...]
July 2016
On WordPress Refactoring for Speed
WordPress can be slow for many reasons, including adding extra plugins, themes, the hosting environment, or even just because PHP is slow. In this post, we'll examine what causes WordPress to be super slow, and [...]
How to Write a Killer Cover Letter for Your Resume
Writing a cover letter for your resume as a Software Engineer doesn't need to be that complicated. Gayle Laakmann McDowell, the author of "Cracking the Coding Interview" gave me a few helpful hints on what [...]
August 2015
How to Exponentially Optimize Your Code for Speed
A 31 year old "dog" can definitely learn new tricks. I just finished learning basic algebra in under a week when all of my life I suffered through math. I've learned to no longer hate [...]
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