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Richard LaConte

  • Software Engineer · Constant Contact
  • ~6 yrs experience
  • M.S., Computer Science · Georgia Institute of Technology
  • 14 claims

Chronology

Experience

  1. Jun 2022 – present

    4 yrs 3 mos (4 years 3 months, ongoing)

    Software Engineer

    Constant Contact · Remote

    • Chosen to independently own product discovery, design, implementation, launch, and post-launch measurement for three customer-facing improvements.

      Stated

    • Rethought how the Automated Path Builder integrated with the broader product by embedding contextual workflow prompts within core user tasks.

      Stated

    • Designed a system that prompted users to create a welcome email automation at the moment of list creation with a one-click setup and live preview, converting a complex standalone tool into instant, discoverable value at the user's point of highest intent.

      Stated

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    • Reimagined feature integration patterns with a mobile-first approach, improving cross-feature discoverability and reducing onboarding friction for the workflow builder across web and mobile surfaces.

      Stated

  2. May 2020 – Jun 2022

    2 yrs 1 mo (2 years 1 month)

    Full-Stack Software Developer

    University of Florida · Gainesville, FL

    • Migrated 20 single-page applications from AngularJS to React, modernizing the user experience for 50,000+ students across the campus-wide system.

      Stated

    • Delivered end-to-end software enhancements across frontend and backend; regularly collaborated with designers and testers, sharing best practices and improving processes across teams.

      Stated

Background

Education

  • Aug 2026

    M.S., Computer ScienceGeorgia Institute of Technology

    • OMSCS Program (part-time)

      Stated

  • Dec 2017

    B.A., HistoryUniversity of Florida

    • History Honors Program (50-page senior thesis) • 3.4 GPA

      Stated

  • May 2019

    Certificate, Computer Programming SpecialistSanta Fe College

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  1. he owned end end

    He has owned several efforts end to end. At velocitime.com, he designed and shipped the full product end-to-end, including Google and Outlook calendar integrations, instant timesheet and invoice generation, project/client-based time organization, team management, and reporting dashboards 1Approved claimDesigned and shipped the full product end-to-end: Google and Outlook calendar integrations, instant timesheet and invoice generation, project/client-based time organization, team management, and comprehensive reporting dashboards.see it on the page. He also owned all product decisions there — pricing strategy, feature prioritization, and user onboarding — while serving as the primary client contact and iterating on feedback 2Approved claimOwned all product decisions — pricing strategy, feature prioritization, user onboarding — while serving as the primary point of contact for clients, gathering feedback and iterating on the product continuously.see it on the page. At Constant Contact, he was chosen to independently own product discovery, design, implementation, launch, and post-launch measurement for three customer-facing improvements 3Approved claimChosen to independently own product discovery, design, implementation, launch, and post-launch measurement for three customer-facing improvements.see it on the page. At the University of Florida, he delivered end-to-end software enhancements across frontend and backend, collaborating with designers and testers 4Approved claimDelivered end-to-end software enhancements across frontend and backend; regularly collaborated with designers and testers, sharing best practices and improving processes across teams.see it on the page.

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  2. backs up omscs program part time

    “OMSCS Program (part-time)” is backed by the education record for a M.S. in Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology, where it appears as a listed detail 1From their education entryM.S., Computer Science — Georgia Institute of Technology OMSCS Program (part-time)see it on the page. It is also repeated in an associated claim tied to that same education record 2Approved claimOMSCS Program (part-time)see it on the page.

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    1. [1] From their education entrysee it on the page
    2. [2] Approved claimsee it on the page
  3. backs up chosen independently own product discovery design

    The claim itself is a statement from the Constant Contact experience, and the underlying work it summarizes is supported by other Constant Contact claims. It is backed by the redesign of the Automated Path Builder, which embedded contextual workflow prompts within core user tasks 1Approved claimRethought how the Automated Path Builder integrated with the broader product by embedding contextual workflow prompts within core user tasks.see it on the page. It is further backed by the welcome-email automation system designed to trigger one-click setup with live preview at the moment of list creation, converting a complex tool into discoverable value 2Approved claimDesigned a system that prompted users to create a welcome email automation at the moment of list creation with a one-click setup and live preview, converting a complex standalone tool into instant, discoverable value at the user's point of highest intent.see it on the page. Together these show product discovery, design, and implementation work at Constant Contact that the claim summarizes.

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    1. [1] Approved claimsee it on the page
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  4. study georgia institute technology

    They studied Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology, earning an M.S. degree through the OMSCS program on a part-time basis. 1From their education entryM.S., Computer Science — Georgia Institute of Technology OMSCS Program (part-time)see it on the page2Approved claimOMSCS Program (part-time)see it on the page

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    1. [1] From their education entrysee it on the page
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  5. backs up designed shipped full product end end google outlook

    The statement comes from the velocitime.com project itself, where the candidate claims to have designed and shipped the full product end-to-end, including Google and Outlook calendar integrations, instant timesheet and invoice generation, project/client-based time organization, team management, and reporting dashboards. 1Approved claimDesigned and shipped the full product end-to-end: Google and Outlook calendar integrations, instant timesheet and invoice generation, project/client-based time organization, team management, and comprehensive reporting dashboards.see it on the page It is corroborated within the same project by a second claim that the candidate owned all product decisions — pricing strategy, feature prioritization, and user onboarding — while acting as the primary client contact and iterating continuously. 2Approved claimOwned all product decisions — pricing strategy, feature prioritization, user onboarding — while serving as the primary point of contact for clients, gathering feedback and iterating on the product continuously.see it on the page No evidence from Constant Contact or the University of Florida role backs this specific product; those records describe separate end-to-end work elsewhere. 3Approved claimChosen to independently own product discovery, design, implementation, launch, and post-launch measurement for three customer-facing improvements.see it on the page4Approved claimDelivered end-to-end software enhancements across frontend and backend; regularly collaborated with designers and testers, sharing best practices and improving processes across teams.see it on the page

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    4. [4] Approved claimsee it on the page

Write-ups

Projects

  1. velocitime.com

    TypeScript, React, Node.js, Express, Azure, Cosmos DB, Redis

    • Founded and built a SaaS time tracking and reporting platform from scratch, now serving 30+ professionals and teams with paid subscription plans ($99/mo Professional, Enterprise tiers).

      Stated

    • Designed and shipped the full product end-to-end: Google and Outlook calendar integrations, instant timesheet and invoice generation, project/client-based time organization, team management, and comprehensive reporting dashboards.

      Stated

    • Owned all product decisions — pricing strategy, feature prioritization, user onboarding — while serving as the primary point of contact for clients, gathering feedback and iterating on the product continuously.

      Stated

  2. cascadery.com

    TypeScript, Next.js, React, Node.js, Yjs/Hocuspocus, SQLite, MCP

    • Built and deployed a real-time collaborative context canvas for developers and coding agents, supporting spatial and nested content, CSS-native styling, connectors, comments, images, and edit/view sharing.

      Stated

    • Designed a controlled MCP workflow that lets AI agents read structured project context and propose changes for human review, approval, rollback, and auditing.

      Stated

    • Architected multiplayer synchronization over WebSockets with Yjs/Hocuspocus, durable SQLite persistence, offline resilience, rate limiting, Docker deployment, and CI/CD.

      Stated