Rich Rudzinski

Rich Rudzinski is a technology and software consultant with extensive experience in the industry. Rich began their career in 2008 as a Contract Web Developer for TaylorMade-adidas Golf, where they were responsible for adding new features and maintaining their four custom Yahoo stores, as well as creating their e-commerce email campaigns. In 2009, they became a Contract Web Developer for 5ifty&5ifty, where they worked with a team of developers to make stunning websites using Drupal, Magento and WordPress, and was responsible for front-end maintenance of invisiblechildren.com and its subsidiary sites.

In 2010, Rich began working as a Contract Web Developer for R&R Partners, where they converted several static websites to Drupal and created a custom e-commerce solution for a conference site run on Drupal. Rich also worked as a Contract Web Developer for Digitaria Interactive, where they created custom themes in Drupal and Magento and custom javascript applications. In 2011, they became a Contract Web Developer for Parallax Visual Communication, where they planned, specced and created Drupal sites for various clients and simultaneously lead a remote team of Drupal engineers and themers.

In 2009, Rich founded Tragic, a technology and software consulting firm now headquartered outside of Seattle, WA. Rich grew Tragic from a successful freelance career which they pivoted to a white label development agency, then expanded to a full-fledged software consulting firm. Over the years their responsibilities evolved from being the lead developer, to leading their technical strategy and business development.

In 2018, Rich joined My Blue Robot Creative Agency LLC as the Director of Digital Technology Solutions. In 2019, they became the Founding Member of San Diego Tech Hub and the Chief Technical Advisor of Farmify Inc., where they outlined and oversaw the technical road map for the startup.

Rich Rudzinski obtained a degree in ICAM from UC San Diego in 2005, having studied Web Technology, Art Rich'story, and Music. Rich also obtained an Inbound Certification from HubSpot in June 2016.