Rick Spurgeon

Rick Spurgeon has a comprehensive work experience spanning over two decades. Rick is currently working as a Principal Developer Advocate at Kong Inc. since April 2022. Before that, they served as an Integration Architect at Confluent from July 2019 to April 2022. Prior to Confluent, they held the position of Principal Engineer / Team Lead at Rewards Network from July 2018 to June 2019. Rick's earlier experiences include being the Head of Software Architecture and Trader at DV Trading LLC from September 2010 to March 2018, a Trader (Exchange Connectivity) at Trading Technologies from March 2008 to September 2010, and a Lead Developer (Global Rates) at Citadel LLC from September 2007 to March 2008. Rick has also worked as a Software Engineer at Trading Technologies from 2003 to 2007, a Lead Software Architect at TAHOE Trading from November 2001 to October 2003, and a Software Developer at Yes Trader Inc. from August 2000 to November 2001. Rick's extensive experience across various companies showcases their expertise in software development, trading, integration architecture, and team leadership.

Rick Spurgeon attended Kansas State University from 1993 to 1997, where they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business. Rick'sdegree focused on Management Information Systems, General.