My Work.
I work at the intersection of developer inspiration, organizational performance, and AI adoption. As an executive coach and sales director, I build systems that bridge the gap between technical mastery and strategic growth.
Devpost
Director of Business Development
Member of the executive leadership team responsible for running the global sales organization for the premier developer engagement platform. Devpost powers over 80% of all hackathons globally, serving hundreds of thousands of developers.
- Scaling GTM & Enterprise Sales: Oversee global sales expansion, helping Tier One tech brands (Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, AWS, Salesforce, NVIDIA) scale developer adoption.
- The Learning Hackathon Framework: Designed and deployed structured upskilling programs to solve the "tinkering trap"—shifting developers from basic API play to active, production-grade mastery of complex AI tools (GitHub Copilot, Azure AI Foundry).
- Managed Sandboxes & Budgets: Championed secure developer sandbox architectures complete with $250-per-team cloud consumption caps to eliminate customer cost overrun risks.
- Ecosystem Seeding: Led challenges designed to populate emerging developer directories and marketplaces with high-quality, fully integrated applications.
Richard Murby Performance Coaching
Founder & Executive Coach
Strategic performance coaching practice helping founders, CTOs, and high-growth engineering executives design action-oriented operating systems.
- Choice Architecture: Assist tech leaders in clarifying complex choices, matching their work to deep personal motivations, and eliminating operational friction.
- Personal Performance Systems: Designed customized analog and digital tracking frameworks built around cadence goals, trend scoring, and monthly calibration cycles.
The World Bank
Consultant & Open Data Advisor
Advised cross-border teams on open data protocols, open innovation models, and developer outreach frameworks designed to drive civic engagement.
European Commission
Technologist & System Architect
Coordinated open-standards frameworks and technical deployment models across national registries, aligning architectures with strategic digital agendas.
Kelkoo / Yahoo
Software Developer
Began my career in core full-stack software development, establishing a deep hands-on appreciation of developer workflows, codebases, and architectural decisions.