Professional Record

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.

2013 — Present

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.
2017 — Present

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.
2012 — 2013

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.

2010 — 2012

European Commission

Technologist & System Architect

Coordinated open-standards frameworks and technical deployment models across national registries, aligning architectures with strategic digital agendas.

2007 — 2010

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.