RICHARD RUST
Orem,UT
Summary
Principal Software Architect with extensive expertise in distributed systems, AWS serverless architecture, enterprise identity platforms, and global business integration. Focuses on full stack development (Java/Spring Boot + React/Vue), cloud-native design, and large-scale CIAM implementations (Okta OIE, OAuth2, PKCE). Demonstrated leader in modernizing legacy systems into scalable, resilient, multi-market architectures that drive business growth.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal Software Architect
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES
01.2009 - Current
- Architected CIAM platform using Okta OIE, PKCE, and secure global authentication flows.
- Unified account lifecycle systems for Account Signup, login, MFA, KYC, and profile across 40+ global markets.
- Full stack developer for Account Domain → architecture → code → deploy → metrics
- Modernized legacy identity into a cloud native, authentication, and ecommerce ecosystem.
- AWS Serverless Expertise
- Designed account and profile platform using API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB.
- Built event-driven systems using SQS, SNS, and Lambda with >99.99% uptime.
- Achieved significant operational cost reductions and performance improvements.
- Full Stack Architecture (Java/Spring + React/Vue)
- Built SPA architectures supporting multilingual, multi-market onboarding and account flows.
- Delivered reusable components for PKCE, OAuth2, and secure session management.
- Global Business Integration
- Designed end-to-end integrations between AEM, commerce, account systems, and global backend services.
- API Engineering Enablement
- Implemented AI automation for code scaffolding, diagrams, debugging, and test generation.
- EARLIER CAREER (Condensed)
- AxisPointe — Lead Developer
- DoxTek — Lead Developer
- MasterControl — Engineer
- Siebel — Automation Frameworks
- Novell — Test Automation
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electronics Engineering Technology
Brigham Young University
Provo, UTSkills
- Architecture: Distributed systems
- Data modeling
- Backend: Java
- Spring Boot
- Microservices
- REST APIs
- Nodejs
- Frontend: React
- Vue 3
- Cloud (AWS): Lambda
- Serverless
- Content Management Systems
- Micro frontends
- Identity: Okta OIE
- CIAM, OAuth2, SAML
- AI: Code automation
- Architecture diagramming
Certification
- Okta Professional
- SCJP
- CDIA+
- Siebel 7
Timeline
Principal Software Architect
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES
01.2009 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Electronics Engineering Technology
Brigham Young University