Valentin Ricard
also
KnownAs
Red
Developer. Serial Co-founder. Puzzle Designer.
Experience
GDLauncher
Co-Founder
A Desktop application to manage and launch modified ("modded") versions of Minecraft.
Modrinth
Co-Founder
A modern, open-source, and community-driven platform for modifications ("mods") for the Minecraft video-game.
Kodai
Co-Founder
Modernizing the deployment experience for Swiss software companies, by providing an entirely managed sovereign environment.
PulseUp
Software Engineer
A swiss company that provides a software suite for healthcare professionals, enabling them to focus on healing patients.
RuneLabs
Co-Founder & CTO
Experimenting with the environment of Fully On-Chain Games, building games and the required tooling and infrastructure to support them.
Education
HEIG-VD
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer Science and Communication Systems
HEIG-VD
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer Science and Communication Systems
Main Courses
- Algorithms and Data Structures (in C++)
- Multi-tier Architectures (in Java)
- REST API Design
- Database Design and Optimization (PostgreSQL / MariaDB)
- Web Standards and Frameworks (HTML/CSS/JavaScript)
- Simulations and Modeling
- High performance computing
The entirety of the course was in parallel of work, through the "En Emploi" (Work-Study) program.
Volunteer work
Money should not be the only reason to experiment and play with computers. When I find a project that I am passionate about, I will dedicate my time and effort to it, as this is usually in those contexts where you have interesting challenges and opportunities to learn.
PolyLAN
Committee Member, IT & Sponsoring
PolyLAN is a student-run non-profit organization that organizes biyearly LAN parties for more than 1300 participants in Lausanne, Switzerland.
ScreenScraper
Administrator & System Administrator
ScreenScraper is a metadata archiver for old games, allowing you to display your collections in a beautiful way thanks to its API and extensive crowdsourced database.