With more than 30 years of software development experience, Pete brings extensive expertise across IBM i development, web applications, and a wide range of programming languages and frameworks. He specializes in building secure, efficient applications, with a focus on creating robust systems that prioritize security without compromising performance.

His technical experience spans RPG, Java, Python, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, CL, Bash, ILE C, HTML, and CSS. He has extensive experience developing Java applications for deployment on IBM i, often working with Java and RPG in tandem, with modern free-format RPG as a particular area of expertise.

As a full-stack developer, Pete works across both front-end and back-end technologies, including Angular, React, Next.js, Vue.js, Express.js, Django, Laravel, and Spring Boot. His experience also includes API development and integration, Liferay, and development tools including Visual Studio Code, Eclipse, and IntelliJ.

With an enthusiasm for learning new technologies and solving complex problems, Pete takes a technology-agnostic approach to development, choosing the languages, frameworks, and tools best suited to the problem at hand.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-helgren
GitHub: https://www.github.com/phelgren

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Alan Seiden
Alan Seiden

Specialties: PHP, IBM i, performance, strategy, integration, modernization
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Rob Allen
Rob Allen

Specialties:  APIs, PHP, Python, Slim Framework, strategy
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Bill Behr

Specialties: IBM i, RPG, SQL, Db2, Valence, APIs, EDI, integrations
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Patrick Behr
Patrick Behr

Specialties: SQL, Db2, RPG, PHP, Node.js, APIs
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Calvin Buckley
Calvin Buckley

Specialties:  Open Source, PASE, PHP extensions, porting open source tools to IBM i
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David Gillespie
David Gillespie

Specialties: RPG, PHP, Db2 for i, SQL, ERP, Integrations
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Pete Helgren

Specialties: RPG; Java; Python; Node.js; JavaScript/TypeScript; APIs; Secure Application Development
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Kath Hewitt
Kathryn Hewitt

Specialties: Project management; databases and SQL
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Holly Lacher
Holly Lacher

Specialties: Web apps, PHP, RPG, SQL, dashboards,
security, AI, CRM, databases
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Dawn May
Dawn May

Specialties:  IBM i work management, performance, systems management
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Dominick Pagnotta
Dominick Pagnotta

Specialties:  IT strategy, IBM i modernization, APIs, Mulesoft and Salesforce integration, AWS, PHP, Node.js
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Jeff Parrott
Jeff Parrott

Specialties: RPG, Db2 for i, SQL, PHP Integrations, Systems Analysis
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Richard Schoen
Richard Schoen

Specialties:  Python, PHP, RPG, .Net (C#/VB), Db2, MariaDb, SQL Server
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Tara Logan
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Specialties: Build vs. Buy; Strategy/Roadmaps; ERP, EDI, TMS, WMS, implementations
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Jack Woehr
Jack Woehr

Specialties:  IBM i, AI, APIs, modernization, Python, Java, Vue
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Joseph Wright

Specialties IBM i modernization, API architecture, Node.js, Python, PHP, and RPG
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