Technology and Development Leader
Greater Chicago Area
- Current
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- VP of Development and Design at The SAVO Group
- Past
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- Director of Technology at LocalLaunch!
- Consultant at Pulsity
- Web Application & Database Developer at Microsoft Corp
- Web Application & Database Developer at AtomFilms.com (Bought by Shockwave in 2001)
- Infrastructure Systems Developer at Visio (Bought by Microsoft in 2001)
- Distributed Computing Environment Architect & Product Manager at The Boeing Company
- Education
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- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Casey Ryan’s Summary
CTO/Sr. Director of Development well versed in building IT and enterprise software development from the ground up, having positioned 3 startups for lucrative buyouts (Visio, AtomFilms, & LocalLaunch). Lead by example, taking front-line role to provide hands-on guidance and mentoring for technical team. Track record of success at both early stage firms and established corporations such as Boeing & Microsoft.
Served both strategic and technical functions in the fields of search engines (pay-per-click, SEO, online affiliate marketing), embedded systems/middleware, e-commerce and consumer software.
Casey Ryan’s Specialties:
Effective Communication at both a Business and Technical Levels, System Architecture and Solution Design, Development and Quality Assurance Management, Project Management, Business Analysis, Agile Development Methodology, Roadmap and Iterative planning, Leadership, Contract and Business Development Negotiation, Startup and Large Company Successes, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization
Casey Ryan’s Experience
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VP of Development and Design
The SAVO Group
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 month)
Currently figuring this one out, but right now I am charged with leading the Software Development and User Interface Design groups.
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Director of Technology
LocalLaunch!
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
March 2004 — November 2008 (4 years 9 months)
Hired as 5th employee and sole technical specialist of LocalLaunch, a search-engine marketing company challenged with underdeveloped product and non-existent IT infrastructure. Took charge of all technical aspects of the company including strategic planning to prepare for Sep 2006 buyout. Grew technology faction to 35 onsite and offshore staff comprising QA, Development, Architecture, and Business Intelligence.
Established comprehensive software development lifecycle (SDLC) from scratch covering product conceptualization, design, development, testing, quality assurance (QA), deployment, and support. Planned, architected, built, and provided training and documentation for clients on numerous enterprise systems, applications, and modules. -
Consultant
Pulsity
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
March 2004 — March 2005 (1 year 1 month)
Picked up part-time web application and back-end database projects concurrent to RH Donnelly position.
- CPF: Gathered requirements for and developed 3-tier application layer to share between internal client-server application and customer-facing web intake and management system.
- Freeorno.com: Migrated DNS, website, database, and mail server to new hosting environment and integrated merchant application process, serving as sole technical adviser to executive team. -
Web Application & Database Developer
Microsoft Corp
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
June 2001 — March 2004 (2 years 10 months)
Joined Windows CE group in developing test-case result investigation system that tracks status of test case upon failure. In August 2003 relocated to Chicago, resuming efforts 3 months later via Volt Computer Services.
- Constructed test-case management system that decreased downtime while increasing response time. System has since been adopted by other Microsoft internal and partner development groups globally.
- Spearheaded deployment of SharePoint Portal Server, with tailored front-end web interface.
- Teamed up with OS team to improve automated testing lab, reducing average memory and CPU load from 100% to no load by moving to test-caching system. Oversaw 30 databases on 10 servers.
- Developed and standardized internal procedures including specification gathering, weekly and daily reporting, intranet updating, and product shipment sign-off system.
- Regarded as go-to person for web technology, scripting and SQL inquiries from the rest of 100+ person team. -
Web Application & Database Developer
AtomFilms.com (Bought by Shockwave in 2001)
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Entertainment industry)
February 2000 — January 2001 (1 year)
Designed and installed numerous software tools, serving as central point of contact for web application and coding troubleshooting. Became respected mentor for 10 development staff in this 120-person organization.
- Architected, designed, and developed e-commerce system integrated with existing website.
- Developed secure polling application for prize distribution, community-driven events, and content.
- Re-architected data model to be scalable and extendable for future functionality enhancements.
- Established content management system allowing users to input content directly into production site.
- Opened up visibility to user experience via implementation of website reviewing and rating system. -
Infrastructure Systems Developer
Visio (Bought by Microsoft in 2001)
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; VSIO; Computer Software industry)
November 1998 — February 2000 (1 year 4 months)
Analyzed business systems, gathered requirements, and developed custom applications to streamline and automate standard procedures. Assisted IT department with WAN including firewall, database, and reporting.
- Selected by COO for high-profile eVisio project, despite presence of 100+ development staff. Built secure global order fulfillment processor integrated into application layer of e-commerce site.
- Became Onyx subject matter expert, fielding inquiries on database upgrades, changes, customized tools, customer surveys, and Microsoft Word reports. Integrated business rules into Onyx.
- Launched custom search engine to query 100K SKU internal SAP database, saving Visio $250K in shrink-wrapped software purchases.
- Assisted in architecture and database administration of Onyx installation for 800 clients worldwide. -
Distributed Computing Environment Architect & Product Manager
The Boeing Company
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BA; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
June 1998 — November 1998 (6 months)
Designed and developed web applications in CGI, Java, HTML, and Javascript to be used by customers and support staff in performing account updates, password resets, and troubleshooting maneuvers. Left this position after just 5 months to move into the fast-paced atmosphere inherent to software companies.
- Served as sole 24/7 DCE and system administrator for 30 core service machines stationed in production, pre-production, test, development and crash-and-burn DCE environments.
- Designed, integrated, and tested cross-platform, encrypted real-time security system to be utilized by 1000 sales staff worldwide.
- Charged with documentation efforts, enterprise-wide training, support, and vendor relations.
Casey Ryan’s Education
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelors, Mathematics And Computer Science, 1994 — 1998
Entered college at age 16 after graduating valedictorian from high school.
Held full-time position as Lead Systems Administrator at Knowledge-Based Systems Group, concurrent to final 2 years of full-time enrollment as undergraduate student. Managed 50-node network spanning 3 locales.
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