Pat Ryan

Current

• Director, Digital Strategy at CMEC Secretariat

Past

• Sr. Mobile Channel Manager at Lavalife
• Digital Account Director at Various Digital Marketing/Advertising Companies
• Director, Product at TSN & Fantasy Sports Network

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Education

• The University of British Columbia
• Dale Carnegie Business Group
• Pragmatic Marketing

• Human Factors International
• Concordia University

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Recommended

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Connections

171 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• The Big Cheese
• Breakfast In The City

Pat Ryan’s Summary

Obsessed with business strategy, technology, social media and word of mouth marketing (social networks, mircroblogs, wikis, social bookmarking, message boards, opinion sites), online publicity and promotions (blogs, social news sites, contests). Business development experience at start-ups and large consumer Internet / technology companies. Strong technical competence coupled with being highly strategic and capable of driving internal stakeholders to a consensus on important issues.

Proactively immersed in industry trends and opportunities and translate those insights into business proposals for prospective clients.

Fluently bilingual (French & English).
Hobbies: running, cinema, photography, cooking, swimming, sports.

< Last Updated: 01/22/2009 >

Pat Ryan’s Specialties:

advertising, account management, analytics, business development, insight and recommendations, marketing, media planning, new product development, product management, product architect (tactical), product planner (strategic), project management, relationship management, strategic partnerships, usability, user experience.

Pat Ryan’s Experience

• Director, Digital Strategy

  CMEC Secretariat

  (Non-Profit; Government Administration industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year)

• Sr. Mobile Channel Manager

  Lavalife

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  July 2007 — October 2008 (1 year 4 months)

• Digital Account Director

  Various Digital Marketing/Advertising Companies

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  September 2003 — March 2007 (3 years 7 months)

  Freelance Account Director.
  
  Foote, Cone & Belding, September 2003 - August 2004
  Infinet, Fjord (Cosette), Grip, September 2004 - December 2004
  Mindblossom, December 2004 - January 2006
  MacLaren MRM, February 2006 - April 2006
  Trapeze Media, May 2006 - March 2007

• Director, Product

  TSN & Fantasy Sports Network

  (Public Company; Broadcast Media industry)

  December 2000 — February 2003 (2 years 3 months)

Pat Ryan’s Education

• The University of British Columbia

  Award of Achievement in Web Analytics , Web Analytics , 2009

  o Introduction to Web Analytics
  o Web Analytics for Site Optimization
  o Measuring Marketing Campaigns Online
  o Creating and Managing the Analytical Business Culture

• Dale Carnegie Business Group

  Dale Carnegie Training , Leadership , 2009

  Dale Carnegie Course: Effective Communications & Human Relations

• Pragmatic Marketing

  PMC , Practical Product Management Certified , 2007

• Human Factors International

  CUA , Certified Usability Analyst , 2006

  o User-centered analysis and conceptual design
  o Putting research into practice

• Concordia University

  B.Sc. , Applied Math, Computer Science , 1992

Additional Information

Pat Ryan’s Websites:

• The Big Cheese
• Breakfast In The City

Pat Ryan’s Interests:

Internet junkie, runner (first half-marathon in March 2008), swimmer, sports fanatic (big Habs fan), avid photographer, like to cook (courses at the George Brown’s Culinary Centre), traveler and entertainment gossip follower.

Pat Ryan’s Groups:

•    Executive Suite
•    Web Analytics Demystified
•    The Personal MBA Community
•    Pragmatic Marketing Alumni
•    280 Group: Product Management & Product Marketing
•    Online Marketing, Web Analytics, and E-commerce Group -- WebAnalysts.Info
•    Interaction Design Association
•    Online Marketing Experts
•    Columbia Business School Executive Education
•    Wikipedia Users Group
•    Market Research
•    eMarketing Association Network
•    iptv
•    Technology Marketing Community
•    Online Advertising Professionals
•    Revedia Group - Internet Retailer, Interactive Media, Online Brand Marketing Professionals Only.
•    StumbleUpon
•    Web Analytics Professionals (+5000 web analytics members) Join now!
•    CXO (CEO, COO, CKO, CFO, CMO, CAO, CVO, CDO, CRO, CLO, CSO & CTO) Community
•    Etail Careers.com
•    Mac Users
•    Search Marketing Salon
•    Startup Specialists
•    Advertising Professionals
•    Toronto Digital Marketing Professionals
•    Mobile Product Management
•    Brand 3.0
•    Social Media Today
•    Social Media Marketing
•    Marketing 2.0 Community
•    Canadian Interactive Experts
•    Sports Industry Network™
•    MarketingProfs
•    SEO Secrets
•    Mobile start-ups - 5000+ members and growing!
•    Let's Get Funded
•    ProductCampToronto
•    Social Media Club
•    PMI eBusiness SIG
•    Online Media Jobs -- Work in Internet Marketing, E-business, Web Analytics, etc.
•    Monday Morning Mentor

Pat Ryan’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
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• new ventures
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