Pat Ryan

Current

Product Manager, Social Media & Merchandise - Mobile Ventures at Lavalife
Co-founder / Blogger / General Manager at Breakfast City Media

Past

Freelance Digital Account/Project Manager at Freelance
Product Manager, Fantasy Sports at TSN & Fantasy Sports Network

Education

University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
Human Factors International
Pragmatic Marketing

George Brown College
Berteig Consulting Inc.
Carleton University - Sprott School of Business
PM Star
George Brown College
Concordia University

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Connections

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Industry

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Websites

Breakfast in the City

Pat Ryan’s Summary

Internet business executive able to think strategically, apply creative solutions and manage multi-faceted, multi phase campaigns. Well fitted for senior positions in business development, marketing or product management for Internet based companies. Offering an entrepreneurial approach and a seasoned mindset, backed by more than 8 years experience developing successful online businesses.

< Last Updated: 10/05/2008 >

Pat Ryan’s Specialties:

Business Development
Insight and Recommendations
Product Management
Product Planner (Strategic)
Product Architect (Tactical)
Product Marketing
Account Management
Project Management

Pat Ryan’s Experience

Product Manager, Social Media & Merchandise - Mobile Ventures

Lavalife

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)

July 2007 — Present (1 year 4 months)

Drove product strategy and innovation for mobile web portal. Managed marketing initiatives encompassing both acquisition and retention.

Products Included:

WEB
- UnlimitedRingtones.com
- LavalifeMobile.com
- MobileLifestyles.com
- MusicAndRingtones.com
- MobileSoundLabs.com

WAP
- Gossip Plop
- Lavalife 2 GO
Co-founder / Blogger / General Manager

Breakfast City Media

(Internet industry)

July 2006 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Freelance Digital Account/Project Manager

Freelance

(Internet industry)

September 2004 — June 2007 (2 years 10 months)

Foote, Cone & Belding, September 2004 - August 2005
Infinet, Fjord (Cosette), Grip, September 2005 - December 2005
Mindblossom, December 2005 - April 2006
MacLaren MRM, May 2006 - August 2006
Trapeze Media, September 2006 - June 2007

- OntarioOutdoor – launched 11/04
- GoFishOntario – launched 02/05
- Oust.ca – launched 04/05
- eBay A/B Homepage – launched 01/06
- Skaaz (social networking) – launched 02/06
- Yahoo! UK Personals Microsite – launched 02/06
- eBay Fantasy Hockey Playoffs – launched 03/06
- Silverado & Sierra pre-launch Microsites – launched 06/06
- Sobeys Employee Recipe Website – launched 02/07
- Sobeys.com – launched 03/07
- Compliments.ca – launched 03/07
- Sobeys 100th Anniversary – launched 03/07
Product Manager, Fantasy Sports

TSN & Fantasy Sports Network

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

December 2000 — September 2004 (3 years 10 months)

- TSNMAX – MLB Regular Season – launched 02/01
- TSNMAX – NHL Playoffs – launched 03/01
- TSNMAX – NFL Regular Season – launched 07/01
- TSNMAX – NHL Regular Season – launched 08/01
- TSNMAX – PGA Season – Free – launched 11/01

- TSNMAX – NFL Super Bowl – launched 01/02
- TSNMAX – MLB Regular Season – launched 02/02
- TSNMAX – March Madness – launched 02/02
- TSNMAX – NHL Playoffs – launched 03/02

- TSN Fantasy Sports Channel – launched 05/02
- TSN – NFL Regular Season – launched 07/02
- TSN – NHL Regular Season – launched 08/02
- TSN – PGA Season – launched 11/02
- TSN – Hockey's Best – launched 12/02

- TSN – NFL Super Bowl – launched 01/03
- TSN – MLB Regular Season – launched 02/03
- TSN – March Madness – launched 02/03
- TSN – NHL Playoffs – launched 03/03

- FSN Website – launched 08/03
- FSN – NHL Commissioner – launched 08/03
- FSN – NHL Regular Season – launched 08/03
- FSN – NHL Playoffs – launched 03/04
- FSN – CFL Regular Season – launched 05/04

Pat Ryan’s Education

University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management

Marketing 2008

Marketing: Introduction, Essentials of Competitive Intelligence, Web Presence Strategies.
Human Factors International

Human Factors 2007

User-Centered Analysis and Conceptual Design (2007), Putting Research Into Practice (2007)
Pragmatic Marketing

PMC, Practical Product Management Certified, 2007
George Brown College

Post Graduate Certificate, Internet Publishing, 2006

HTML, CSS, DHTML, JavaScript.
Berteig Consulting Inc.

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Agile Project Management/Scrum, 2006
Carleton University - Sprott School of Business

Post Graduate Certificate, Information Design, 2006

Technical Writing, Graphic Design, About Color, User Interface Analysis, User Interface Design, Usability Testing, XML Authoring.

The program is delivered by Online-Learning.com, and is accredited by Carleton University, Sprott School of Business.
PM Star

PMP Exam Prep Course (PMI Accredited), 2006
George Brown College

Post Graduate Certificate, Digital Publishing Design, 2005

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, QuarkXPress.
Concordia University

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

Mathematics: Numerical Analysis, Linear Algebra, Advanced Calculus, Probability, Statistics, Non-linear Programming.

Computer Science: Programming Methodology, Data Structures and Algorithms, Object-Oriented Design, Assembly, Fortran, Basic, Pascal, C.

Additional Information

Pat Ryan’s Websites:

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
Pragmatic Marketing Alumni
280 Group
WebAnalysts.Info Web Analytics, E-business Optimization, and Online Marketing Blog Group
Interaction Design Association
Wikipedia Users Group
Market Research
Online Advertising Professionals
StumbleUpon
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
Marketing 2.0
Canadian Interactive Experts
Sports Industry Network™
SEO Secrets
Let's Get Funded
ProductCampToronto