Ryan Hobbs (rhobbs@gmail.com)

Current

Owner at Intrusoft, LLC.

Past

Principal Engineer at DemandFlex, Inc.
Technology Director at Mobile Line Communications
Senior Technology Manager at AVERATEC

Software Engineer at AVERATEC, Inc.
Software Engineer at KDS
4th Marine Wing Support Squadron at U.S. Marine Corps
Test Engineer at MAG Portables

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Education

University of California, Irvine

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Ryan Hobbs (rhobbs@gmail.com)’s Summary

Versatile Technology Manager / Software Engineer with 10 years’ experience leading design, development, and implementation projects as a sole contributor, technical team lead, and working manager.

My most recent work involves virtualization technologies using VMWare and Xen and most recently with cloud computing specifically IaaS services such as Amazon EC2 or GoGrid. In addition to that I am also currently working with PaaS technologies such as Microsoft Azure and Google’s App Engine.

Ryan Hobbs (rhobbs@gmail.com)’s Specialties:

Web Development, Real-Time Systems, Encryption, Streaming Media, Games, Open Source, and Wireless Technology projects.

Concepts: ITIL Service Management,Software Development,Hardware Development,Network Management,Server Management,Product Manufacturing,Project Management,Product Licensing,Global Outsourcing,Procurement

Engineering: SDLC,AGILE,Engineering Standards,Specification and Standards Relationship,Software Architect and Design, Data Analysis

Ryan Hobbs (rhobbs@gmail.com)’s Experience

Owner

Intrusoft, LLC.

(Internet industry)

January 1998 — Present (11 years 7 months)

Developed software for network intrusion detection and scanning of system and network vulnerabilities. Developed software for Windows and Unix platforms.

Business IT consulting company helping organizations optimize their IT while reducing their capital and operating expendures.
Principal Engineer

DemandFlex, Inc.

(Information Technology and Services industry)

January 2009 — May 2009 (5 months)

Principal engineer with a cloud technology startup company developing a virtual data center cloud product for enterprises focusing on key verticals such as law, medical, and government. The virtualized data center product is a fully managed platform capable of provisioning new servers and networks in several minutes. The product also provides true scalability by scaling up or scaling down both memory and CPU resources. The product offers a greater efficiency through lower power, space, and capital requirements.
Technology Director

Mobile Line Communications

(Wholesale industry)

September 2007 — January 2009 (1 year 5 months)

Established the company’s Information Technology department for a wholesale company and Verizon Wireless master agent. Established policies and procedures using ITIL as a guide. Implemented newer technologies such as virtualization and other modernizations to lower costs and improve efficiency.
Senior Technology Manager

AVERATEC

(Privately Held; Computer Hardware industry)

August 2004 — August 2007 (3 years 1 month)

Information Technology manager for a $500 million dollar global consumer electronics company. Oversaw headquarter operations and managed a global IT operation with offices located in Germany, Taipei, and Korea. Worked extensively overseas with facilities in China and Korea establishing a supply chain that helped in procurement and visibility in the production process of notebook systems.
Software Engineer

AVERATEC, Inc.

(Privately Held; Computer Hardware industry)

April 2003 — August 2004 (1 year 5 months)

Low level software development C/C++, kernel debugging, device driver testing.

High level web development using .NET/C# and Java OO.
Software Engineer

KDS

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

January 1999 — January 2003 (4 years 1 month)

Performed key role in the development of technology for supporting customer support and engineering. Performed key debugging on OEM device drivers and software based utilities shipping with KDS Computer systems.
4th Marine Wing Support Squadron

U.S. Marine Corps

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

June 1996 — June 2002 (6 years 1 month)
Test Engineer

MAG Portables

(Privately Held; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

January 1997 — January 1999 (2 years 1 month)

Performed testing on notebook systems based on test plans and sound testing methodology. Performed debugging on system hardware and notebook software. Created OEM software bundle images for pre-loading on notebook systems.