Ryan Hollister

Ryan Hollister

PHP Developer at eLoyalty

Austin, Texas Area

Current
Past
Education
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Connections
93 connections
Industry
Computer Software
Websites

Ryan Hollister’s Summary

I am a passionate internet professional that strives to stay on the forefront of industry trends and technologies. I have worked on projects and applications of all sizes from small "brochure" websites to Web 2.0 applications with over 500,000 lines of code.

I have studied and experienced all aspects of the web development industry including contracts, accounting, business plan writing, market research, design, implementation, database design, and customer relationships.

Ryan Hollister’s Specialties:

PHP5, AJAX, XHTML, jQuery, MySQL/MSSQL, Javascript, CSS, VB.NET, VBA, Apache, Object Oriented Design concepts, UML


Ryan Hollister’s Experience

  • PHP Developer

    eLoyalty

    (Public Company; ELOY; Information Technology and Services industry)

    May 2009Present (7 months)

    Object Oriented PHP 5 Developer on a large commercial Web 2.0 application. My responsibilities range from implementing new features to fixing reported bugs.

    MSSQL/PHP5/CSS/jQuery/Apache

  • Web Developer/Project Leader

    AndPlus Design, LLC

    (Privately Held; Online Media industry)

    August 2007Present (2 years 4 months)

    Hired as an independent contractor for AndPlus Design for part time web design. AndPlus Design's business is growing rapidly and Sean Mohoney hired me to support his business. Design and support of webpages for clients such as YesWireless.com, Par4Tech.com, GAIEngineers.com, Alumni.WPIFiji.com, BrighamIndustries.com as well as others. Roles range from monthly site maintenance to project development from start to finish.

  • Systems Engineer

    Hamilton Sundstrand

    (Public Company; UTX; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

    December 2007May 2009 (1 year 6 months)

    Systems Engineer working on the Air Management System for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

    As a systems engineer it was my responsibility to understand and implement the system controls for the Galley Cooling System on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. My first responsibility was to write effective software requirements for the software engineers to implement. Once implemented I would load the software into our test laboratories and run through system test plans that I had written to completely test the software requirements I had written.

  • Owner/Web Developer

    RHollister.com

    (Internet industry)

    August 2006May 2009 (2 years 10 months)

    As my experience and abilities in web development and marketing grew I decided to launch my own business. RHollister.com was established to build professional and affordable web sites for small to medium sized businesses. With excellent sales in the first year there has been no slow down since. Specializing in Flash, AJAX, PHP, CSS, and many other web technologies.

    Being the only employee I manage all projects from start, to finish, to monthly support there after. With attention to detail and staying up to date on the latest trends, I will be able to ensure RHollister.com continues to grow in the years to come.

  • Infrared Sensor - Contractor

    Analog Devices

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ADI; Semiconductors industry)

    August 2007October 2007 (3 months)

    Completed the project requirement of my B.S. degree within the infrared sensor development group. The project developed and completed various experiments to characterize an IR sensor in the final stages of development. LabVIEW was used to automate the experiments and collect data.

  • Operations Consultant

    ISO New England

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Utilities industry)

    May 2007August 2007 (4 months)

    Working in the operations department of the New England ISO was a dynamic position. My tasks varied from working with the load forecasters, tracking new transmission projects, as well as my main focus which was creating a Microsoft SharePoint Portal. The major challenge was to develop a document work flow from the ground up. This included writing hundreds lines of code in VB and learning the workings of SharePoint development.

  • Hardware Engineer

    Mercury Computer Systems

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; MCRY; Computer Hardware industry)

    May 2006May 2007 (1 year 1 month)

    Worked full time during the summer and currently work part time during the school year in the Hardware Module Development group. Tasks while there ranged from working independently to design a test card to working with other Electrical Engineers to develop various parts of a high speed multi-computer system. Simulation, schematic entry, documentation, part selection, and design review were all skills that I developed.

  • Software Engineer

    Hamilton Sundstrand

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; UTC; Computer Software industry)

    May 2004January 2005 (9 months)

    Tasks varied from being a team member of the Real Time Embedded Propeller Control Systems group to a independently creating electronic test equipment that interfaced with a new propeller program which was used for balance calibration. My time was split between the software group as well as working with a project engineer to assist in managing various projects as well as extensive amounts of paper work.


Ryan Hollister’s Education

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    MBA , Information Technology , 20082011 (expected)

    Studying for a masters in business administration with a focus on information technology.

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    BS , Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Sciences , 20032007

    Graduated with Distinction

    Activities and Societies:
    Phi Gamma Delta

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Ryan Hollister’s Groups:

Phi Gamma Delta

  •    Phi Gamma Delta Professional Networking Group
  •    LinkedPHPers - The Largest PHP Group
  •    Worcester Polytechnic Institute Alumni (WPI)

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