Ryan Snyder

Current

• CEO at Shizzow
• Founder at GeekSpeak, LLC

Past

• Web Systems Analyst at OCP
• Internet Consultant at Self-Employed (Self-employed)
• Founder at Corvus Solutions, Inc.

• Network Administrator at ODJFS
• PC / Lan Technician at Micro Center

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Education

• The Ohio State University

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Internet

Ryan Snyder’s Summary

I help ideas sprout wings, and will wear any hat necessary to enable each idea to take flight.

Ryan Snyder’s Specialties:

Programming, project management, team building.

Ryan Snyder’s Experience

• CEO

  Shizzow

  (Internet industry)

  October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

  Co-founder of Shizzow, a location-based friend finder. Responsible for business endeavors, project management and web development. Developed the mobile site, the ReST API, the PHP library for the accessing the API, and implemented oAuth.

• Founder

  GeekSpeak, LLC

  (Information Services industry)

  June 2004 — Present (5 years 6 months)

  Consult as a web developer for small- and mid-size companies. Under the same company, created and maintain Foodgeeks.com, a recipe sharing website, and Winegeeks.com, a wine review and wine education website.

• Web Systems Analyst

  OCP

  (Privately Held; Pharmaceuticals industry)

  March 2006 — February 2009 (3 years )

  Project manager for web development group; responsible for project scoping and resource coordination. Managed development of ReST middleware platform during a mainframe migration to enable communication between the new mainframe and existing websites.

• Internet Consultant

  Self-Employed (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

  September 2000 — June 2004 (3 years 10 months)

  Performed general web development and consulting while attending The Ohio State University.

• Founder

  Corvus Solutions, Inc.

  (Internet industry)

  March 1997 — September 2000 (3 years 7 months)

  Created, designed and authored content for Cramsession.com, a website dedicated to training individuals studying for Microsoft MCSE and Novell CNE certifications.

• Network Administrator

  ODJFS

  (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Government Administration industry)

  December 1996 — October 1998 (1 year 11 months)

  Team leader for the network administration group. Administered 200 Novell Netware servers, 30 Windows NT servers, 120 Windows NT touch-screen kiosks and Novell Groupwise for 88 remote offices.

• PC / Lan Technician

  Micro Center

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Retail industry)

  May 1995 — December 1996 (1 year 8 months)

  Performed computer and network troubleshooting for clients using PC and Apple computers and peripherals in Novell NetWare and Banyan Vines environments.

Ryan Snyder’s Education

• The Ohio State University

  BA , English, Italian , 2000 — 2004

  Focus on creative writing and translation of 19th century Italian poetry.

Additional Information

Ryan Snyder’s Interests:

Web 2.0, hiking, rose gardening, coffee, wine

Ryan Snyder’s Groups:

PDXPHP: Portland PHP group
PDXScrabble: Portland Scrabble group
Court of Master Sommeliers

•    Tweeple
•    PDX Technology Professionals - Portland Oregon
•    Silicon Florist

Ryan Snyder’s Honors:

MCSE: Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
CNA: Certified Novell Administrator
Certified Sommelier, Court of Master Sommeliers

Ryan Snyder’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch