Ryan Snyder

Ryan Snyder

CEO at Shizzow

Portland, Oregon Area

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.
Education
  • The Ohio State University
Connections
178 connections
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 2007Present (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 2004Present (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 2006February 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 2000June 2004 (3 years 10 months)

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

  • Founder

    Corvus Solutions, Inc.

    (Internet industry)

    March 1997September 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 1996October 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 1995December 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 , 20002004

    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

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