User Experience Innovator and Technologist at AT&T, Chief Technical Officer/Co-Founder of One Inch Punch
Greater Atlanta Area
- Current
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- Senior Technical Architect at AT&T
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- Senior RIA Architect - Converged Services at AT&T
- Senior Software Architect & Technical Lead at BellSouth
- Senior Software Engineer at Manheim / Cox Enterprises
- Senior Software Engineer at Federated Department Stores
- Software Engineering Coop at Motorola Platform Software
- Engineering Coop at Siemens Telecom Networks
- Education
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- Art Institute of Atlanta
- Georgia Institute of Technology
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Ryan Swanson’s Summary
My goal is to create compelling user experiences through software.
This requires innovation in design and development and the fusing of capabilities and functionality with intuitive and engaging interfaces. Finding the harmony between form and function is my passion.
I am a hybrid. I am an engineer. I am an artist. I am a developer. I am a designer. I am a leader. I never stop learning, growing, evolving.
I am an entrepreneur. The entrepreneurial spirit is as relevant in a corporate development position as it is in a boutique creative design firm as it is in your own startup. It is about actively looking for a need that is not being met and pro-actively creating what is needed to meet it.
Technology does not exist for its own sake. Creative Suites, Languages, 3D Modeling and Motion Graphics Tools, Integrated Development Environments, Platforms, Protocols... These are the tools we use. Each has its benefits and trade-offs within particular context(s).
I have worked with most of them and have learned this:
Some people argue for an idea or technology they *like* the most or are most familiar with - this is successful only until the context changes.
A few of us recommend an idea or technology after considering its merit within the context for which it exists to solve a problem and will continue to challenge that evaluation knowing that in technology the context is continually changing.
The former tries to win arguments. The latter searches for truth.
I want to change the world. Let's get started!
Ryan Swanson’s Specialties:
User experience (UX) design; interface design & development; information architecture; graphic design & production; software architecture & development (client apps & middleware/backend systems); rich internet applications; web, desktop & mobile apps; object-oriented programming; rapid application development; advanced prototyping; databases & data-driven apps; adaptive use of design patterns; enterprise portals & app servers; requirement elicitation & feature mgmt.
Ryan Swanson’s Experience
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Senior Technical Architect
AT&T
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; T; Telecommunications industry)
December 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)
Converted to a full-time employee and was promoted to the leadership team for Converged Services as a Senior Technical Architect over UI Services. Responsible for thought leadership across various user interface services including interface design/development; client system architectures; development best practices, standards, and guidelines; and expertise in RIA technologies including but not limited to: Flex/Flash, AIR, AJAX, etc. Principle architect of the AT&T My World client platform.
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Senior RIA Architect - Converged Services
AT&T
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; T; Internet industry)
January 2007 — December 2007 (1 year)
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Senior Software Architect & Technical Lead
BellSouth
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; bls; Internet industry)
October 2005 — January 2007 (1 year 4 months)
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Senior Software Engineer
Manheim / Cox Enterprises
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)
June 2005 — October 2005 (5 months)
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Senior Software Engineer
Federated Department Stores
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; fds; Computer Software industry)
January 2002 — June 2005 (3 years 6 months)
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Software Engineering Coop
Motorola Platform Software
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)
January 1999 — January 2000 (1 year 1 month)
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Engineering Coop
Siemens Telecom Networks
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)
June 1997 — August 1998 (1 year 3 months)
Ryan Swanson’s Education
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Art Institute of Atlanta
BFA , Interactive Media Design , 2003 — 2009
Occasionally enrolled for continuing education. Currently a Junior.
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Georgia Institute of Technology
BS , Computer Engineering , 1996 — 2001
Graduated Summa Cum Laude (with highest honors)
