Below are some of Ryan's most notable works and Speaking Engagements.
Rezhub.com
(Not Yet Live, Demo Available Upon Request) Created JQuery based HTML UI connected to a WCF JSON Service to deliver interactive search forms for a travel website. Delivered true AJAX without the use of any server-side controls.
Environment & Technologies Used:
C#, WCF, JSON, JavaScript, HTML/DHTML, JQuery, MS SQL 200
PricewaterhouseCoopers Silverlight Application
Designed and delivered a Silverlight business process automation application using SharePoint as the data layer for use at Microsoft.
Environment & Technologies Used:
C#, XAML, Custom Business Objects, SharePoint Services, Silverlight, XAML, Team Foundation Server
Department of Defense Funded Research Grant – Case Study Available
Worked with Columbia College to deliver an Army Research Labs funded research grant to analyze team behavior in a simulated environment. Used WPF to interactively analyze and display data and meta data about players in the video game simulated environment.
Environment & Technologies Used:
C#, WPF, XAML, Custom Business Objects, SharePoint Services, Team Foundation Server, Raw TCP/IP Access
Action Online – Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Provided senior usability consulting for evaluating performance and usability of Starwood’s special offers platform. Provided enhancements to make the application more usable through intuitive UI’s.
Environment & Technologies Used:
VB.NET, TSQL, ActiveX, XML/XSL, JavaScript, ComponentArt
FriendsSharing.com – Case Study Available
Designed, developed and delivered an application to allow end users to do fundraising online. The application was architected to allow multiple child-sites to be run from the same application to allow a single application instance to serve hundreds of fundraising organizations.
Environment & Technologies Used:
VB.NET, DotNetNuke, Custom Business Objects, MS SQL 2005, Microsoft Patterns and Practices Library, Team Foundation Server
PerfectWeightAmerica.com – Case Study Available
Designed, developed, delivered and marketed a social networking website for participants trying to lose weight. There are many highlights to this application, but one to note is the feature to custom tailor meal plans and portions based upon information gathered from the participant at the time of registration.
Environment & Technologies Used:
C#, DotNetNuke, Code Smith, Net Tiers, MS SQL 2005, Microsoft Patterns and Practices Library, Team Foundation Server
Professional DotNetNuke 5 from Wrox
Co-Authored professional series book on software development, design and management for the open source DotNetNuke Framework.
Speaking Engagements
Day of DotNetNuke – Tampa Bay, 2009
MSDN Code Camp – Orlando, 2009
MSDN Code Camp – Ft Lauderdale, 2009
DevConnections – Las Vegas, 2008
MSDN Code Camp – Orlando, 2008
MSDN Code Camp – Ft Lauderdale, 2008
MSDN Code Camp – Orlando, 2007
MSDN Code Camp – Tampa Bay, 2007
MSDN Code Camp – Ft Lauderdale, 2007
MSDN Code Camp – Ft Lauderdale, 2006