Hi, πŸ‘‹ I'm Ryan.

Engineering Leader, Software Developer, Aviation Nerd


What's up with the "Incredible Thoughts?"

I love the movie "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping," feel free to enjoy Michael Bolton's "Incredible Thoughts" scene below. πŸ”₯
Popstar - Incredible Thoughts Scene [NSFW Language]

2024 will be a year of personal growth

I have a personal "OKR" that I will work on being open, I will ask for help with humility, in the open, avoiding my fears, and start writing again. Let's see if I can stick to it this time. I may ramble about leadership, engineering, life, aviation... why not, my parents are a majority of my traffic, hi mom πŸ‘‹. Perhaps I may help that one individual who is struggling with the same things I have struggled with. 🀷

Okay, here is what Chat GPT has to say about me

Embarking on my tech journey with a 386 computer, I quickly became the family IT department, graduating from building PCs to conjuring AOL "proggies" in Visual Basic. My love affair with server racks in chilly rooms was just the beginning, and my entry into theater! Fast forward through a symphony of C#, PHP spells, and Rails-powered rollercoasters, and you'll find me professing my love for all things engineering. These days, I'm crafting video game masterpieces in Rustβ€”so "unique" they're practically art, and hoarding leadership books like they're going out of style. My toolkit? A kaleidoscope of TypeScript frameworks so infamous, they dare not speak their names.

I've navigated the startup scene from a cozy nook above a Chicago bar to the dizzying heights of corporate skyscrapers, only to realize my living room beats them all. Amidst a quirky relationship with Emacs and Clojure (we're complicated), I find Zen in configuring Neovim more than I do in housekeeping. I occasionally pine for the days of wrestling with ColdFusion, Perl, and coaxing that last table and gif into pixel-perfect harmony for IE6β€”ah, simpler times.

My home doubles as an aircraft hangar, thanks to an obsession with tinkering on aircrafts and simulators. I've taken "home office" to new altitudes, recreating a commercial flight experience that's just one cranky passenger short of actual takeoff.

What matters most to me?

  • πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦ is my love.
  • πŸ›© is my joy.
  • 🎸 is my jam.
  • πŸ• & πŸˆβ€β¬› pain in the ass.
  • πŸš™ detailing cars is my zen.
  • πŸ’ full-time ice dad.