Ricky Williams Email & Phone Number

Technical Director, Engineering Manager, and Developer with over 15 years experience. My talent for tech and my love for people have allowed me to grow a career building amazing experiences and work with some of the most talented people in the industry. Over the years I've had the following impacts and success:Led dev teams through inception, production, and launch of over 40 web applications and experiences for global brands such as Google, Coca-Cola, EA, adidas, Lululemon, Burberry and others earning tens-of-millions of dollars in revenue. I and my teams have won awards such as Cannes Lions (Grand Prix, Gold, Silver etc), CLIOs, One Shows, Webby, and FWAs.Served as the Technical Account Manager for all Google accounts for over 10 years, leading work streams of $2MM-$5MM annual revenue, collaborating ~daily with their producers, product managers, and developers on dozens of projects.Pioneered an agency-wide approach to innovation, increased new business and organic growth by $2MM dollars, raised agency capabilities by x2, elevated dev experimentation and skill levelsSpearheaded and executed full-company education, experimentation, and business potential of generative AI/ML, leading to 4 new projects and over $1MM dollars in new businessI've cultivated a diverse, multi-discipline team of over 15+ developers through interviewing, testing, and hiring. All my hires stayed longer than 5 years, all received promotions.I've directly managed, mentored, or coached dozens of developers helping them achieve promotions, find greater job satisfaction, and inspired them to realize their full potential. I've received consistent positive reviews and have volunteer references who would love to explain this.