Ryan Knight Email & Phone Number

Park City, Ut, Us

Us

At Grand Cloud, I have always taken a collaborative approach to consistently deliver exceptional solutions by leveraging diverse teams to successfully execute on our clients' business goals. With extensive experience in data engineering, distributed systems, enterprise architecture and product management, I have personally led a wide range of consulting engagements for clients in various industries. My focus is always on understanding clients' business needs, translating them into comprehensive technical roadmaps, and leveraging agile methodologies to consistently deliver on schedule. As a trusted advisor, I strive to design and implement the best possible solutions for my clients to ensure that we are always delivering maximum business value.Clients have include companies from a wide variety of industries such as Starbucks, Capital One, Google, Electronic Arts, Cisco, Oracle, Apio, John Deere, Deloitte, T-Mobile, Adobe Systems, Sony Online Entertainment, Tomax (acquired by SalesForce) and many others.Major Projects have included:- Fortune 500 FinTech Client - Data Analysis Platform that aggregated trading data across the enterprise.- Fortune 500 FinTech Client - Credit Analysis and transaction risk analysis platforms. - Fortune 500 FinTech Client - Prototyping of a new Banking Core- Starbucks - Global rewrite of rewards and mobile order and pay system.- Deloitte / State of Louisiana - Welfare Management System.- Scala, gRPC, Kubernetes, Istio and Akka training to a variety of companies and conferences.- Sony Online Entertainment - Development of a text and voice chat system.

San Mateo, California, Us

At Fauna, my role centered around assisting companies in building successful applications on the Fauna Database. To achieve this, my responsibilities encompassed the following:Collaborated closely with multiple clients, leveraging my expertise to architect next-generation solutions on the Fauna Database. This involved utilizing the Fauna Query Language in conjunction with complementary data technologies like Spark and Kafka.Developed and created training materials, articles, and example applications to aid customers in learning and adopting Fauna. These resources served as valuable educational tools, guiding customers in effectively utilizing the database and maximizing its benefits.Took the lead in conducting customer workshops focused on the architecture and development of Fauna applications. Through these workshops, I provided valuable guidance and insights to customers, empowering them to build robust and efficient applications on the Fauna platform.

Santa Clara, California, Us

As the dedicated sales engineer working alongside a sales account representative, my primary responsibility was to define and execute the technical sales strategy for a targeted group of large enterprise accounts. Through effective collaboration, strategic planning, and leveraging my technical expertise, we surpassed our sales targets within the first year.Working closely with clients, I actively engaged in understanding their requirements and designing end-to-end solutions that optimized the DataStax Enterprise Platform alongside complementary data technologies such as Spark and Kafka. Drawing on my extensive knowledge in data engineering and distributed systems, I successfully delivered scalable solutions that effectively addressed our clients’ needs.Beyond individual client engagements, I specialized in architecting Large Scala Data Pipelines, implementing industry-leading technologies including Cassandra, Kafka, and Spark. This specialization positioned me as a valuable internal resource, enabling me to contribute significantly to broader company initiatives while also actively sharing knowledge and insights with colleagues.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

As a Consultant, Trainer, and Sales Engineer for the Typesafe Platform, which includes Scala, Play Framework, and Akka, my responsibilities involved traveling to clients worldwide to provide a range of services, including:Architecting and developing reactive applications that adhered to the design principles outlined in the Reactive Manifesto (http://www.reactivemanifesto.org). In this role, I specialized in developing unique solutions that ensured applications were Responsive, Resilient, Elastic, and Message Driven.Conducting in-depth training classes focused on functional programming with Scala and building distributed systems using Akka and Play. I leveraged my extensive expertise in these areas to design and deliver customized training courses that met the specific needs of each client.In addition to these core responsibilities, I also provided pre-sales support to the sales team, working closely with them to understand customer needs and develop bespoke proposals that effectively presented the benefits of the Typesafe Platform.Moreover, I worked to promote and educate others on Typesafe Platform by speaking at local meetups and conferences, sharing insights on best practices and novel ways of building applications using the platform.Through my extensive knowledge and experience in Scala, Play Framework, and Akka, as well as my focus on delivering training and promoting the Typesafe Platform, I delivered significant value to clients and contributed to the growth and success of the organization.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Successfully architected, developed, and launched a meta-game for League of Legends, utilizing Adobe Air, Flex, and Java.Collaborated closely with the game designer to gain a deep understanding of the business requirements and objectives aimed at driving increased player engagement.

Led the architecture and development efforts for a cutting-edge natural gas pipeline auction system built using Adobe Flex and Java.Spearheaded the development of the core application framework and provided mentorship to team members on development best practices and programming techniques.Contributed to the development of the Anvil Open Source Framework for Enterprise Flex Applications.

Broomfield, Colorado, Us

As a Java Consultant at Gorilla Logic I worked on a variety of projects such as InterContinental Hotels Group (NYSE:IHG), the County of Santa Clara Property Tax Division and Engage Thoughtware

Austin, Texas, Us

Played a pivotal role in driving revenue growth by effectively translating business needs into innovative technical solutions leveraging both the Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware.Successfully managed the architecture and implementation of strategic proof of concepts that aligned with customers' business goals.Leveraged a team of skilled technical product specialists to collaborate on building customer demos and proof of concepts, showcasing the value and capabilities of our solutions.

Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

Java Developer and Architect for a new development effort to build the largest interactive genealogical web site. I specifically worked on developing the software for record linkage.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Provo, Ut, Us

Masters, Engineering Management

Bachelors, Computer Science