Ryan Canfield Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, Us

I manage a team that initially consisted of 3 engineering leads and 15+ engineers beneath them. I am responsible for focusing on the department's career development initiatives as well as investigating new technologies. Additionally, I am responsible for developing and maintaining the companies' engineering practice to ensure consistency and maintainability. Lastly, I am tasked with communicating needs from within the department to company leadership and disseminating/implementing company goals/initiatives.

Seattle, Washington, Us

I was responsible for the success and productivity 5 engineers who reported to me as well as making engineering decisions alongside a group of 6 other managers. The decisions made were related to trainings, skills assessments, annual review cycles, salary negotiation, on and off boarding and various other management tasks. In addition to this, I was a core contributor for projects in tandem.

Seattle, Washington, Us

I successfully managed a team that initially consisted of 4 frontend engineers and later expanded to 9 members. I prioritized regular one-on-one meetings to focus on the career development of each team member. Additionally, I implemented a set of code standards to ensure consistency and maintainability across projects. To promote collaboration and unity, I developed a cohesive philosophy for frontend development that enabled the team to work seamlessly together. Lastly, I took responsibility for the development of multiple internally distributed packages, enhancing the team's efficiency and effectiveness in their work.

In this role, I spearheaded front-end design and development of an organizational application confirming clean, maintainable code and codebase reusability. I drove design strategy and architected an engaging user interface and user experience, accounting for all front-end DevOps decisions. I also adhered to strict timelines and expectations, deploying quality front-end solutions. Technical Scope: React, Redux, GraphQL and REST, Axios, SCSS, Invision.Key accomplishments:• I boosted website traffic by 44% through development and implementation ofcreative UI initiatives.• Implemented a design language system and repeated design patterns tomaximize user familiarity and significantly improve UI/UX.• Synchronized design language and company branding guidelines with softwareUI facilitating a unified customer experience.• I was able to successfully achieved 2,926 commits, as well as added +500klines, 255% over average team lines added.

Seattle, Wa, Us

At Xinova, I led front-end system architecture with a focus on codebasescalability and improved customer engagement. I had the opportunity toliaise with the team and stakeholders to analyze project requirements andassess business user needs. I also wrote clean, maintainable code, executedefficient testing and debugging, and ensured timely project completion.Technical Scope: React, Redux, GraphQL, SCSS, Stylus.Key accomplishments:• Served as the first front-end developer and accounted for all earlyarchitecture decisions.• I played a key role establishing the product team's workflow andoptimizing processes to drive efficiency and productivity.• I authored and employed code syntax guidelines, empowering an expandingteam to contribute to front-end solutions with confidence.• Developed 20% of the total codebase, implementing 42% of total lines with+270K lines added, integrating 244% of team's average lines added and 1,967commits.

Seattle, Wa, Us

In this position, I collaborated within a high-performing team, completingdesign and implementation of a large-scale distributed architectureapplication. I planned key initiatives to employ best-practices across theteam and drive sustainable design processes into future projects. I alsodirected project teams to implement innovative front-end solutions for keyclients with focus on customer satisfaction. Technical Scope: React, SCSS,Unity, Figma, Invision.Key accomplishments:• I successfully piloted an effective team of four developers, partneringwith Shopify to deploy a key application.• Documented and established company-wide coding standards and created areusable component library.• Produced initial pass of an open-source package, continuing to overseemaintenance after leaving the organization.• I championed enhanced associate training opportunities, initiating aweekly training program and preparing three recorded training sessions.• Represented the company during a joint venture with Shopify in Toronto andin Orlando for a week-long collaborative work session with Carnival CruiseLines.• I was recognized as an exceptional designer with my design featured onstage at CES.

Tempe, Arizona, Us

As a UI Designer and Developer at Synapse, I oversaw UX and UI design,integrating complex user interfaces for enterprise level companies anduniversities. I liaised with business users, conducting user researchinterviews to understand user requirements and software utilizationpractices. I completed design prototyping, developing and updatingprototypes to meet user specifications.Key accomplishments:• I teamed with clients to understand their project requirements and deliverindustry leading software applications.• Successfully delivered six innovative applications for large customers.• I had the opportunity to represent the company as a guest at Facebook'sfirst React Conference.• Standardized coding practices, creating coding guidelines to drive synergyacross development teams.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts, Design And Visual Communication

Associate Of Occupational Studies, Information Technology