Ryan K.

Founder & Principal at Kickdrum

Ryan K. has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Ryan is currently the Founder & Principal of Kickdrum since 2012, where they lead a team of engineers and strategists to enhance businesses through technology. Prior to Kickdrum, Ryan was the Owner/Operator of Nimble Creek Farm since 2007. Ryan also served as the Interim CTO at Cirrus Insight from October 2018 to May 2019, where they implemented process changes and guided the Engineering organization. Before that, they were the Acting CTO at Sheridan Healthcorp from September 2014 to April 2015. Ryan has also held senior positions at Versata (subsidiary of Trilogy) and Trilogy, where they were responsible for technical leadership and delivery management. Ryan started their career as a Software Engineer at various companies, including Bluestone Software, Jump Networks, Meetinghouse Technologies, and The Gateways Group.

Ryan K. obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, with cum laude honors, from Cornell University. In addition, they received the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification from Amazon Web Services. No information is provided regarding the specific month or year in which they received this certification.

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Mount Holly, United States

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We are value-creation engineers. We partner with technology investors and executives to defend and enhance businesses. ENTERPRISE-GRADE INSIGHTS We are technology pioneers with a proven record of industry impact. Our team of enterprise-grade engineers, architects, and strategists has transformed the technology industry for decades. With a design-driven philosophy, our engineering and development approach decreases technical debt, improves customer experiences, and increases enterprise value. We are strategic partners to Private Equity firms and the operating executives of leading companies. DIFFERENTIATED DILIGENCE Our unique transaction diligence works to de-risk technology investments and acquisitions. We identify opportunities and threats that impact asset value at the time of transaction. Our diligence has serviced nearly eight billion dollars of transaction volume to protect against hidden product, technical, and operational risks. We also offer advisory services to support executives throughout the transaction, from complex cloud migrations to strategic organizational hiring. DESIGN-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT Leverage our design-driven development solutions to enhance your enterprise value. We offer Executive Counsel as Chief Technology Officers to Senior Leadership; supplying you best-in-class technology decision making for strategic initiatives. We work with you to tackle the most valuable technical challenges to growth with Engineering and Development blueprints that deliver superior results. From architecting scalable and resilient cloud- based systems to designing world-class customer experiences, our work accelerates your organizational maturity. At the same time, we actively upskill your existing talent with the industry’s best practices.