About Me

Hi, I am Ryan, I have a background in product management, product design, and software development. I have a double major in Management Information Systems and Marketing: Sales and Advertising from the University of Northern Iowa, which gave me a strong foundation for building products.

For 12 years I worked at TTI Success Insights, a company that creates and distributes personality assessments (People analytics) for management consultants and organizations. I started as a software developer working with language locales, then transitioned into front-end development focusing on user experiences. I was then promoted to Director of Product Development, where I led the team in developing our products, including PDF reports, admin platforms, survey platform, customer portal, and translation management software.

In 2021, I transitioned to the Vice President of Product at Mercaris, a small startup (12 people) that created price assessments and market data for Organic and non-GMO commodities. I led the development team (2 developers) and the marketing team (1 marketer) for close to 2 years, developing the Mercaris platform until we were acquired by Argus Media.

At Argus Media, I transitioned into a Senior Product Manager role, where I concentrated on migrating the data, customers, and mapping tools into the Argus Direct Data Platform. I also maintained the platform and marketing of the Mercaris site during the integration period, helping make a seamless transition to Argus Media. We successfully migrated our data, customers, and mapping tools in 11 months, breaking Argus Media records for acquisition integration.

I am now the Chief Product Officer at TTI Success Insights, where I lead product strategy and development across our suite of assessment tools and platforms.