Summary
Technology generalist with expertise in: web platform architecture, web application development, custom application development, CMS architecture & implementation, front-end/back-end systems integration, cross-browser debugging, enterprise search customization & integration, and database design.
Experience
Senior Technology Consultant
Acquity Group (Chicago, IL; Jul 2008–Present)
- Providing technical expertise to a variety of name-brand companies
- Project experience: custom application development, web development, and content management systems
Technical Analyst Intern
State Farm Insurance (Champaign, IL; Jan 2007–May 2008)
- Prepared research reports on IIS administration, Tomcat and JBoss server performance, and server virtualization
- Developed shell scripts to gather auditing data from Apache web servers
- Documented best practices for Apache web server administration
- Researched a particular implementation of Kerberos for Apache web servers running on AIX and HP-UX
IT Intern
RLI (Peoria, IL; Summer 2005, Summer 2006)
- Implemented an automated imaging process for new PCs, reducing preparation time by 6x
- Supported 700 users at the company help desk
Developer
Walz Equipment (Champaign, IL; Aug 2003–Aug 2004)
- Architected and developed a Windows Mobile/.NET package-tracking system for Archer Daniels Midland
- Developed a .NET data collection app interfacing with specialized scale hardware for Caterpillar
- Developed a Windows Mobile app to support data collection for the Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
Education
BS in Computer Science from the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2004-2008)
Specialties
Languages
- Javascript, HTML/CSS, ActionScript, XSL, PHP, Python, Java, .NET, SQL
Software
- Adobe Flex, Autonomy (Interwoven) TeamSite & LiveSite, Google Search Appliance, Google Analytics, Apache Synapse, Django, SharePoint
Contact
- Email: ryan@cotangent.org
- LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/ryanspradlin
- Facebook: http://facebook.com/ryan.spradlin
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/rryyan