Personal details

Ryan L.

Based in: 🇺🇸 United States

Timezone: Central Time (US & Canada) (UTC-5)

Summary

Companies encounter problems.

I help find solutions.

From building winning teams to performing "hands on keyboard" work when needed, my goal is to keep your company moving forward.

I've worked on projects that:

are enterprise-wide with millions of requests per second
saved millions of dollars by improving internal processes
helped teams enterprise-wide secure their applications

If you want to build something meaningful, I'm happy to guide.

Technical skills

Top 3 skills

JavaScript・10 yrs Node.js・10 yrs DevOps・10 yrs

Other skills

HTML/CSS・10 yrs Git・10 yrs Server・10 yrs Angular・4 yrs Bash・10 yrs Nginx・8 yrs HAProxy・3 yrs Ansible・10 yrs

Work Experience

Cyber Engineering Manager

Capital One | Apr 2016 - Sep 2020

Node.js

Angular

Ansible

JavaScript

Cybersecurity

Go (Golang)

AWS (Amazon Web Services)

Tactical team of "problem solvers" saved millions for the company even after expenses, saved countless hours of employee time, and enabled quicker responses to threats

Day-to-Day Tasks:

- Mentoring team members

- Building Proof-of-Concept Systems (then deploying)

- Automating Manual Processes

Specific Areas:

- Cloud Security

- Perimeter Protection / Firewall

- Data Loss Prevention

- Application Security/Vulnerability Response (incl lowering MTTR)

Certifications & Awards

Thiel Fellowship

Thiel Foundation | Jun 2012