Ryan Hayes

Vice President of Partnerships at Mulberry

Ryan Hayes is a nine-time Microsoft MVP award winner, business owner, and community leader known for building award-winning web apps with millions of daily users.

With extensive experience in various industries such as healthcare, education, publishing, nutrition, science, and research, Ryan excels in transforming distributed remote teams and accelerating product delivery through effective communication and continuous integration and delivery.

He is committed to sharing his industry insights and fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, actively participating in community events like the TriDev software development meetup and delivering talks at various user groups.

Ryan holds a Master's degree in Software Engineering from George Mason University, a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Virginia, and has an educational background from Wise County Christian School.

His professional journey includes roles such as Senior Software Engineer at Heartland Payment Systems, Lead C#/JavaScript Engineer at TwentyEighty, Owner of Sonata Cove Software, LLC, Senior Software Engineer at Aerus Electrolux, Senior Consultant at Red Hat, and Programmer at the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy.

Experience

Vice President of Partnerships at Mulberry (April 2023 - Present)

Director Of Business Development at Mulberry (February 2022 - April 2023), Vice President, Business Development & Strategy at Synchrony (July 2020 - February 2022), Product Owner- APIs at Synchrony (July 2020 - March 2021), Assistant Vice President, Market Development- eCommerce at Synchrony (May 2018 - June 2020), Assistant Vice President Business Development at Synchrony (July 2017 - May 2018), Business Leadership Program at Synchrony (July 2015 - July 2017), Product Marketing Intern at GE Capital Retail Finance (May 2014 - August 2014), Market Development Intern at Give To College (June 2013 - August 2013), Digital Marketing Intern at Bluestem Brands (June 2012 - August 2012), Marketing Intern at GE Capital Retail Finance (April 2011 - June 2011)