Ryan Hayes

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.