Dave Ryan
Senior Software Engineer, Team Sites at National Basketball Association (NBA)
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Top SchoolDave Ryan is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building high-quality, user-focused web products and publishing tools, now shaping team sites and media solutions for the NBA's Direct-to-Consumer group. He blends front-end engineering, UX design, and product management experience—recently leading AI-assisted WordPress onboarding and pattern library work at Newfold—to create accessible, thoughtfully organized digital experiences. A consistent open-source contributor to notable projects like WordPress Gutenberg, he focuses on UI polish and accessibility improvements that improve real-world editor workflows. Comfortable across CMS internals, APIs and single-page apps, he has a track record of empowering large-scale editorial platforms and millions of WordPress site owners. He actively builds community inside and outside work, from internal PRISM LGBT+ advocacy to event organizing and speaking in the WordPress ecosystem. Colocated in Phoenix, he brings a journalist’s attention to detail and a product-minded drive to ship practical solutions.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Wayland High School
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (10)
accessibility10
wordpress10
javascript10
gutenberg10
php9
html8
css6
user-interface6
android6
psd6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
WordPress/gutenberg
Aug 2018 - Apr 2020
The Block Editor project for WordPress and beyond. Plugin is available from the official repository.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 6 PRs, 102 comments in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Dave primarily contributed to the user interface elements of the Gutenberg editor within the WordPress ecosystem. Their work included updating descriptions for existing blocks like "Reusable Block" and "Heading," enhancing accessibility by adding `aria-label` attributes to the "Social Link" block, and fixing code related to embed features. The commits reflect a focus on improving the user experience and accessibility of the block editor.
block-editorwordpressgutenbergwordpress-pluginbeyond
0aveRyan/wp-lando
Apr 2019 - Sep 2019
Contributions:28 commits, 27 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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