Summary
Patrick Ryan is a seasoned cloud engineer and practice lead with over three decades of software development and IT architecture experience, now focused on cloud migration, SecDevOps, and secure deployments for US national security and defense clients. He combines deep networking, database, and security expertise with hands-on cloud architecture and automation, having led cloud practice and senior architect roles at Evans & Chambers and IBM. Based in Rockville, MD, Patrick has a track record of moving complex legacy systems to agile, scalable cloud platforms while emphasizing testable, auditable delivery pipelines. His background spans early systems work at NASA and telco environments to executive-level architecture, reflecting a rare continuity from low-level development to strategic cloud leadership. Known for mastering both technical detail and program-level execution, he brings Open Group–level architecture discipline to pragmatic SecDevOps solutions.
10 years of coding experience
32 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Gonzaga College High School
MS Computer Science, MS Computer Science at Saint Joseph's University