Ralph Barton
Principal Partner, Founder at Shadowfax Consulting
Santa Monica, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRalph Barton is a hands-on founder and principal partner with over a decade of experience guiding startups and large teams through product, operations, and monetization challenges. He blends enterprise pedigree from Microsoft and Yahoo! with street‑level retail leadership, having owned and scaled multiple high-growth Papa John’s franchises and served as President/Owner and Advisory Chair at Nothing Bundt Cakes. At Shadowfax Consulting he advises on end-to-end product development including iOS/Android apps, content production, and business strategy, translating technical ideas into operationally scalable businesses. Known for building things (both software and retail operations), he thrives at the intersection of product management, operations, and high-performance team building. An MBA-trained strategist with a BA in Economics, he brings measurable growth focus and pragmatic execution to early-stage ventures and established brands alike. Based in Santa Monica, he pairs entrepreneurial grit with enterprise discipline to help companies move from prototype to profitable scale.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Accounting and Finance, Master of Business Administration (MBA) Accounting and Finance at Providence CollegeBA - Economics, BA - Economics at Dartmouth CollegeHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Providence Country Day School
English
Github Skills (5)
react8
developer-tools5
zero-configuration5
build-tools4
create-react-app4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
ralphbarton/snatch-it
Jan 2016 - Feb 2018
Contributions:423 commits, 168 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years
ralphbarton/pattern-generation
Dec 2016 - Nov 2017
Contributions:258 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
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