Summary
Ryan C is a Lead IT Systems Application Engineer with eight years of experience building and modernizing backend services, APIs, and operational tooling across healthcare and retail domains. Skilled in Java, Python, C-family languages, SQL, and infrastructure automation (Ansible, Linux, Oracle, BMC), he bridges software development and systems engineering to improve reliability and performance. He has a track record of refactoring legacy systems, raising test coverage, and contributing to CI/CD pipelines at companies like Oracle, O’Reilly Auto Parts, and Cerner. A former US Navy operations specialist and Army staff sergeant, he brings disciplined incident response and team leadership to high-pressure environments. Based in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, he pairs hands-on coding with deep operational expertise—often surfacing process improvements that reduce mean time to repair.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
University of Kansas
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Jersey Shore Area Senior High School
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Junior, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Junior at University of Missouri-Kansas City
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Senior, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Senior at University of Central Missouri Lee's Summit
German, English