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
10 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, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at University of Missouri-Kansas City
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at University of Central Missouri
German, English