Summary
Ryan Hodges is a Director of Software based in Portland with 14 years of hands-on experience building web and mapping applications that range from marine survey tools to mobile apps and social platforms. He blends deep systems experience鈥攆rom Linux kernel work and mainframe tooling to databases and GIS鈥攚ith pragmatic product delivery at Ecotrust, where he designs, programs, and supports map-intensive projects like OpenOceanMap and eCatch. Comfortable across Python/Django, Java, and web stacks, he favors open source advocacy and creating decision-support tools that benefit underserved communities. Early career kernel profiling and international offshore engineering gave him a rare mix of low-level diagnostics and large-scale enterprise operational experience. Persistent tinkerer and volunteer coach, he brings technical breadth and a user-centered bent to turning messy data into actionable insights.
13 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science; Computer Science, BS, Computer Science; Computer Science at Oregon State University