Ryan Lanier
Web Design & UI UX Specialist at Washington State Department of Transportation
Olympia, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRyan Lanier is a Web Design & UI/UX specialist with 11 years of experience building user-focused front ends and full-stack WordPress sites, currently shaping digital experiences for the Washington State Department of Transportation. He blends UI/UX design sensibilities with hands-on front- and back-end development to streamline content management and keep public-facing sites accessible and maintainable. Previously he ran his own agency and delivered bespoke CMS solutions at Lytleworks and Thurston Community Media, giving him deep practical experience in client-driven workflows and custom systems. His background in creative non-fiction writing informs a strong emphasis on clear content hierarchy and user communication across interfaces. Based in Olympia, WA, he brings a pragmatic, long-term approach to site support and design that balances aesthetic polish with operational reliability. Colleagues describe him as a designer-developer who anticipates editorial needs as well as technical constraints.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English, Creative Non-fiction Writing Concentration, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English, Creative Non-fiction Writing Concentration at Western Washington UniversityAssociate in Technical Arts (A.T.A.), Computer Information Systems (C.I.S.), Web Track, Associate in Technical Arts (A.T.A.), Computer Information Systems (C.I.S.), Web Track at South Puget Sound Community College
Github Skills (2)
drupal3
php3
Github contributions (5)
ryanlanier/wsdot-website
Mar 2015 - Apr 2018
Contributions:4 PRs, 79 pushes, 152 branches in 3 years 1 month
web-sitephpwsdotdrupaldrupal-7
WSDOT/external-html-template
Jun 2021 - Apr 2022
Contributions:8 commits, 3 pushes in 10 months
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