Summary
Ryan Mathews is a product-focused technologist and founder with 15 years of experience building B2B SaaS and mobile products, currently shaping ad product strategy at Google Ads. As co-founder and lead mobile developer of OrangeQC, he took an MVP to market within 30 days and helped scale the platform to over three million inspections, blending hands-on engineering with customer-driven product vision. He excels at discovery—running customer interviews, defining roadmaps, and prioritizing elegant, simple solutions informed by a strong technical background in Swift, Objective-C, Ruby on Rails, and JavaScript. A former Rails mentor who helped craft curriculum and train new engineers, Ryan brings a pragmatic teaching mindset to cross-functional teams. Now new to the Bay Area, he’s actively connecting with product leaders and business owners while continuing to learn and refine user-centered experiences.
15 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign