Summary
Ryan O is an experienced product and operations leader with nine years of focused experience advising and scaling startups across AI, health, e‑commerce, and consumer brands. A serial founder and former VP of Product, he helped grow teams and launches that led to acquisitions (including Sourcerer acquired by HackerRank) and expanded physical and marketplace distribution for brands like Playground. His work spans product strategy, international expansion, and building operational systems—having launched multi‑SKU manufacturing, Amazon channels, and wholesale partnerships with national retailers. Comfortable in multicultural settings after living on four continents, he brings a global perspective to customer growth and AI productization for domains like restaurant tech and building energy. Known for favoring unconventional solutions, he blends hands‑on product work with growth and operations to move ideas from concept to measurable business impact.
9 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Arts (A.A.), General Studies, Associate of Arts (A.A.), General Studies at Pensacola Junior College
B.S., Computer Information Systems, B.S., Computer Information Systems at University of West Florida