Ryan O'hara
Director at Voyage
Canterbury, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolRyan O'hara is a design-led technology director and founder with 13 years of experience building digital products and leading a creative studio, Voyage, from Christchurch that serves clients from startups to large government projects. He blends hands-on front-end design and development with strategic web and app delivery, having previously held CTO and co-founder roles at early-stage ventures like Propd and Waggle. Ryan prioritizes team culture and sustainable work practices—Voyage operates a 9-day fortnight and formal mental health/internal days—reflecting his commitment to people-first leadership. His background spans education, contracting, and product roles, giving him a practical edge in turning design vision into polished, user-focused experiences. Based in Canterbury, New Zealand, he brings a global perspective through a distributed team while staying deeply involved in project strategy and execution.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Design Innovation, Digital Media Design, Bachelor of Design Innovation, Digital Media Design at Victoria University of WellingtonNCEA Level 3, Computers, Technology, Graphics, Photography, Maths, English, Japanese, Science, NCEA Level 3, Computers, Technology, Graphics, Photography, Maths, English, Japanese, Science at Wairarapa College
Github Skills (54)
trpc10
t3-stack10
silverstripe10
postgresql10
zod10
open-source10
typescript10
nextjs10
next-auth10
prisma10
turborepo10
tailwindcss10
cms9
infrastructure9
scheduling8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
vyg/docker-silverstripe-web
Jan 2018 - Sep 2025
Docker image for Silverstripe
Contributions:2 PRs, 12 pushes, 3 branches in 7 years 9 months
silverstripedocker-imagedocker
vyg/styleguide
Mar 2019 - Oct 2020
Contributions:7 PRs, 33 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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