Summary
Ryan Smith is a technology-driven Managing Director with 9 years of professional experience building and operating resilient IT and communications services for businesses across Australia. He founded and leads Cartlin Technologies, delivering hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, ICT support, VoIP/voice services and digital marketing solutions with a hands-on commitment to reliability and customer SLAs. Before entrepreneurship he spent eight years in the Australian Army as a Telecommunications Technician, managing critical radio, fibre, microwave, routing and satellite systems under demanding uptime requirements. His background in telecommunications cabling and Cert IV in Telecommunications Engineering underpin a practical expertise in both infrastructure and service delivery. Known for a tinkerer’s curiosity—he started with BBC Micros and Commodore 64s—he still gets energized by solving complex network and routing issues that keep thousands connected. Based in Greater Brisbane, he blends field-hardened operational discipline with small-business IT leadership and a relentless focus on getting systems to work when it matters most.
9 years of coding experience
Cert IV, Telecommunications Engineering, Cert IV, Telecommunications Engineering at Box Hill Institute