Summary
Ryan Wade is a full-stack software developer based in Durham, NC, with eight years of professional experience and five years focused on React and modern front-end stacks. He blends hands-on development at Smart Data with a deep background supporting top nonprofits at Charity Dynamics, where he built custom front-end solutions across WordPress, Drupal, Kentico, and Luminate platforms. Comfortable owning projects end-to-end, Ryan pairs UI/UX, QA, and data-driven tracking to improve client KPIs and has moved from project and product leadership into day-to-day engineering. His earlier career in editing, research, and filmmaking gives him a strong eye for communication, content quality, and production workflows that benefits cross-functional teams.
8 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Communication Studies, Media Studies and Production, B.S., Communication Studies, Media Studies and Production at University of North Carolina