Cook's Direct
Ryan Bicking has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Ryan is currently the Director of Marketing at Cook's Direct since April 2023. Prior to this, they worked as a Marketing Manager at HuFriedyGroup from October 2017 to April 2023. Before that, they served as a Marketing Communications Manager at Antunes from August 2007 to September 2017. Ryan also has experience as a Presentation Developer at McMaster-Carr from May 2006 to June 2007. Additionally, they worked as a Student Writer at the ECE Department at UIUC from January 2006 to May 2006. Ryan began their career as a Copy Editing Intern at News-Gazette from August 2005 to December 2005. Ryan also gained experience as a Writing Intern at the College of Engineering at UIUC and as a Communications Intern at PersonalCare, both in 2005. Ryan started their professional journey as a Graphic Designer at Daily Illini and as a Communications Intern at Wrigley, in 2004.
Ryan Bicking obtained their Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 2002 to 2006. Subsequently, they pursued an Associate's degree in Graphic Design at The Art Institutes between 2009 and 2011.