Ryan Parks

Ryan Parks is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in technical sales and solutions engineering, currently serving as Senior Director of Field Services at GitHub since March 2015, where responsibilities encompass managing a team of approximately 25 technical sellers for SMB and mid-market companies in the AMER region. Prior roles at GitHub included Director of Corporate Solutions Engineering and Principal Solutions Engineer, focusing on pre- and post-sales efforts and advising companies on optimizing their software development lifecycle. Earlier career highlights include serving as a Sales Engineer at Rio SEO, managing enterprise accounts, and performing technical consultation, along with roles in operations and engineering. Ryan began the career as an Analyst at BrandVerity and worked as an Instructional Design Specialist at the University of Washington, following a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Washington, obtained in 2009.