Ryan McCarvill

Ryan McCarvill is an accomplished technology professional currently serving as the Lead Enterprise Architect at the New Zealand Defence Force since October 2019, where the focus is on modernizing technology and operational practices. Prior to this role, Ryan held positions as Global Solution Architect and Global DevOps Lead at Verifone, leading initiatives in automating payment gateways and e-commerce platforms. Ryan's experience extends to roles such as Senior Mobility Developer at Fire and Emergency NZ, where embedded systems were developed for emergency services, and Senior Developer at Ghost Foundation. Additionally, Ryan worked as a Blockchain Engineer at Ownership Technology, Inc., designing a supply chain prototype utilizing Bitcoin and Ethereum. Other notable positions include Co-Founder at Collabrate and DevOps/Senior Developer at Holmes Group Limited. Ryan's career began as a Web Developer at Chrometoaster and a Developer at Tailored Business Systems. Ryan holds a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology from Victoria University of Wellington, completed in 2004.