Ryan Ward is currently the Co-Founder and VP of Engineering at Perch Insights. Prior to this, they were the Vice President of Development at Full Potential Solutions starting in 2021. From 2016 to 2021, they worked at Universal Tennis, first as the VP of Engineering and later as a Lead Developer. Before that, they served as a Network Administrator at SimIS Inc from 2010 to 2016 and at Dataline from 2007 to 2010.
Ryan Ward attended Old Dominion University from 2003 to 2007, where they obtained a Bachelor's degree in History. Ryan then pursued further education at Old Dominion University from 2011 to 2016, earning a Master's degree in Modeling and Simulation with a focus on Engineering. Prior to attending Old Dominion University, they attended Tidewater Community College from 2000 to 2008, studying Computer Science, Information Technology, and various subjects, although they did not obtain a degree there.
In addition to their formal education, Ryan Ward has obtained certifications in the field of Information Security. In September 2015, they obtained the CISSP certification from (ISC)². Furthermore, in November 2010, they obtained the CompTIA Security (2008 edition) certification from CompTIA.
April, 2022 - present