Ryan Carlson

Ryan Carlson has held various roles in the software engineering industry since 2003. Ryan began their career as a Graduate Assistant - Webmaster at Northern Illinois University in 2003. In 2005, they moved to AT&T as a Technical Architect. Ryan then worked at Tech Mahindra as a Senior Product Architect from 2011 to 2013. After that, they worked at HARMAN International as a Senior Software Engineer from 2013 to 2014. Ryan then moved to HERE as a Lead Software Engineer from 2014 to 2018. In 2019, they became the Owner of Fitness Machine Technicians of Chicago, specializing in fitness equipment repairs and maintenance in Chicago and the surrounding communities. Most recently, they worked as a Staff Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer at SpotHero from 2018 to 2019.

Ryan Carlson obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign between 1999 and 2003. Ryan then went on to achieve a Master of Science (M.S.) in Management Information Systems and Services from Northern Illinois University between 2003 and 2005. Additionally, they hold certifications in Data Science Foundations: Data Engineering and Software Architecture: Domain-Driven Design from LinkedIn, obtained in March 2021. Ryan also has certifications in Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 Programmer from Oracle, obtained in October 2012, and Flex 4.5 – Adobe Certified Expert and Java SE 7 Programmer – Oracle Certified Associate.