About Me

Hey there! I'm @ryandobby. I spend most of my days programming in Laravel or TypeScript, 3D printing, and catching up on Hacker News.

I've worked at every scale, from small startups with just a few engineers to global enterprises with 150,000+ employees. No matter the size, I focus on building clean scalable software.

I'm proud of the work I've done and the talented people I've had the opportunity to work with. Here are some highlights from just the last few years:

• 2017: Got my start in web development through internships at TankVault and NextThought , using everything from Laravel and Vue.js to Unity3D and Android Studio. I later joined WellCaddie, helping grow the startup to a $15M+ valuation.
• 2018: Co-created Athena with Bryson Reece, a 2x MLH Hackathon award-winning VR learning management system.
• 2020: Founded Minerva Studios, a consulting and development company focused on bespoke web design and enterprise VR applications.
• 2021: Joined WhyteSpyder as a senior software engineer to do a complete rewrite of the popular online-retail management platform, SKUNinja, into Laravel.
• 2022: After an aquihire by Ascential, I helped lead the back-end development of Flywheel Commerce Cloud - now the industry-leading ad-tech solution.
• 2023: Following a merger, Ascential sold Flywheel for nearly $835M to Omnicom.
• 2024: Following the subsequent merger with Omnicom, I led development integrating the OneSpace and WhyteSpyder applications and infrastructure into Commerce Cloud.
• 2025: Currently pursuing new challenges and opportunities. Reach out to me if you think I'd be a good fit for your company. Aside from that, I'll see you at Laracon US in July!

When I'm not working, I'm usually playing Magic: the Gathering, reading, hiking, backpacking, cycling, going to concerts, or playing video games.

Want to get in touch? Send me an email or send me a tweet!