Ryan is a programmer, technical educator, writer, and Free Software activist. He joined Conjur, which was acquired by CyberArk in May 2017, to create developer tools. Since then he has continued to develop new technologies and media for Conjur users and developers. Previously, Ryan had research internships with Ecere Corp and the University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire, where he pursued better ways to help people understand and interact with computer-mediated systems like code and digital music.