Front End Development
Ryan Hellerud
Product Manager
NEWHALL,CA
Summary
Experienced Engineer turned Product Manager passionate about developing impactful and innovative products and features. Highly skilled in working with cross functional teams including engineering, design and business while using creative tactics and strategic thinking methods learned through studying organizational and behavioral psychology.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Product Manager
Experian
Austin, TX
10.2020 - Current
- Worked across teams to drive development and launch of new digital products and features for business partners such as American Express which generated 5 million company revenue in its first year.
- Documented user stories, specifications, and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build technical specifications.
- Collaborated and coordinated with engineering, design and support teams to launch innovative product features on time and within budget.
- Prioritized roadmap in order to achieve optimal usage of resources to drive business goals and metrics.
- Reviewed sales, customer concerns, and new opportunities to drive business strategy at weekly planning sessions.
- Used agile based principals to optimize engineering and development work flow.
Front End React.js Developer
Viasat Inc
Carlsbad, CA
06.2019 - 08.2020
- Developed and implemented software features for government integration applications including human machine interface application for military grade encryption devices as well as a dashboard application which used Machine Learning to process and display geospatial data from various social media API feeds.
- Technologies included ES6, React.js, Typescript, React-strap, HTML, SCSS, Redux and
- Collaborated on multiple stages of the software development lifecycle from requirement gathering to production releases.
- Revised, modularized and updated old code bases to modern development standards, reducing operating costs, and improving development workflow.
Front End Engineer
Herbalife
Los Angeles, CA
01.2019 - 06.2019
- Integrated and developed enhancements into web platform to improve user experience, functionality, and increase rendering performance using react.js
- Worked with business and creative teams to deliver digital products enhancements designed to increase user engagement.
- Worked with back-end .NET Core team to design appropriate API's optimized for front end rendering.
- Planned and delegated front end user stories to into logical structures which optimized workflow.
- Ran agile stand ups, in addition to managing remote workers.
Software Engineer
RHH Digital Solutions Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
04.2018 - 12.2018
- Refactored React.js components using internal state management and redux global state management..
- Debugged and implemented fixes for various issues including rendering slowdowns, network call and async race conditions, git and merge problems and various other bugs on a consistent basis.
- Set up services files for common operations using back-end API calls.
- Implemented backend authentication login and routing in PHP/MySQL
- Set up stack navigation on front end using react native and styled components which rendered in native iOS API
Full Stack Developer
Arvato Bertelsmann
Valencia, CA
07.2016 - 04.2018
- Developed features using JavaScript, HTML5 and SASS best practice, methods and design patterns in the Sales Force Commerce Cloud platform.
- Daily front end maintenance and bug fixing.
- Debugged logic on back end commence site using JavaScript controllers and pipelines in the Sales Force Commerce Cloud platform.
- Handled operational tasks including deployments to staging/ testing environments in SalesForce Commerce Cloud platform.
reviews, code merging, code grooming and UI refactoring. - Developed automated scripts in node.js to convert spreadsheet data into a platform readable format saving developer time and resources
- Traveled to multiple locations for project related business and launches, including New York
City and Hamburg Germany - Kept in close communication with client to facilitate business and technical progress
Front End Developer
Beachbody
Agoura Hills, CA
04.2016 - 06.2016
- Turned photoshop files into functional HTML/CSS layouts and landing pages.
- Converted vanilla javascript functionality into react.js class components
- Participated in brainstorm UI/UX meetings and gave actionable feedback
Front End Developer
Deluxe Media
Burbank, CA
09.2015 - 04.2016
- Developed interactive media web-based projects in modern web technologies like HTML5, CSS3, SASS, OOP JavaScript and MVC utilizing tools techniques including Backbone.js and Modular programming
- Converted PSDs to pixel perfect web components for smart TV Comcast On Demand bonus content for high profile featured films like Pitch Perfect, Jurassic World, Furious 7 and more
- Worked with cross functional teams such as art, QA and producers to ensure the best resulting products
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology/ Cognitive Science Emphasis
University Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara 09.2003 - 06.2007
Master of Arts - Psychology /MFT
Chapman University
09.2010 - 06.2012
Skills
Research and trend analysis
Communication
Product Development
Creative Innovation
Strategic planning
Technical Understanding
Business Development
Software
Agile organizational principles
Figma
PHP/ MySQL
Reactjs
HTML, CSS, Javascript
Net C#
Timeline
Product Manager
Experian
10.2020 - Current
Front End React.js Developer
Viasat Inc
06.2019 - 08.2020
Front End Engineer
Herbalife
01.2019 - 06.2019
Software Engineer
RHH Digital Solutions Inc.
04.2018 - 12.2018
Full Stack Developer
Arvato Bertelsmann
07.2016 - 04.2018
Front End Developer
Beachbody
04.2016 - 06.2016
Front End Developer
Deluxe Media
09.2015 - 04.2016
Master of Arts - Psychology /MFT
Chapman University
09.2010 - 06.2012
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology/ Cognitive Science Emphasis
University Santa Barbara
09.2003 - 06.2007