Ryan Dissell
Director Project Management at Atimi Software- Claim this Profile
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LinkedIn User
Ryan is a dedicated and user centric product manager within the digital advertising / marketing sector. His insights provided the foundations that helped promote and define market products for online use and to be monetized.
Mark Farmer
I worked with Ryan for close to a year while at Trader. Ryan possesses a unique ability to bridge great technical complexity with business understanding to uncover hidden gems in capability that can be surfaced to consumers. He championed a very complex search project while I worked with him and was never afraid to wade into the details to understand what we could do and then articulate a vision for what we could do with that understanding to help the experience for our visitors. I would highly recommend Ryan both personally and professionally.
LinkedIn User
Ryan is a dedicated and user centric product manager within the digital advertising / marketing sector. His insights provided the foundations that helped promote and define market products for online use and to be monetized.
Mark Farmer
I worked with Ryan for close to a year while at Trader. Ryan possesses a unique ability to bridge great technical complexity with business understanding to uncover hidden gems in capability that can be surfaced to consumers. He championed a very complex search project while I worked with him and was never afraid to wade into the details to understand what we could do and then articulate a vision for what we could do with that understanding to help the experience for our visitors. I would highly recommend Ryan both personally and professionally.
LinkedIn User
Ryan is a dedicated and user centric product manager within the digital advertising / marketing sector. His insights provided the foundations that helped promote and define market products for online use and to be monetized.
Mark Farmer
I worked with Ryan for close to a year while at Trader. Ryan possesses a unique ability to bridge great technical complexity with business understanding to uncover hidden gems in capability that can be surfaced to consumers. He championed a very complex search project while I worked with him and was never afraid to wade into the details to understand what we could do and then articulate a vision for what we could do with that understanding to help the experience for our visitors. I would highly recommend Ryan both personally and professionally.
LinkedIn User
Ryan is a dedicated and user centric product manager within the digital advertising / marketing sector. His insights provided the foundations that helped promote and define market products for online use and to be monetized.
Mark Farmer
I worked with Ryan for close to a year while at Trader. Ryan possesses a unique ability to bridge great technical complexity with business understanding to uncover hidden gems in capability that can be surfaced to consumers. He championed a very complex search project while I worked with him and was never afraid to wade into the details to understand what we could do and then articulate a vision for what we could do with that understanding to help the experience for our visitors. I would highly recommend Ryan both personally and professionally.
Credentials
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Project Management Professional - PMP
Project Management Institute - PMIJul, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
Certified SAFe® 4 Agilist
Scaled Agile, Inc.Jun, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Scrum Master Accredited
Scrum Master Accredited Certification
Experience
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Atimi Software
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Canada
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director Project Management
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Aug 2022 - Present
Leveraged exceptional leadership expertise to oversee a team of 25 members to deliver the feature-rich Raymond James Financial Native app with excellent results. Spearheaded the establishment and management of the Atimi client relationship program within Audible (an Amazon subsidiary). Implemented the successful integration of NetSuite into the Atimi organization, leading to improved metric-based business decisions. Developed structured PMO and Confluence site for managing the organization's processes. • Revitalized a struggling project by implementing a robust methodology to track progress and outstanding tasks, resulting in a successful completion. Show less
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Plannerate
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Canada
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder
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Jan 2021 - Present
Planned, developed, and iterated on user-friendly interfaces for Product/Project Managers. Implemented automated testing and developing a CI/CD pipeline running builds via Docker containers in Kubernetes clusters, enabling seamless Azure site updates. Improved operational efficiency and performance by migrating data to a scalable No-SQL Cosmos DB, significantly reducing costs. • Collaborated with diverse companies and contractors to develop and market the application. Planned, developed, and iterated on user-friendly interfaces for Product/Project Managers. Implemented automated testing and developing a CI/CD pipeline running builds via Docker containers in Kubernetes clusters, enabling seamless Azure site updates. Improved operational efficiency and performance by migrating data to a scalable No-SQL Cosmos DB, significantly reducing costs. • Collaborated with diverse companies and contractors to develop and market the application.
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Cytiva
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Biotechnology Research
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Technical Project Manager
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Dec 2021 - Aug 2022
Led the IT migration between facilities during the merger between Vanrx and Cytiva, while overseeing the successful completion of the project within decided time and budget constraints. Contributed efforts in developing a comprehensive project management roadmap to define project objectives, timelines, and milestones. Ensured timely delivery of the project by skillfully managing equipment procurement and coordinating with contractors to schedule resources. Encouraged adoption of corporate policies into IT processes, improving overall efficiency and compliance. • Directed multiple groups and their timelines to ensure timely delivery and meet all stakeholder commitments. Show less
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TEKsystems
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Technical Project Manager
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Jul 2015 - Aug 2021
Provided expert-level project management support for a 14-member Ontology/Taxonomy team with keen focus on establishing standards across the EA Ecosystem to enable common language in the personalization space. Led internal and external contractors' SOW and budgets. Played a key role in defining the implementation strategy for rolling out a single Jira project across the EAX team, which required coordinating 16 scrum teams to conform to a standard workflow and agile process. Fulfilled the role of Scrum Master for the Kraken team and managed the team to release of the Hub 3 EA Access portal. Coordinated multiple internal teams to deliver API services for the product and ensure they met the tight deadline. Managed a team of 10 SRE DevOps Engineers and Release Managers to implement automation tools for the release and management of cloud-based infrastructure, including converting the team to agile methodologies in internal project development, overseeing automation initiatives that significantly reduced new infrastructure setup times, prioritizing and allocating work among the team, and developing a suite of dashboards, message notifications, and business reports to monitor team progress. • Continuously improved the team's workflow methodology to optimize resource utilization, which resulted into improved productivity levels. • Defined scaled agile process for three scrums reporting to one project manager and overseeing the merging of the Pulse SRE team with EAX SRE. • Played a primary role in driving the marketing media management interface for the EA Desktop project, including designing UI and user stories for an offshore team, collaborating with EA Desktop Data and Design teams to align standards, and participating in testing and continuous integration of the marketing solution Voltron into the EA Desktop solution. Show less
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Design It Software
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Vancouver, Canada Area
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Development Director
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Jun 2017 - Jan 2018
Design IT is a software development company that focuses on efficiency and effectiveness of our clients’ most complex projects. Design IT is a software development company that focuses on efficiency and effectiveness of our clients’ most complex projects.
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BC Hydro
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Canada
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Utilities
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Manager
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Sep 2013 - Jul 2015
Successfully managed joint initiatives between BC Hydro and Fujitsu, resulting in the delivery of the Kamloops datacenter transfer for all Bundle D applications, including BC Hydro Powersmart Apps, BC Hydro Transmission, BC Hydro Distribution, and BC Hydro Generation. Managed multiple complex multi-year, multi-million dollar IT projects from project initiation to project closure in areas of application development, system upgrades, and functionality enhancements. Coached and mentored project teams of up to 25 individuals, including employees, project managers, contractors, vendors, consultants, and client representatives, setting clear direction and expectations, resolving conflicts, while maintaining focus on project delivery. Developed effective relationships with business and technology stakeholders, strategically managed the project pipeline, and allocated resource utilization. • Earned reputation for managing projects on schedule and within budget, while meeting clients’ expectations. • Provided timely project status updates and reports to PMO and steering committees throughout the project life cycle, including initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing. • Delivered IT solutions following BC Hydro PMO proscribed procedures, including stakeholder identifications, requirements gathering, business communications, creating work breakdown structures, budget planning, and project execution. • Managed risks and resolved issues, developed consensus, and made timely and decisive decisions to keep the project on plan with the agreement of project stakeholders from multiple business groups located in various physical locations. Show less
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AutoTrader.ca
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Canada
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Online Audio and Video Media
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr Product Manager
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Apr 2012 - Apr 2013
Created financial model and business case to improve search on the AutoTRADER site, resulting in $1.18 million in approved funding, with a significant portion dedicated to third-party data procurement. Managed the implementation of a "Single Sign On" portal for AutoTRADER, including stakeholder and IT relationship management. Exceeded customer satisfaction KPIs by over 60% on the Single Sign On project and improved search ability by adding metadata to vehicle databases. Acted as primary negotiator for procuring third-party data feed for AutoTRADER and ensured seamless integration into existing data systems. • Developed fuzzy logic search algorithm based on defined datasets to assist customers who are unsure of what vehicle to purchase next. Show less
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Electronic Arts (EA)
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Development Director
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Nov 2011 - Apr 2012
Development Director for EA SPORTS Arena, a partnership with Virgin Gaming to offer an online space for competitive gamers to challenge opponents for cash and prizes. Development Director for EA SPORTS Arena, a partnership with Virgin Gaming to offer an online space for competitive gamers to challenge opponents for cash and prizes.
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AutoTrader.ca
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Canada
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Online Audio and Video Media
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Project/Development Manager
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Oct 2009 - Nov 2011
Worked on the Autotrader.ca, Hometrader.ca and Buysell sites with primary focus on the Autotrader.ca site. Worked on the Autotrader.ca, Hometrader.ca and Buysell sites with primary focus on the Autotrader.ca site.
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eWaterways.com
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Travel Arrangements
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IT Development Manager and Senior Architect
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Feb 2009 - Oct 2009
Contracted to integrate a third party booking engine as well as manage and develop web 2.0 satellite sites, White label API’s, Blog, Forum and a Travel agent portal. Responsibilities included, requirements gathering, evaluating and recommending 3rd party vendors, proactively managing daily staff activities, release process and out of hours support calls. Contracted to integrate a third party booking engine as well as manage and develop web 2.0 satellite sites, White label API’s, Blog, Forum and a Travel agent portal. Responsibilities included, requirements gathering, evaluating and recommending 3rd party vendors, proactively managing daily staff activities, release process and out of hours support calls.
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CEO and Founder
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Oct 2003 - Jul 2009
Ornibus Ltd is the consulting company I run some of my clients through. I have employed various staff through this company to provide support to my clients. Ornibus Ltd is the consulting company I run some of my clients through. I have employed various staff through this company to provide support to my clients.
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Co Founder, Development Manager and Systems Architect
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May 2006 - Aug 2008
Lead development manager providing strategic direction with full responsibilities for software development, consultation, implementation and delivery for the Altitude’s main clients. Supervised and mentored a team of seven staff on day to day basis, assigning tasks, communicating client requirements, setting vision, managing release and testing processes. Main clients included Silverjet Airlines, Ermitage Fund Management solutions, and Global Travel Market. Liaised closely with clients on setting objectives, analysing requirements, and reporting on development progress. As a director in Altitude I was involved in many of the decisions regarding finance, marking, resourcing and sales. Show less
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BBC
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United Kingdom
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Consultant Programmer
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Jan 2004 - Nov 2006
Contracted to develop and update the bespoke desktop applications. Responsibilities included analysing user requirements, creating specifications, developing solutions, user-testing and client documentation. Worked within the in-house development team using Agile techniques. Spearheaded all front-end development and recruited support staff when needed. Contracted to develop and update the bespoke desktop applications. Responsibilities included analysing user requirements, creating specifications, developing solutions, user-testing and client documentation. Worked within the in-house development team using Agile techniques. Spearheaded all front-end development and recruited support staff when needed.
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Senior Consultant Programmer
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Oct 2003 - Jan 2004
Contracted to create a Microsoft Outlook Add In used to synchronize the company’s main product; an Internet based content management system in to Outlook. It allowed users to add content such as Tasks, Calendar, and Contacts Items from Outlook to the content Internet site. Contracted to create a Microsoft Outlook Add In used to synchronize the company’s main product; an Internet based content management system in to Outlook. It allowed users to add content such as Tasks, Calendar, and Contacts Items from Outlook to the content Internet site.
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Senior Development Programmer
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May 2002 - Oct 2003
Joined a team of experienced developers, tasked with developing bespoke websites and desktop applications for blue chip travel clients, such as lastminute.com, STA travel and Virgin Atlantic. Exposed to cutting edge XML and web technologies, while designing, development and releasing custom solutions for our clients. Joined a team of experienced developers, tasked with developing bespoke websites and desktop applications for blue chip travel clients, such as lastminute.com, STA travel and Virgin Atlantic. Exposed to cutting edge XML and web technologies, while designing, development and releasing custom solutions for our clients.
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Pinnacle Pet Group
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United Kingdom
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Insurance
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200 - 300 Employee
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Analyst Programmer (Developer Team)
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Mar 2001 - May 2002
Provided the primary point of call for all issues with Pinnafrica’s Pippsa and BulkPippsa systems, continued to maintain, design, develop, and test the system. Coordinated tasks via Video Conference with Business Analyst based in South Africa to ascertain priorities and tasks related to system requests. Provided the primary point of call for all issues with Pinnafrica’s Pippsa and BulkPippsa systems, continued to maintain, design, develop, and test the system. Coordinated tasks via Video Conference with Business Analyst based in South Africa to ascertain priorities and tasks related to system requests.
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Analyst Programmer
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May 2000 - Mar 2001
Job requirements included, writing specifications and test plans, development requests and maintaining servers. As lead developer I needed to liaise with Pinnafrica’s blue-chip clients and contract developers regarding new developments. Job requirements included, writing specifications and test plans, development requests and maintaining servers. As lead developer I needed to liaise with Pinnafrica’s blue-chip clients and contract developers regarding new developments.
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Consultant Developer
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Feb 1998 - Apr 2000
A small software company, developing customized application’s for selected customers in the educational sector. Role focused on evaluating customer needs, developing solutions, training and implementation of developed software. A small software company, developing customized application’s for selected customers in the educational sector. Role focused on evaluating customer needs, developing solutions, training and implementation of developed software.
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