Ryan Bennett

Ryan Bennett is the Managing Partner and Founder of AtomicGarden, an Information Technology executive, software engineer, and mobile developer.

Ryan has been coding since his parents gave him a Commodore VIC-20 and a book on BASIC at age 7. Ryan's web development and e-commerce experience dates back to when Mosaic was the web browser of choice!

Ryan attended the University of Florida as an undergraduate student and completed his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Troy University.

In 1996, Ryan co-founded Progressive Computer Research, a technology consulting firm located in Lake Worth, Florida. In 2003, Ryan launched AtomicGarden, an Atlanta, Georgia based web and mobile software development firm.

Ryan is also a husband, father of two, motorcyclist, gamer, wanna-be musician, and a huge Walt Disney World aficionado.

Current Technology Stack:

• HTML5
• Cascading Style Sheeets (CSS)
• JavaScript
• jQuery
• Sencha Touch (iOS / iPhone / Android Development)
• PhoneGap
• Python + Django
• Joomla!
• WordPress
• MySQL
• Apache + WSGI
• Ubuntu Linux

Current Tools:

• Apple MacBook Laptops
• JetBrains PyCharm
• Textmate
• Notepad++ (for Windows occasions)
• Apple Xcode
• Eclipse + ADT Plugin
• Adobe Photoshop
• Git

Experimental Technology Stack:

• Python + Flask
• SQLAlchemy
• Redis
• Backbone.js

Past Technology Stack:

• Microsoft C#
• Microsoft ASP.NET MVC
• NHibernate
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Microsoft Windows
• Adobe Flash
• Adobe Flex

With AtomicGarden:

• Cruise Vacation Guides for iOS and Android
• GiftSwap for iOS and Android
• Disney Dining Plan Dashboard for iOS / Android
• Dis On A Dime Blog
• AtlantaBiker Community Website
• ISES Atlanta Marketing and Membership Web Site
• Atlanta Gator Club Community Website
• AtomicGarden.com

With ista North America:

• istaBills.com Resident Payment Portal
• istaLink.com Property Management Portal
• Navitas Utility Billing System
• ista|net Utility Billing System

With Certiport:

• MeasureUp.com E-Commerce Website
• Training Course Packaging and Distribution System

With MSemploy:

• MSemploy Job Board

With Jackson Healthcare:

• LocumTenens.com Job Board
• CRNAJobs Job Board
• MDSearch Job Board
• TherapyJobs.com Job Board
• StatCom.com Sales and Marketing Website
• PremierAnesthesia.com Sales and Marketing Website

With Alere Health (formerly Matria Healthcare):

• TRAX Disease Management System

With Fibermarket:

• Fibermarket.com Online Marketplace

With RedPrairie (formerly Ecometry / Smith-Gardner)

• CasualMale.com Ecommerce Website
• Diamond.com Ecommerce Website
• ERB Saftey Ecommerce Website
• Delias.com Ecommerce Website

With Progressive Computer Research

• In-Rel Properties Enterprise Infrastructure
• Golf Pro USA Enterprise Infrastructure
• ProCompResearch.com Sales and Marketing Website

As an Entrepreneur:

• Co-Founder of Progressive Computer Research with Joseph DiBlasi in 1996
• Founder of AtomicGarden in 2003

As an Executive and Leader:

• Director, Information Technology Office at ista North America (2010)
• Assumed Chief Information Officer duties for ista Multifamily subsidiary, with responsibility for over $6 million IT budget and 25 IT professionals across multiple departments, including the Project Management Office, software development, quality assurance, technology infrastructure, help desk, and operational support.
  
• Director of Product Delivery Technology at Certiport (2009)
• Oversaw the functions of technology project management, software development, and operational support for a leader in Microsoft, Cisco, and CompTIA certification training.
• Led the turnaround of a major business-to-consumer e-commerce web application project that was over one year late upon initial engagement.
  
• Director of Software Development at Jackson Healthcare (2004)
• Headed ramp up of a software and web technology organization formed after acquisition and relocation of a web development company.
• Provided application development services for 7 start-up healthcare companies and operated over 20 web sites via a P&L based organization using a "charge-back" revenue model.
• Hired, trained, and supervised over 15 software engineers, project managers, graphic artists, and search engine marketers.
• Responsible for development and IT operations of LocumTenens.com, which received over 22,000 unique visitors a month and contributed 55% of the company’s $130 million revenue in 2007.
  
• Lead Applications Architect and Technical Supervisor (2001)
• Responsible for leading a team of developers performing design and development of TRAX disease management application, pharmacy CRM applications, and data integration between major enterprise systems.
  

Awesome Wife: Sydney Bennett

Awesome Kids: Alexandra and Zachary

Awesome Motorcycle: 2009 Yamaha FJR1300 Sport Tourer

Awesome Guitars (to me): Epiphone SG, Epiphone AccuBass

Favorite Awesome Theme Park: Epcot