Ryan Allred

Ryan Allred’s work — Vannevar, LeaderFactor, Skipio, Stukent, and earlier roles building products with small teams.

  • Vannevar Oct 2025–present · Staff Software Engineer 11 mos

    I'm at Vannevar now. Same job as everywhere else: find the real problem, then go build it, usually with a small team.

  • LeaderFactor Jun 2021–Oct 2025 · Chief Technology Officer 4 yrs 4 mos

    I was CTO at LeaderFactor for a little over three years, and a senior engineer there for a year before that. We built a leadership training platform that Fortune 500 companies use every day.

  • Skipio Sep 2018–Jun 2021 · Senior Software Engineer 2 yrs 9 mos

    I led frontend engineering and mobile engineering at Skipio, a conversational texting product for real estate, fitness, and retail. Web, iOS, and Android.

    While I was still at Skipio, I also took a contract at Built Brands, their sister company:

    Built Brands Aug 2020–Jul 2021 · Shopify Developer 1 yr

    Contract at Built Brands, the protein bar company behind Built.com. They had a NetSuite cutover that didn't take, and the store was down. I rebuilt it on Shopify and got it back up.

  • Stukent Apr 2016–Jun 2017 · Full-Stack Software Developer 1 yr 2 mos

    I started at Stukent on Mimic Social, a social media marketing simulation. Students ran campaigns for a fictional store. I built the core of that, then led frontend engineering on Edify, their LMS.

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    • Brigham Young University–Idaho Jan 2016–Apr 2016 · Applications Developer 3 mos

      I spent a couple months mentoring students in the web development courses, then built internal apps on campus.

    • Missionary in Naga, Philippines · 2013–2015
    • thinkBox Aug 2013–Nov 2013 · Software Developer

      Sole developer at thinkBox, a Chilean startup. An app for business students to build business model canvases. It started as an Upwork contract and ended when I left on a mission.

    • Cherry Creek School District Jul 2012–Nov 2013 · Instructor for Game Development Class

      I taught computer science to elementary students in Aurora. Lua on iPads, using Codea. Short lessons, then they made something.

    • Graduated High School
    • Upwork Jul 2011–Nov 2013 · Contract Software Developer

      Freelance JavaScript. Remote clients, small web apps, whatever they needed shipped.

    • Envato Aug 2011–Sep 2013 · Envato Marketplace Author

      I built a CRM, put it on the Envato marketplace, and did the support myself. Design, code, sales, the inbox. PHP.

    • Started small contract jobs in web development, 2010
    • The Trails Recreation Center May 2009–Dec 2012 · Receptionist & Contract Web Developer

      Front desk in Centennial: sales, the phones, training people. At 17 I also contracted a racquetball reservation system for them. It ran until 2020.