RYAN VINSON

Los Angeles based Fractional CTO, tech consultant, & author

WHAT I DO

Internet consultant with 25 years experience. Ryan is available for remote and metro LA contracts and projects as a Fractional CTO, Tech Advisor, & Principal Engineer.

Books I've Written

Published in 2017, the book Disregarded Entity: Lessons Learned by a 15 Year Freelancer was a collection of lessons, methods, and stories from my 15 years as a self-employed small business owner at that time. My full Amazon author profile is here.

Versatility

I've often been called a Swiss army knife of technology solutions, and am the mercenary you call into your chaos to get things in order fast.

I remember the dotcom era and have experienced every wave of startup mania that the Internet has seen.

As a Fractional CTO, I've consulted executives on the best approaches, interviewed and hired staff, then lead teams of developers for quick turnaround projects as well as more indepth ongoing projects. I've worked with in-office teams and outsourced teams (both local and international).

Technologies I am using right now

Django, FastAPI, Python
AI: OpenAI, ChatGPT, Anthropic, Replicate, Langchain
Connected TV: Roku Brightscript, Ant Media Server
Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc

AWS, Digital Ocean, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure
React, Node.js, Javascript
PHP, Laravel
Linux: Ubuntu, Debian, plus other flavors

I have used plenty of others in the past, this is just a list of what I have been using recently.

Spotlight Services

Fractional CTO consulting - Provided independent consultations to various startups and businesses on a per need basis
Corporate AI Analysis Startup – Consulted CEO on the best tech solutions, hired in office and remote team members, lead teams of engineers on development of core product technologies including AI and sentiment analysis generation, Django, and AWS.
Health tech company – Coached Jr Devs and helped backend team restructure their core API to work better. Attended Executive & Development meetings.
Developed official websites for several Fox Searchlight & 20th Century Fox films

Food and Lifestyle Magazine – Consulted owners for 20 years on the best technology approaches for their website and apps.
Film Studio – Consulted film company on the best streaming on demand solutions for their library of media. Hired and lead remote engineers on the development of Sveltekit PWA as well as Roku and Apple TV apps. Developed automated interactions with domestic TV stations and watchers.
Managed offshore developers, designers, and assistants (India, Vietnam, Hungary, Cambodia, Philippines)

CREATION

Created in 2001, VersusMedia helps independent filmmakers and musicians work together, and broadcasts films and music videos on connected TV devices. Currently available as a PWA (progressive web app), Roku, and Apple TV app.

Some of the films streamed can be found at VersusMedia's IMDB.

Mandarin Chinese Proficiency 中文普通话

6+ years training with ongoing proficiency advancement. Taken several solo immersion trips to Chinese cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Yantai, Kunming, and Mile.

Hobbies

WINEMAKING

I enjoy making wine in my spare time. I have experience in vineyards with pruning and harvesting grapes. I also crush, ferment, press, age, and bottle my own amateur wines.

Wine Blog

I started a blog to help myself learn more about wine as well as explore unique wines from around the world. Since then, it has helped me learn about wines across all 50 United States as well as launched another hobby of mine: photography.

Photography

Just a hobbyist photographer taking pictures of what interests me. I do have a few pictures on Shutterstock.

Hire Me

I'm available for contracts or consultations as a Fractional CTO or principal engineer. This can be for ongoing contracts, on a per-need basis, or even 1-3 hour consultations to exam your startup plans. I've done them all! Contact me and let's see how I can help you.