Engineering Leadership
That Delivers Results

Sr. Staff Software Engineer & Developer Evangelist who co-founded a transformational bootcamp program, training 4,000+ engineers and generating $200M in business value by reducing ramp time from 6 months to 30 days.

4,000+
Engineers Trained
$200M
Business Value
250+
Training Sessions
Tommy Ryan

About Me

Transforming engineering teams through proven leadership and systematic training

I'm a Sr. Staff Software Engineer at ServiceNow with 7+ years of platform engineering excellence, combining deep technical expertise with exceptional developer evangelism and training leadership.

🚀 Bootcamp Co-Founder

Built enterprise-wide engineering bootcamp from concept to company-wide adoption, systematically reducing engineering ramp time by 85%.

☁️ Platform Engineering

Led Kubernetes and cloud deployment initiatives across AWS, GCP, and Azure for enterprise-scale solutions.

📢 Developer Evangelism

Established internal developer communities and created technical content that became standard reference materials.

🏀 Unique Background

Ex-collegiate/semi-professional basketball player (6'10") bringing competitive athletics discipline to technical excellence.

Core Competencies

Technical Leadership

  • Platform Engineering
  • Cloud Technologies
  • Developer Tools & APIs
  • CI/CD & DevOps

Languages & Frameworks

  • JavaScript, Go, Java, Python
  • Node.js, TypeScript, Rust
  • C#, C++, PHP

Training & Evangelism

  • Curriculum Development
  • Technical Writing
  • Community Building
  • Mentorship Programs

Experience & Achievements

A track record of transformational impact in engineering leadership

Sr. Staff Software Engineer

ServiceNow Dec 2017 - Present

🎓 Bootcamp Program Leadership

Co-founded and scaled enterprise-wide engineering bootcamp from concept to company-wide adoption, training 4,000+ engineers across 250+ sessions over 7+ years.

💰 Business Impact

Generated $200M in measurable business value by systematically reducing engineering ramp time from 6 months to 30 days.

☁️ Platform Engineering

Led Kubernetes and cloud deployment initiatives for enterprise-scale ServiceNow platform solutions across AWS, GCP, and Azure.

Developer Evangelist Consultant

Twilio Inc. Pre-2017

Developed communication platform solutions using REST APIs and modern web technologies, contributing to developer experience initiatives.

Technical Lead

Qualcomm Pre-2017

Led software development projects in healthcare technology and educational platforms, including a re-platforming of a multi-million dollar healthcare application using Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies.

Consulting & Training Services

Accelerate your engineering teams with proven methodologies

🎯

Engineering Leadership Consulting

Strategic guidance on building high-performing engineering teams, implementing best practices, and measuring business impact.

  • Team structure optimization
  • Technical leadership development
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Performance metrics & ROI
🚀

Technical Training Programs

Custom bootcamp and training programs designed to rapidly onboard engineers and reduce time-to-productivity.

  • Curriculum development
  • Hands-on workshops
  • Mentorship frameworks
  • Scalable training systems
☁️

Platform & Cloud Architecture

Expert guidance on platform engineering, cloud technologies, and developer experience optimization.

  • Kubernetes & containerization
  • Multi-cloud strategies
  • Developer tooling
  • CI/CD implementation
📢

Developer Evangelism

Build thriving developer communities and drive platform adoption through strategic evangelism initiatives.

  • Community building
  • Technical content creation
  • Developer experience design
  • Adoption strategies

Let's Work Together

Ready to transform your engineering organization?