When you’re the oldest of four boys, you learn project management
at an early age. And it doesn’t mean sitting on a problem until it
says “uncle.” Whether the project was building a LEGO™ castle
or organizing a neighborhood soccer game, Rian has always succeeded as a
leader. He was born and raised in Portland, and while he was growing up,
his intrepid family often traveled to far-off places like England to visit
his family or to more exotic places like Turkey and Macedonia. It opened
Rian’s eyes to the world and taught him that if you want to get where
you’re going, you’d better have a good guide, or at least a
road map.
Rian’s career journey has included stops at several leading technology
and consulting companies. He has more than nine years of project management
experience, primarily in business analysis, Web development and site analytics.
Before joining ACME, Rian worked at WebTrends, where he managed teams (like
brothers) and completed many challenging projects (like keeping his brothers
in line on foreign lands). In his other career positions, Rian has mastered
everything from how to build coalitions of stakeholders to how to launch
and implement global initiatives. Our clients now benefit from his leadership
background and upbringing. Same as his brothers once did.
Rian graduated from the University of Puget Sound with a B.A. in
Business Marketing. He has also completed the E-Commerce & Web Marketing
Certification at the University of Washington, and the Web Interface, Navigation & Information
Design Program at the School of Visual Concepts in Seattle. Rian played
soccer in college and now enjoys teaching kids the joys of the game. He
also delivers food as a volunteer for the Sunshine Division, an area nonprofit.
He figures it’s time he gave back after all those years stealing pizza
off his little brothers’ plates.
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