Hi, I'm Ryan.
I build products and the teams that ship them.
I am a Fractional CPTO working with enterprise and PE-backed businesses on product, technology and AI.
Most of what I do now involves AI, and most of that is figuring out where it earns its place. I have built retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems over messy commercial documents, a multi-agent tool that helps leadership teams work through decisions they disagree on, and production platforms on my own that would normally take a team.
Formerly, I held lead and executive product roles at Mozilla, Simple (acquired), Thunderhead (acquired), CartHook (acquired), Econest, and ExpectAI. Clients have included Tesco, BP, IHG, REI, Yubico and MURAL.
I've built a few startups too. I founded the IT certification study site Cram Session (acquired), co-founded the location-based service Shizzow, and founded the HIPAA-compliant food and symptom journal Tummy.
I live just outside of London with my wife and daughter. I grew up in Ohio, and spent an amazing 15 years in Portland, Oregon.
Reach me at ryansnyder.me@gmail.com, or find me on LinkedIn, Bluesky, and Github.
Things I've built
- Momo Finance — UK bank and investment accounts for US citizens
- Count / Dis — UK discounts in your size from your favourite brands
- Solarific — solar panel angles for your city
- Meat Club — making sausage and bacon from scratch
- Foodgeeks — recipes and food data
- Winegeeks — wines and wine info
- Noms.in — you're in a new city for 48 hours, this is where you will eat
- Peppercorn — pandemic grocery delivery to support London small businesses