Marketing, AI, and product.
From enterprise search to the things I make just because.
Strategy in mind.
Systems in practice.
Based on Long Island.
Dad to twin girls.
The independent projects here were built outside my role at Terakeet. See my employment experience
About Ryan
My background, how I approach a project, and what I do off the clock.
Twin dad. Fishing. Golf. Games. A good lawn.
Always up for a good cup of coffee.
My background spans enterprise search, growth, and intelligence analysis. Over 15+ years in marketing, I’ve learned to look beyond the immediate question: how do the pieces fit together, and what would actually make things better?
I like carrying an idea through to something people can use. That means understanding the process, getting into the details, and working through the parts that don’t behave as expected. My independent projects are a place to put that instinct to work outside my role at Terakeet.
At home, I’m a dad to twin girls. Some projects start with a practical question about family life; others start with a coffee bag or a collection of old coins. There’s usually something new to figure out.
Automation work
Payment workflows
Estimating systems
Contract review
Operations integration
Personal builds
Home automation, a coin scanner, a coffee app, and a site for my twins. Side projects that started as questions at home.
Latest insight
All insightsWhere I use AI, where I use ordinary code, and why the handoff between them matters. A practical look at document automation, with a worked example and a downloadable test pack.
Read the articleAIInterpret the inputs
01CodeCheck the rules
02A personReview the evidence
03ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini / Where I lean today
My current picks by task, with a short reason for each. Select one to see why.
Updated September 2026
ChatGPTKnowledge work Strong lean
ChatGPT is my first stop for exploring a topic, connecting ideas, and turning a pile of information into a clearer point of view.
Research briefs · Analysis · Planning
A focused model for a focused task: rewrites, summaries, formatting, and straightforward explanations.
The default route for building features, fixing bugs, and connecting the pieces. Requests that don’t clearly fit another tier start here, too.
For architecture, complex debugging, authentication, migrations, and business workflows where the details carry more weight.
An intentional step up for the hardest work. I select this tier explicitly; the router doesn’t automatically send tasks here.
Recommendations
These recommendations reflect my work at Terakeet. The independent projects in Work and personal projects in Builds were built outside that role.
More recommendations ↗Ryan approaches problems systematically and analytically, breaking down complex challenges into structured, solvable components. This makes him a reliable force when the team needs clarity on technical problems.
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