Hi, I’m Dave.
I have the good fortune of building a life with a wonderful partner, working with some tremendous people, having family of many measures and living in a place I love.
Professional Bio
Dave Ryan is an Interdisciplinary Engineer & Product Leader based in Greater Phoenix. Dave works at Bluehost and on WordPress experiences across Newfold Digital.
In the past Dave has worked for large publishers and universities, scaling high-traffic WordPress sites by blending his skills in information design, journalism and web engineering.
Dave lives in Arizona, loves a good taco and will like every photo of your dog on social media.
I’m a Sr. Product Manager working on WordPress experiences including website setup, Block Themes & Block Patterns and more at Bluehost and across Newfold Digital.
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I’m passionate about high-quality, thoughtfully-organized digital products.
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My work background includes
Enterprise-scale WordPress Solutions
Website & Web App Interfaces
Compelling & Technical Writing
Speaking & Event Planning
Custom APIs, Scripts & CLIs
Market-Leading Strategies
Data Interpretation & Visualization
I’ve driven innovation at
I help organize the Arizona WordPress Meetups in Greater Phoenix.
I helped organize WordCamp Phoenix for six years & WordCamp US 2022.
A few of my favorite things
I’m a cancer survivor
In Spring 2020 I was diagnosed with Stage III Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and underwent life-saving chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
In Summer 2023 I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma again.