# Ryan Wren

> Senior Software Engineer Specializing in Android

Location: Rochester, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ryanwren

Senior Software Engineer specializing in Android development. Experienced in owning projects during all phases of development. Communicates effectively on small and large teams to achieve results. 

Continuing education is required for excellence. Co-founded the Craftsmanship Club at DroneUp. Avid reader, frequently presents learning's to teammates. Architecture Review Board facilitator.

I have a Bachelors of Science in Web and Mobile Computing from RIT. I have ~7+ years of experience using Kotlin/Java and experience in languages including but not limited to YAML (CI/CD pipelines), Bash Script, XML, Swift, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, MySQL, and C#.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Dark Wolf Ventures
Jan 2024 – Present
Senior Software Engineer working on the MMRis library and ATAK Plugin for two way satellite radio management.

### Senior Software Engineer - DroneUp @ DroneUp
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
Senior Software Engineer specializing in Android development and working on the DroneUp Android App. An E-commerce service for last mile drone delivery.
This Kotlin MVVM app uses Jetpack Compose, Google Maps, Dagger Hilt, CircleCI, GSM, Auth0, and OTel.
Practiced: Scrum, CI/CD, DevOps, Infrastructure as code, Feature Flagging, Pair Programming, TDD.

I started with the company AirMap in 2020 which specialized in developing UTM tooling for airspace management. AirMap was acquired by DroneUp in Nov 2021. I continued to develop the AirMap Android app for DroneUp until it was sunset and I was given the opportunity to create the DroneUp Android app from the ground up!

### Architecture Review Board Facilitator @ DroneUp
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
Facilitator for the Architecture Review Board, the company-wide governing body for software architecture decisions.
Implemented review process for approval and product alignment in standard ADR/ASR/PDR record formats.
Practiced: Architecture, process refinement, team coordination, ownership, security compliance, auditing.

### Senior Software Engineer - AirMap @ DroneUp
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
Senior Software Engineer working on the AirMap for Drones Android App. An airspace authorization app for LAANC and UTM international flight authorities.
This Java MVC app uses XML layout, Mapbox, DJI SDK, Firebase Crashlytics, Fastlane, and Ruby.
Practiced: Scrum, ownership, customer communication, mentorship, publication and white labeling.

### Senior Software Engineer - ATAK @ DroneUp
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
Software Engineer working on the AirBoss Android plug-in for synchronizing our in-house flight path finding with ATAK.
This Java plugin is built on top of Android Tactical Assault Kit and links with a C++ / Qt path finding app.
Practiced: Scrum, design, ownership, mapping, communication, documentation, third party frameworks.

### ATAK Software Engineer @ PAR Government (Acquired by Booz Allen)
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Rome NY
Android Developer working in Java on ATAK (Android Tactical Assault Kit), a situational awareness application for military and civilian use. I worked in an Agile environment on a team of ~50 people. My responsibilities included ticket multitasking, performing weekly reports, documentation, and testing. Utilized software including Android Studio, GIT, Subversion, JIRA + Confluence, Silkroad, Slack, Outlook, BlueJeanes, and Microsoft Teams.

### Tech Managment Technician @ Rochester Institute of Technology
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Rochester, New York Area
RIT Resnet Tier 2 Helpdesk services for a large campus of students, faculty, and staff. My responsibilities included Hardware, software, printer, and networking troubleshooting/configuration as well as ticket multitasking, and customer service. Software I used on the job included Footprints, Ubuntu Linux, PartedMagic, Wireshark, GParted, Disk Warrior, Furmark, Testdisk, smartctl and HDAT2.

### Help Desk Specialist @ Reliant Community Federal Credit Union
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | 10 Benton Pl, Sodus, NY 14551
Tier 1 help desk support for all branches of Reliant during a system wide upgrade. Work included device setup, user assistance, password assistance, phone or physical troubleshooting, and documentation.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Web and Mobile Computing
Rochester Institute of Technology
Jan 2016 – Jan 2020

### Certificate of Accomplishment in Computer Programing, Hardware and Operating Systems
Wayne Technical Career Center (WTCC)
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016

### High School
Sodus Central High School
Jan 2012 – Jan 2016


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ryan-wren

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Last updated: 2026-04-01