Kind words from talented colleagues.

If you are lucky you get to work with really talented people. If you are truly fortunate, you get to work with really good humans. Ryan has both those bases covered for me. Always taking care of design business, but more importantly, taking care of those around him.

Ryan has been an outstanding team member. His efforts to design, document, and deliver on Bayer’s design system have been outstanding. His lead has had many personal challenges with Covid and a growing family, but Ryan was right there to support and keep the work on track as an amazing partner. His soft and hard skills have made him a valuable member of the Element team. Overall, he is a great person that is collaborative and a great communicator.

Nathan Forness

Design Studio Lead @ Bayer

Wow, I have so many great things to say about Ryan. First of all, he had me at his portfolio. Ryan does outstanding work as a print and web designer. When I saw his work on Dribbble and some of the samples he shared with me, I knew we had a top notch designer on our hands.

So when we hired Ryan (which I consider actually one of my greater accomplishments during my tenure at ERE) I was doubly pleased. Ryan is a personable, respectful, easygoing, attentive individual. When I’d explain what a project was about and discuss what I had in mind, he’d listen thoughtfully and ingest it all.

My favorite part of working with Ryan, though, was the results. As head of web development, I’ve worked with many designers over the years and the process of moving from creative idea to design reality was often painful and disappointing. Not so with Ryan: He would take the vision we had discussed and make it BETTER than I had envisioned it would ever be. Seriously, designers who do this are worth their weight in gold.

In short, Ryan is a wonderful designer and human being and is one of the people I miss most from my time at ERE Media!

Jim Dalton

Staff Software Engineer @ Contentful

I hired Ryan during the start-up phase of South Central Media’s digital division. During those first few months, there was lots of turbulence as we got our team in place, developed internal websites and began bringing on client business.

All through those early days, I was able to count on Ryan to be there to deliver the highest quality design/development work without any of the drama that surrounded some of the other initial hires.

Ryan is one of those rare individuals that has incredible design AND technical talents. He comes up with original design concepts and executes them to perfection. In addition to his incredible talent, the best part about Ryan is that he is so easy and fun to work with! He’s a genuine, caring human being that cares as much about the people he works with as the work that he creates.

Michael Teitelbaum

President @ Baltimore Magazine

It’s not every day you come across a designer as talented as Ryan. He can take an idea and turn into a reality with his visual and interactive design skills.

Ryan exudes professionalism and personality. I really enjoyed working directly with Ryan and appreciated his insight, creativity and his humor! I personally vouge for Ryan – not only does his work speak for itself but his work ethic and integrity are something to be admired.

Some of the projects we’ve worked on together in the past required a lot of finesse and hand-holding for the client, and he would go above and beyond to make sure their ideas and his creations were in-line with each other.

I truly miss working with Ryan and recommend him for anyone looking to take their website or graphic design project to the next level.

Marilyn Brenner

Partner @ Intersection Online

Ryan has led our marketing and communications for 5 years. Ryan’s process begun with immersing himself in our values and impact and then creating our powerful brand to reflect this and the character of our audience served. A senior voice within the organization Ryan balances focused strategy alongside our resource. Throughout, Ryan has woven into the brand management his skills in visual design and web development, bringing our work to life online.

Joe Hewitt

CEO @ The Sports Creative

As Chairman of the board of Street Child United USA, and The Sports Creative I cannot say enough about the contribution Ryan has made to both organizations. His design sense, content creation, branding abilities, and overall technical expertise is on full display at both StreetChildUnited.com and TheSportsCreative.com. Both sites are both visional and functional works of art.

As Creative Designer, Ryan has also designed and managed FB ad campaigns, synthesized merchant processing to our CRM, and has filled numerous technological gaps for the organization. He is a pleasure to work with!

Tim Wayman

Independent Branch Leader @ Charles Scwab

I’ve worked with Ryan for a few years now and I can say he has an amazing creative talent. He also has the ability to manage projects, people and timelines, which is a unique and valuable skill. Working with Ryan is a real pleasure.

Kate Wilson

Vice President of Events @ ERE Media, Inc.

I highly recommend Ryan Young as a candidate for employment. Ryan was hired for freelance web design and construction by Saint Louis University, as a freelance web designer during 2011. Ryan was responsible for all aspects of site design and construction for a Center for Disease Control and Prevention funded website, focused on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Training.

Ryan not only provided technical results which were clean and attractive to our target audience, but his attention to our team’s interest and needs helped us translate our project on to web platform. In fact, we had worked with two other web designers who had failed to produce our desired outcomes. To our knowledge, Ryan worked independently and provided results in a quick and efficient manner. We appreciated his patience to explain each facet and function of the site throughout the project.

Ryan would be a tremendous asset for any company desiring his expertise. If you have any further questions with regard to his background or qualifications, please do not hesitate to contact me.