Ryan Plesko

BuildingProcess.com

BuildingProcess.com

BuildingProcess helps you make smart purchasing decisions for your home.

• Startup type: Company
• Status: Active
• Stage: Beta

Some people just design, some just develop, some just do finance, and some just lead the team. Not me. I don't do just one thing; I do a lot of things. I'm an entrepreneur, a designer, a developer, a web evangelist, and a tech organizer. But I also study marketing, love photography, appreciate architecture, remodel houses, design and build furniture, and read way more than I watch television. I've been referred to as a "human Swiss Army Knife."

I'm a founding member of The Creative Space, a coworking space full of tech creatives, developers, and entrepreneurs, and a founding member of RefreshBCS.

I am also the founder of BuildingProcess, a social network & utility that enables efficient communication and connects consumers and home professionals.

View my full bio at http://resume.buildingproce...

Employer:	BuildingProcess.com
Position:	Founder
Time period:	January 2006 - Present
Description:	• Conceived, designed and developed website/application to host home industry professional profiles, ratings & reviews, news articles, and product pages • Grew site to 20,000+ total pages receiving 45,000+ page views each month • Custom designed and developed content management system allowing automated user registration and content control of individual profiles • Designed and developed widget to export profile ratings & reviews to external websites

Employer:	Freelance Web & Print Design
Position:	Contracted
Time period:	January 1997 - Present
Description:	• Website/application design and development • Widget design and development • Usability and marketing consultation • User Interface design and testing • Photo editing and optimization

Employer:	Electronic Interiors
Position:	Operations Manager
Time period:	January 2003 - December 2006
Description:	• Managed teams of installers and multiple installation projects • Met with new clients, designed custom entertainment systems, and handled customer feedback • Managed finances and budgets regarding purchasing, sales, and advertising • Designed marketing materials to aid in superior company image and increased sales

Employer:	Travilian Homes, Inc.
Position:	Marketing Manager
Time period:	January 2002 - January 2003
Description:	• Organized advertising for print, electronic, television and radio media • Coordinated schedules and promotions to advertising campaigns • Maintained and enhanced company internet and intranet websites • Prioritized and budgeted new promotions to increase sales • Increased sales from 22 houses in 2001 to over 60 in 2002 on minimal budget • Managed operations to increase efficiency and productivity to further increase revenue

Employer:	Dell Computer Corporation
Position:	R&D Test Analyst – Thermal Engineering
Time period:	January 2000 - December 2001
Description:	• Designed, constructed, and tested prototype assemblies to meet thermal specifications • Tested and analyzed newly developed products to ensure operation and reliability • Assisted other engineers in diagnosing design flaws and made recommendations for resolution • Designed and developed web based form and database for submitting and tracking workflow

Employer:	Tech Data Corporation
Position:	Quality Assurance Supervisor
Time period:	January 1999 - January 2000
Description:	• Supervised quality and productivity of computer assembly staff • Performed quality checks on all completed builds (more than 1600/month) • Integrated new Quality Assurance tracking process • Designed new reports to be used by all technicians for quality and productivity reporting

Employer:	Conroe Independent School District
Position:	Network Administrator/Technician
Time period:	January 1996 - January 1999
Description:	• Setup and maintained 1200 seat Novell network • Performed Network Administrator duties including server setup and maintenance, user rights and maintenance, setup of new computers on network, network design, firewall configuration, wiring, termination, etc. • Trained teachers and new network administrators • Implemented an integration of a Novell and Windows NT network • Designed and built CISD and Conroe High School internet sites, 1997

University:	Texas A & M University System - College Station
Time period:	1998 - 2001
Degree:	INFO, BA