About

Published August 17, 2019 · 334 words · 2 minute read

Hello! My name is Ryan, and I am a passionate computer programmer.

Presently, I work as a Senior Technical Consultant at IBM Canada. Still quite early in my career, I work with and for tremendously skilled and experienced IT Architects with clients in the Oil and Gas industry. I specialize in Azure, big data, application development, and technical problem solving.

June 2024 - Downtown Calgary in my work duds
June 2024 - Downtown Calgary in my work duds

When I started work at IBM as an Associate Technical Consultant I was primarily working on Enterprise Asset Management projects utilizing Maximo EAM. I have shadowed multiple Software Architects and Project Managers, assisting and taking on deliverables and challenges. Within IBM I have been recognized as outstanding for my level of experience, earning the country-wide Rockstar Consultant award in Q1 2022.

I received a BASc in Computer Engineering from the University of Ottawa after graduating in April 2021. During my studies, I completed internships at IBM and MNP LLP, spent a year working at Wise Assistant, and contributed to Xalgorithms Foundation free software projects and the UOE Racing electric car team’s motor controller division.

UOE Racing Supermileage Team - Photo: Bijan Samiee
UOE Racing Supermileage Team - Photo: Bijan Samiee

This minimalist website stores my long-form writing; records of experiments, musings, tutorials, and articles on technology.

I also store a collection of personal notes at manuals.ryanfleck.ca , my other less formal referential website.

I’m always looking for new, innovative projects to contribute to.

My email inbox at [email protected] is the most reliable way to get in touch. I check this inbox twice a day. At those times, I will read all of the messages and pencil in a future time to respond to the most important. At one point, I monitored LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook for Business, Slack and a medley of other messengers; this proved to be a touch overwhelming. I prefer to work in large, uninterrupted blocks of time.

Please visit my Github , LinkedIn , or old tech blog for more info.


February 2022 – Soldering in uOttawa’s CBY computer lab
February 2022 – Soldering in uOttawa’s CBY computer lab