Ryan Holland
Head Of Research And Development at This Smart House
Lone Jack, Missouri, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRyan Holland is a pragmatic technology leader with 14+ years across electrical engineering, IT, and R&D, currently heading Research & Development and previously directing innovation and technology for renewable energy products. He specializes in turning prototypes into scalable product families, leading cross-discipline teams through standards adoption, compliance retrofits, and production-ready processes. Ryan pairs enterprise IT and controls expertise with hands-on troubleshooting for field-deployed systems, improving customer support, security, and onboarding. Outside corporate roles he builds an audience as the creator of This Smart House, a YouTube channel with 26,000 subscribers and 3M+ views that demystifies smart home IoT for beginners — a practical outlet that informs his product thinking. Based in Lone Jack, Missouri, he brings a blend of creative communication, lean manufacturing practices, and a proven track record of aligning engineering, software, and business goals.
8 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
BS Electrical & Computer Engineering, BS Electrical & Computer Engineering at University of Missouri-Kansas CityUniversity of Missouri
English
Github Skills (13)
indoor-positioning10
home-assistant-integration9
home-assistant9
esp327
iot6
python6
home-automation5
mqtt5
vue4
security3
camera3
rtsp2
reolink2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
RyanAHolland/Home-AssistantConfig
Apr 2018 - Oct 2022
Contributions:770 commits, 665 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 7 months
This-Smart-House/HomeAssistant
Jan 2020 - Aug 2020
Contributions:5 pushes in 6 months
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