Ryan Wilson
Principal Software Developer at Ford Motor Company
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolRyan Wilson is a Principal Software Developer based in Waterloo with a decade of experience blending hands-on engineering, technical leadership, and entrepreneurship. He founded and ran a boutique VFX studio for nine years, delivering effects for dozens of TV and film productions while building and marketing custom plugins and production tooling. At Ford he has progressed from senior developer to principal and software supervisor, driving architecture, scrum leadership, and cross-functional delivery for complex media and embedded systems. He brings deep low-level and algorithmic expertise—CUDA, OpenCV, Intel IPP, C/C++—combined with web and backend experience in Python/Django and modern front-end stacks. A patient, charismatic mentor and fast learner, he pairs strong business acumen with systems-level skills including server admin, networking, and hardware builds. His uncommon mix of VFX production, research-driven media engineering, and automotive software architecture makes him adept at translating creative requirements into robust, production-grade systems.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Honours Biological Engineering, Bachelor of Science Honours Biological Engineering at University of Guelph
Github Skills (42)
compositing10
static-typing9
javascript9
monorepo9
build-system8
typescript8
blockchain-platform7
parser7
rust7
mining6
graphic6
opengl5
gpu5
wallet5
algorithm5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
AuthorityFX/afx-nuke-plugins
Apr 2016 - Sep 2017
Useful, everyday compositing plugins for Nuke
Contributions:194 commits, 81 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 4 months
compositing
AuthorityFX/afx-nuke-gizmos
Jan 2017 - Mar 2017
Contributions:7 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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