Over the past ten years, Dave Ryan has been involved with many companies and organizations in Denver and Boulder, Colorado:
MANAGING PARTNER
- GreenSpark Ventures - an early stage investment firm that focuses on alternative energy and clean technology.
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER:
- CiviCore, LLC - a company dedicated to providing non-profits, foundations and public agencies with cost effective database and web solutions.
- FAST Learning, LLC - A literacy intervention program developed by The Denver Academy and converted into a commercially available product and training program.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Ð OPERATIONS:
- Fetter Logic - a financial data expert that provides consultative technology solutions to retail and institutional broker/dealers.
VP OF SALES AND MARKETING:
- RioLabs Inc. - Developers of Proximal, an XML-based data exchange that facilitates and simplifies B2B e-commerce.
SALES AND MARKETING CONSULTANT TO:
- MapQuest.Com - the now ubiquitous mapping software company.
MARKETING ADVISOR TO:
- Barefoot Productions, Inc - Developer of Auto Shutdown, Twinkle Bulbs, and a great Internet Development firm.
- DataLever - Developer of "John Henry" - a visual programming tool that makes it easy to create and run high-performance data transformation engines.
ADVISOR/ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER:
- Optimal Solutions Inc. - a Colorado-headquartered, leading provider of web-based and desktop software for human resource scheduling.
- SpireMedia, Inc. - a Denver-based creative web-design and technology development service agency.
- ccIntellect - a full-service advertising and marketing agency focused on economic development marketing, real estate marketing, tourism and travel marketing, non-profit marketing and corporate marketing.
NOT-FOR-PROFIT/EDUCATION BOARD MEMBER:
- Urban Peak - Urban Peak helps young people overcome homelessness and other real life challenges by providing safety, respect, essential services and a supportive community, empowering them to become self-reliant adults.
- The Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra - a critically acclaimed, fully professional orchestra in Boulder, Colorado.
- Adventures Within, Inc. - a non-profit which provides outdoor experiences and confidence-building challenges for individuals with multiple sclerosis.
- University of Virginia Young Alumni Council, Chairman, Technology Committee.
- University of Colorado Ambassadors Program - Spokesperson for the interests of CU and for higher education in general to the state legislature.
INVESTOR AND PARTNER
- Social Venture Partners, Denver (SVP). Founding Partner/Steering Committee - SVP develops philanthropy and volunteerism to achieve positive social change in the six county Denver Metro region. Using the venture capital approach as a model, the participants or Partners of SVP are committed to giving time, money, and expertise to create partnerships with nonprofit organizations. Member of the 2000-01 Class of Leadership Denver, a program striving to promote informed and committed civic volunteerism, sponsored by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.