# Ryan VerWey
> Full-stack developer, design systems engineer, Army veteran, business owner, defense contractor, and CTO building production applications with React, Next.js, Angular, .NET, Python, SQL Server, AI integration, and cloud platforms.

## Core pages
- [Home](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/): Portfolio overview, featured projects, and primary positioning.
- [About](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/about): Background, technical focus, military experience, and professional story.
- [Projects](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/projects): Production websites, web apps, Chrome extensions, and client work.
- [Experience](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/experience): Current and past roles across fintech, defense, web development, data, and operations.
- [Blog](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/blog): Technical writing on SEO, Next.js, web applications, deployment, accessibility, and project lessons.
- [Contact](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/contact): Best path to reach Ryan for web development, software, analytics, and consulting work.
- [Resume](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/resume): Full-stack developer and design systems engineer resume with downloadable PDF.

## Current positioning
- Chief Technology Officer, Ratespedia LLC: Serve as CTO for a licensed mortgage rate comparison platform, translating business priorities into product roadmaps, architecture decisions, release plans, and compliance-aware delivery practices. Architect cloud infrastructure, relational data models, application services, REST integrations, Microsoft 365 access controls, engineering standards, cybersecurity policy, vendor coordination, and product workflows for a regulated financial product.
- Journeyman Full Stack Application Developer, IT Concepts dba Kentro: Provide software development and sustainment support to USSOCOM enterprise applications using Angular, .NET, C#, SQL Server, REST APIs, Windows Services, and secure CI/CD practices. Created CorvaUI, a token-driven multilingual design system with React and Stencil/Web Components packages, generated Angular and Vue wrappers, 350 inline SVG icons, and 11 accessible theme families. Established package audits, type-safety checks, axe-core coverage, visual regression testing, framework demos, and documentation to make UI delivery more consistent across applications.
- Owner / Web Developer, Echo Effect LLC: Own and operate Echo Effect LLC as a web development, social media consulting, and website optimization business. Lead service positioning, product planning, client communication, website delivery, content strategy, subscription offer design, and day-to-day business operations. Built Optimize as a live audit product for SEO, AEO, GEO, crawler access, structured data, WCAG, and ADA-readiness repair planning while continuing to ship responsive, accessible interfaces with Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, analytics, and practical automation.
- Web Developer / UI UX Designer, Jacobs Engineering / Amentum: Developed React applications, SharePoint enhancements, Power Platform solutions, and organizational web tools for defense customers. Built a full-stack React application integrating a customized large language model so analysts could search 100+ Structured Analytic Techniques and apply methodologies with AI assistance. Delivered 20+ Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI solutions, a full-stack site for the CENTCOM AI/ML Division, SharePoint UX improvements, automated testing, coding standards, and team development workflows.

## Featured projects
- Our Heritage Kitchen: Family recipe archive for preserving recipes with origins, family context, ingredients, steps, photos, timing, utensils, ratings, and practical notes. Built through beta, launch, SEO, analytics, and maintenance planning as a finalized capstone product. Stack: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Supabase, SEO. URL: https://ourheritagekitchen.com/
- Echo Effect LLC: Veteran-owned digital agency website offering web development, social media marketing, and Optimize website audits for SEO, AEO, GEO, WCAG, and ADA-readiness repair planning. Stack: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, SEO, AEO, GEO, WCAG, Stripe. URL: https://www.echoeffect.net/
- Optimize: Echo Effect audit product that scans public pages for SEO, AEO, GEO, crawler access, structured data, WCAG, and ADA-readiness signals, then turns findings into prioritized fix lists. Stack: Next.js, React, TypeScript, SaaS, Stripe, SEO, AEO, GEO, WCAG, ADA, Structured Data. URL: https://www.echoeffect.net/optimize
- SLOPSTACK: Systems Library of Operations & Playbooks: a developer reference hub with a curated AI prompt library, ranked model benchmarks, a tools directory, and battle-tested guides covering Git, TypeScript, Docker, and system design. Stack: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, MDX. URL: https://www.slopstack.dev/
- Peak Comfort: Business website for a locally owned Colorado HVAC company. Features service pages for heating, cooling, heat pumps, water heaters, and maintenance plans, a protection plan subscription offering, blog, and free quote request flow. Stack: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS. URL: https://www.mypeakcomfort.com/
- Cole's Pool Service & More: Business website for a veteran-owned Central Florida pool company. Features service pages for new construction, renovations, repairs, maintenance, hardscaping, and pool screens, plus a quote request flow and gallery. Stack: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS. URL: https://www.colespoolservices.com/
- Dirty Rice Gaming: Community website for Dirty Rice Gaming, a long-running Discord-centered gaming group. Features community positioning, partner paths, events, blog content, Discord sign-in, and calls to join the community. Stack: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Discord Auth. URL: https://dirtyricegaming.com/
- Ratespedia: Mortgage rate comparison platform connecting borrowers with verified lenders. Features a multi-step loan application, loan type selection (purchase, refinance, HELOC, and more), and a partner portal for lenders. Stack: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS. URL: https://www.ratespedia.com/
- Ratespedia Network: Mortgage rate-options intake experience for Ratespedia borrowers. Features loan-type selection, progressive form steps, disclosure-aware content, and a guided application flow. Stack: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Mortgage Tech. URL: https://www.ratespedia.net/
- MyRatespedia: Personalized mortgage quote form for Ratespedia users. Captures borrower contact and property information through a secure, validation-heavy lead intake experience. Stack: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Lead Intake. URL: https://www.myratespedia.com/
- PUG Empire: Elite gaming community platform with Supabase authentication, Discord API integration, interactive blog system, and live stream aggregation. Full-stack tactical gaming hub. Stack: Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Supabase, Discord API. URL: https://www.pugempire.com/
- SEO Peek: Chrome extension for instant SEO analysis with a single click. Analyzes title tags, meta descriptions, headings, images, and provides actionable insights. Stack: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Chrome APIs, Manifest V3. URL: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/seo-peek/hnjcclhjjdopnfcgfgflpfjgiokcbpia
- CorvaUI: Active full-stack design system platform with public docs, framework demo sites, npm-ready packages, token governance, validation rules, and reusable product patterns. Stack: Design Systems, NPM Packages, React, Angular, Next.js, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Web Components, TypeScript, i18n. URL: https://www.corvaui.com
- BRONCO: Closed-source proprietary Ratespedia operations suite for mortgage lead processing, batch ingest, record management, grading, PURL and QR generation, metrics, admin controls, workflow maps, and systems documentation. Stack: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Supabase, Tailwind CSS, Recharts, ExcelJS, QRCode, Nodemailer, Heroku, Vitest.
- Process Mapper: A fully interactive process mapping tool for creating and visualizing workflows with drag-and-drop functionality. Stack: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, React. URL: https://ryanverwey.github.io/ProcessMapper/
- Cairo Photography Portfolio: A full-featured photography portfolio website with custom CMS for managing galleries, projects, and content. Stack: JavaScript, React, CSS, HTML, Figma. URL: https://ryanverwey.github.io/CairoPortfolio
- Typing Force: A typing speed test with real-time accuracy and WPM metrics. Built with React and Node.js. Stack: React, JavaScript, Node.js, CSS, HTML.
- Pawfect Match: A responsive pet matching website that utilizes multiple APIs to match users with their perfect pet companion. Stack: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, REST APIs. URL: https://ryanverwey.github.io/Pawfect-Match/

## Recent technical articles
- [The Decision Tax: When More Options Make an Interface Worse](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/blog/the-decision-tax-choice-overload-ui): Choice overload is not a magic number. Learn how to structure options, comparisons, defaults, and filters so users can choose with confidence.
- [The Novelty Budget: Why Good Interfaces Borrow Before They Invent](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/blog/the-novelty-budget-familiar-vs-novel-ui): A practical UI/UX framework for deciding which interface conventions to preserve, where novelty creates value, and how to test unfamiliar patterns.
- [Full Sail, Finished: We Did It](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/blog/full-sail-web-development-program-reflection): A celebratory Full Sail Web Development reflection on finishing the degree, earning honors, and thanking the people who helped me get there.
- [Turning GitHub Language Stats Into a Profile Snapshot](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/blog/github-profile-language-metrics-python-action): A release note and developer case study for profile-language-metrics, a Python GitHub Action that generates a polished language snapshot SVG for profile READMEs.
- [Publish First, Syndicate Later: Automating Dev.to Without Losing SEO Credit](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/blog/automate-nextjs-blog-devto-canonical-delay): Automate Next.js portfolio blog syndication to Dev.to with images, four tags, a three-day delay, and canonical URLs.
- [Building Optimize: Echo Effect's Website Audit Tool](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/blog/building-optimize-echo-effect-audit-tool): A developer case study on building Optimize as a SaaS audit product with Next.js, Stripe subscriptions, reports, and practical SEO, AEO, GEO, and WCAG repair planning.
- [Building BREKIN: A Mortgage AI Knowledge System for Ratespedia](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/blog/building-brekin-ai-knowledge-system): See how I built BREKIN, a Ratespedia mortgage AI knowledge system with Next.js, Supabase, trainer workflows, voice input, and RAG.
- [Project and Portfolio VI: Web Development at Full Sail University](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/blog/project-portfolio-6-fullsail): Review Project and Portfolio VI at Full Sail, where Our Heritage Kitchen moved through launch planning, SEO, analytics, beta feedback, and handoff.
- [Project and Portfolio V: Web Development at Full Sail University](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/blog/project-portfolio-5-fullsail): Review Project and Portfolio V at Full Sail, where Our Heritage Kitchen moved through pitch, beta planning, metrics, security, and release strategy.
- [Building Rupert: The AI Chatbot Behind My Portfolio](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/blog/building-rupert-portfolio-ai-chatbot): See how I built Rupert, my portfolio AI assistant using Next.js, Gemini, NAS-hosted RAG, Upstash limits, streaming UI, and scope controls.
- [Enterprise AI Is Not About Tokens. It Is About Control.](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/blog/enterprise-ai-control-not-tokens): Analyze Alex Karp's CNBC interview through enterprise AI control, market positioning, competitors, data boundaries, audit trails, and learning loops.
- [Secure Application Development at Full Sail University](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/blog/secure-application-development-fullsail): Review Secure Application Development at Full Sail, covering browser trust, command injection, secrets management, JWTs, and secure deployment habits.

## Expertise tags
TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Angular, Vue, Next.js, Node.js, Express, Python, .NET, C#, Tailwind CSS, REST APIs, SQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, Git, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, Testing, Playwright, axe-core, Design Systems, Design Tokens, Stencil, Web Components, i18n, AI Integration, SEO, AEO, GEO, WCAG, ADA, Structured Data, Stripe, Analytics, Accessibility, Azure, AWS, Vercel, Docker, Kubernetes, Power Platform, Power Apps, Power BI, Power Automate, GIS, ArcGIS, QGIS

## Feeds and machine-readable indexes
- [Sitemap](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/sitemap.xml): Canonical crawl map for static pages and blog posts.
- [RSS](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/rss.xml): Blog feed for syndication and readers.
- [Robots](https://www.ryanverwey.dev/robots.txt): Crawler access policy.