About RDO
I am a former software engineer turned product designer, with an emphasis on the technology of design, and sustainable design principles. I shifted my focus away from Java and Flash ActionScript in favor of designing and building “real” things because I got tired of sitting in front of a computer all day and wanted a more creative pursuit. Still, I haven’t turned in my geek credentials altogether, and still spend a good amount of time hacking Linux-based open source projects.
I am currently a product design engineer with Project FROG in San Francisco, where we design highly sustainable, rapidly deployable modular building systems for education and other markets. I manage a lot of the design technology that we use, including SolidWorks and Arena PLM, and I play with modo for renderings of our building system every chance I get.
I can be contacted at “blog”-at-[the domain name of this website].
Ryan Olson
San Francisco, CA
July 2010
