Ryan Henry
Partner at Sand Hill North Inc.
Ryan Henry
Partner at Sand Hill North Inc.
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2021 - Current
Investing in pre-seed + seed stage B2B software startups.
Co-Founder and CTO
2018 - 2021
Wisely helps non-profit fundraisers raise more by managing their portfolio of donors using an AI sales CRM add-on.
Sr Director of Development
2014 - 2018
High performing technical and people leader responsible for scaling the business, driving innovation and managing change. Strategic technical leader for FreshBooks' Payments line of business while managing Data, QA and Agile orgs.
Technical Director
2012 - 2014
Responsible for ensuring the competitiveness of all customer facing products, including Web and Mobile. Encouraging an efficient production process and ensuring all developers are capable and proficient. Oversee the software architecture of all systems to ensure they are maintainable and efficient. Assess the feasibility and cost of all projects and make recommendations that will ensure the success of Fuel’s products.
Director of Engineering
2010 - 2012
• Lead and mentor software engineering teams to ensure products of the highest quality. • Define and direct project management schedules to ensure estimates are accurate and products are on-time. • Build efficient, innovative and energized teams through recruitment and career development. • Collaborate across functional areas to facilitate projects and relationships. • Drive sound engineering design and establish development processes and quality standards. • Provide architectural and technical direction to ensure long term maintenance.
Development Lead
2009 - 2010
Managed multiple Blackberry and Windows Mobile game development teams.
Platform Developer
2008 - 2008
Software Developer
2007 - 2008
Junior Software Engineer
2005 - 2007
Education
BCS
2005 - 2008