Rhyan Reid

You already know me, or you don't, either way, I exist, at least in my own mind.

I used to live in Portland Oregon, a city that embraces the odd and unusual, where being normal is abnormal. I've relocated somewhat recently to the small town of Walla Walla Washington, a place with a long storied history and more gray days in winter than Seattle or Portland.

I have started companies, managed projects, designed and built all manner of entertaining things and consumed quite a few bottles of rather nice wine (maybe that last part should have been in another paragraph?). I have been working since before I was a teenager and consider myself semi retired from the construction trades, considering I have approaching thirty years experience in the field. I am rather intrigued by the cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Ethereum and am open to looking at entertaining business opportunities in the space. I'm always looking for new ideas, so if you need someone well versed in project planning and execution email me, we might just build something interesting together.

I am an adventurous eater. I love to cook and am reasonably good at it, if my friends are to be believed. I love Champagne and Tequila and if I have any say in the matter some form of barbeque will be the last, lingering, taste my palate experiences as I exit this mortal plane.

If you think sixteen semesters in college is a mark of over education, than I am simply well educated. I went back to college (years after dropping out to found a company) and earned a couple degrees, one in finance and another in social science, but that was over a decade ago. I'm currently contemplating going back to school to work on a masters degree in engineering. I have spent the past ten plus years working as an engineering consultant on renewable energy projects and special purpose data centers, yet I don't have an actual engineering degree, just the skills and experience to be rather good at the job.

As an alternative to heading back to university in the not distant future, I would consider a project controls or project management position in the construction, energy or utility fields. Bonus points if it's a low carbon baseload power source (I'm open to ideas, email me. I especially like working with startups and novel technologies).

I used to be a competitive skier, now I climb mountains. It's (marginally) cheaper and takes (slightly) less time. I cook, I volunteer, I consult on projects I find entertaining.