About Me
Hello! My name is Ryan Lyons and I am the Support Manager at Plexamedia. I started as an intern in 2021 and have learned a lot through my time at the company. I have earned my bachelor's degree in Computer Science and my master’s degree in Computer Systems and Software Design from Jacksonville State University.
I’m 26 and originally from Cumming, Georgia. I currently live in Jacksonville, Alabama with my girlfriend and our three cats. In my free time, I enjoy playing video games, going to conventions, and being nerdy with my buddies.
Some of My Skills
- PHP
- HTML
- CSS
- MySQL
- C++
- Python
- Java
- R
- jQuery
- JavaScript/TypeScript
- C#
- Front-End Development
- Back-End Development
- Server Management
- Domain Management
- WPEngine
- Hostinger
- SiteGround
- .NET Web Development
- PHPMyAdmin
- WordPress
- Google Analytics
- Google Search Console
- Google Tag Manager
- Open WebUI
- WinSCP
- MailCow
- Rackspace
- Notepad++
Professional Experience
Plexamedia — SEO / Support Manager
I have been working for Plexamedia for 5 years. I started as an intern while I was in college and rose to a full time support team member after a year and a half as I finished school. I took over our support department in 2023 and have been running it since! As our support manager, I work with customers everyday solving their issues and updating their sites, while delegating to our designers. I also help manager all of our servers, work on custom plugin solutions, and building new sites
Websites That I Have Built
ryanlyons.dev
This site that you are currently on. This is my portfolio site, which I originally built using UIkit 3.14.0, then adapted to my own styling.
DRIVE Out Hunger Project
This is my sister's website that she uses to promote her work in helping combat food insecurity. I helped give her site a redesign this year and we launched it at the beginning of June! I used the free version of Elementor and built a WordPress theme to supplement the areas that Elementor Free was not able to handle, like the mobile popout menu.
Custom WordPress Plugins
These are some WordPress plugins that I wrote to solve issues I was facing while managing.
Outbound Link Tracker
Written to give some less technically inclined clients the ability to see at a quick glance their link analytics on their site. You can pick out date ranges, and quickly reset to the most recent week of data.
One By One Replace
Search for strings or Regex with optional case sensitivity and replace specific occurrences within any CPT.
Lockdown
Password protects the front-end and allows admins to block specific roles from the backend.
Gravity Forms Subject URL
Very simple plugin designed to be dropped into the WordPress mu-plugins folder on multisites so I could track where stray notifications were coming from.
Email PHP Error Notifier
Monitors for fatal PHP errors and emails a report once a day to specified emails.
Education
Master of Science in Computer Systems and Software Design
Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science; Minor in Music Performance
Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
Dean’s List and Honor Roll recognition for 4 years; President’s List for 2 years
Music
Myriad
I put together the soundtrack for Myriad, a game created by my friend Batto, a Tetris-inspired roguelite game where you can fit bonus blocks into a grid-like system. Below is a sneak peek at the main theme!
Learn more by visiting the developer's Bluesky: