Ryan Casey has over 15 years of IT experience that spans software development, architecture, project management and running an IT consultancy. He has successfully led software development projects across industries by focusing on the critical features and structuring the project so that those features are delivered on time.

Ryan is able to leverage his experience and education to add value by working closely with a client to understand their goals and develop solutions to meet those goals. He has the ability to translate non-technical requirements into technical tasks to fulfill the client’s vision.

Prior to founding Skapa, Ryan was the CEO of a small IT consultancy in Charlottesville, Virginia. There he led the company to its most profitable year while he served as the lead technical resource, project manager and ran the day-to-day operations of the company.

Previously, Ryan worked at MusicToday as a Developer and the Center for Responsive Politics (opensecrets.org) in Washington, D.C. where he was Webmaster and managed the network. OpenSecrets twice won the prestigious Webby Award while he was Webmaster.

Ryan holds an M.S. from the McIntire School of Commerce at UVA and a B.A. from Earlham College.

Huda Bazyan is a highly motivated IT professional, with years of experience in project and product management, agile methodologies, team leadership and software development.

Before joining Skapa, Huda served as the IT Project Manager for PALS, a national literacy screening tool for young kids during her time working at the University of Virginia, and previously worked on the development of nationally recognized virtual human at the University of Iowa.

Huda joined Ryan when Skapa was first established in the summer of 2016 to create a great company that delivers value and quality services to its clients.

Huda has a record of ensuring projects are delivered at the highest quality and within budget by effectively organizing, managing, and utilizing all resources. With her strong interpersonal and analytical skills, Huda proved to be a successful team leader and liaison between teams and clients.

Before, Huda earned her Master’s degree in Management of Information Technology from the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce. She has significant experience working on product development, analytics, IT hiring, software testing, and documentation.

Simone Rotondi is an expert software developer with a passion for solving real world problems in an elegant and efficient way in order to deliver to the client the best experience possible.

​Simone worked professionally as a full stack developer for the past 8 year (Sintec, {Saw} Software Mill) expanding both his technical and personal skills in a never ending journey of self-improving.

Simone earned an Information Technology degree in 2007.

Simone joined Skapa on December 2017. He is looking forward to work with like minded people and growing his knowledge further.

Mona Yoon has experience in both Technology and Marketing, primarily in end-user software, digital and new media technology, and quality assurance, SaaS. Mona’s experience also encompasses marketing strategy and tactical planning, program development and implementation, product development and positioning, consumer behavior, market research and sampling methodologies.

Mona’s prior role included being a QA Team Lead, where she helped champion, facilitate, and implement processes that were cost-effective and efficient in meeting corporate business objectives, while generating the revenue pipeline for key markets. As part of a chosen team member for DevOps, Mona was responsible in assisting with complex projects, which included managing a team for the company’s SQL Server migration to Azure, and building the first online expert platform that gained Industry recognition. In parallel, Mona has been involved as a freelance Business and Marketing Consultant, assisting local incubators and small businesses within the retail, professional services, non-profit, NGO, tourism & travel, and restaurant/hospitality sectors.

Mona has earned her B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Michigan, and holds an MBA in Marketing, Graduate Honors, from Regis University.

Ryan Maas is an experienced software developer who enjoys the full spectrum, from back-end to front-end. Ryan has worked for Urban Science, an automotive consulting and analytics firm, and Website Pipeline, a B2B e-commerce centric software shop. He has a proven track record of delivering rock-solid solutions to given problems.

Ryan graduated from Furman University in 2015 with a B.S. in Computer Science and currently lives in Greenville, South Carolina. In his free time he enjoys hiking with his wife Kaitlyn and his dog Maya, as well as continuing to be a student in the ever-expanding world of software and web development.

Lance Ganapin has over 7 years of experience as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer. He has a passion for ensuring delivery of high quality software products to consumers through application of QA best practices and spearheading automated testing efforts within a software development life cycle.

Lance was previously a team lead where he built and maintained an automated UI testing framework and API tests that help expedite the QA team’s functional and regression testing time. The jump in automated testing coverage from 0% to 80% allowed the entire team to deliver features faster and more efficiently without compromising quality.

Lance graduated from the University of North Texas in 2010 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a minor in Computer Science.

Carlos Espinoza brings over 20 years of experience leading teams in the development of technology products across multiple industries such as the financial, publishing, education and healthcare industries. He has worked for multinational companies like AT&T, JP Morgan, Credit Suisse. In the past few years, Carlos has enjoyed working with technology startup companies helping them to implement new product ideas and to grow their existing product offerings.

Carlos has been successful at bringing innovative products to market by working collaboratively across business units including engineering, content, finance, marketing. Mr. Espinoza has a bias for action and can break down complex problems into steps that drive product development at agile speeds.

Carlos Espinoza graduated from the University of Virginia with a BS in Systems Engineering and later received an MBA from the Darden School of Business.