Ryan Izard
About Ryan Izard
Ryan Izard is a Software Engineering Manager at Arista Networks in Santa Clara, California, with extensive experience in software engineering and research.
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Ryan Izard holds the position of Software Engineering Manager. He is currently working at Arista Networks.
Current Role at Arista Networks
Ryan Izard is employed at Arista Networks in Santa Clara, California. He assumed the role of Software Engineering Manager in 2021. Prior to this, he has been serving as a Senior Software Engineer since 2020.
Previous Positions at Big Switch Networks
Before joining Arista Networks, Ryan Izard worked at Big Switch Networks. He was a Member of Technical Staff from 2016 to 2020. Additionally, he worked as an Engineering Intern from 2014 to 2016.
Experience at Clemson University
Ryan Izard has contributed significantly to Clemson University. He worked as a Graduate Researcher and Graduate Teaching Assistant from 2012 to 2017, and also served as an NSF REU Researcher in 2012. Early in his career at Clemson, he was an Academic Success Center Tutor in 2011-2012 and an Undergraduate Research Assistant in 2011.
Other Early Career Roles
Prior to his extensive work in software engineering, Ryan Izard had various roles. He was a Test Engineering Co-op at Itron from 2009 to 2010, an Intern at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center in 2011, and a server at J. Flanigan's Ice Cream Parlor from 2004 to 2007.
Education and Expertise
Ryan Izard attained both his Bachelor of Science (BS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in Computer Engineering from Clemson University. He completed his BS from 2007 to 2012 and his PhD from 2012 to 2017.