Ryan Linton

About Ryan Linton

Engineering, Data Science, and Product Management Executive with 20+ years of experience building and scaling high-performance, real-time platforms across cloud, AI/ML, and enterprise systems.Specializes in leading large-scale engineering and AI/ML organizations to deliver low-latency, high-throughput solutions that power business-critical operations and real-time decision-making. Skilled at aligning product vision, data science, and technical execution to accelerate growth, resilience, and platform innovation.Led major system modernizations, AI/ML platform builds, intelligent data pipeline transformations, and next-generation cloud service launches across complex, global environments.Operator mindset. Strategic builder. Relentless on execution.

Experience

1. Gm Engineering - Commerce Risk & Fraud

   Microsoft

   Dec 2021 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

   Leading a global organization of ~400 Engineering, Product Management, and Data Science professionals to secure Microsoft’s cloud ecosystem against fraud and abuse. Driving end-to-end strategy across prevention, detection, containment, and remediation.Innovating at scale with dynamic Azure quota management based on real-time risk signals, and advancing complex AI/ML models to detect and respond to emerging fraud patterns.Achieved over 70% reduction in fraud-related losses across Azure by delivering resilient, adaptive platforms that protect critical cloud resources and enable secure business growth.

Education

• ITI

  Management Information Systems, General

• The University of Winnipeg

  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Big Data
• Team Leadership
• Agile Project Management
• Distributed Systems
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Software Project Management
• System Deployment
• Program Management
• System Architecture
• Devops
• Large Scale Systems
• Cloud Applications
• Enterprise Software
• .net Framework
• .net
• Agile Methodologies
• Web Services
• Software Design
• Scalable Architecture
• Visual Studio
• Scalability
• Software Engineering
• Solution Architecture
• System Design
• Cloud Computing
• Amazon Ec2