Ryan Rodd

About Ryan Rodd

Software engineer, product leader, and technology executive with over two decades of experience building and scaling innovative systems across aviation, AI, and modern web application stacks.Currently leading product engineering at Wisk Aero, where I’m helping shape the operational software and airline systems behind the world’s first certified autonomous passenger aircraft. I work across aircraft systems, certification, and fleet operations to build the infrastructure that will power autonomous air carriers at scale—from maintenance and dispatching to crew proficiency and fleet management.Additionally leading core AI development at Magic Data, where we’re building intelligent agents that can reason about user-provided data, generate and execute pipelines from natural language prompts, and streamline analytics workflows for engineers and analysts alike.Formerly CTO at ImagineAir, where we grew a three-aircraft startup into the nation’s largest Part 135 air taxi by flight volume. Designed industry-first scheduling and route optimization systems, built end-to-end software for flight ops and maintenance, and licensed those platforms to other aviation businesses.Passionate about integrating machine learning into product experiences, automation, clean UI, optimized data flow, and smart system design. Equally at home with low-level systems and fully virtualized infrastructure, with deep experience across AWS and GCP infrastructure products.Pilot, scuba diver, sky diver, rock climber, and tinkerer/maker—continually exploring the intersection of technology, aviation, health, media, corporate strategy, and innovation.

Experience

1. Lead Product Engineer

   Wisk

   Oct 2019 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Leading the development and integration of software platforms powering air carrier operations for the world\'s first certified autonomous passenger aircraft. Oversee a cross-functional team delivering fleet management, maintenance, crew proficiency, dispatching, and vertiport automation—aligning operational and certification objectives with critical business outcomes.Initially joined Wisk in avionics verification (DO-178) before transitioning into operational software, bringing nearly a decade of prior experience as CTO/Product Manager of a Part 135 air taxi operation. Currently focused on integrating complex microservices and platforms through RESTful APIs, enabling rapid iteration on product requirements amid evolving aircraft capabilities and regulatory frameworks.Collaborate closely with aircraft systems engineering, airworthiness and operations certification teams, and product leadership to deliver solutions that meet stringent safety, regulatory, and efficiency demands.

Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  BSCS, Computer Science

  2006 — 2009

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  BSCE, Civil Engineering

  2002 — 2007

Skills

• Network Security
• Databases
• Git
• Programming
• Project Management
• Network Administration
• Jenkins
• Sql
• Linux
• Microsoft Office
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Security
• Mysql
• Aviation
• Perl
• Software Development
• Apache
• Php
• Javascript
• Aircraft
• Quality Assurance
• Web Development
• C++
• Private Pilot
• Leadership
• Program Management
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• System Deployment
• Css
• Integration
• Digital Video
• Web Design
• System Administration
• Networking