![Ryan Merrill](/sites/default/files/styles/persons_list_profile_picture/public/images/2020-01/ryan.jpeg?itok=ZGOy0ILc)
I'm a hungry designer, developer and writer who likes his work tough and code clean. It comes from a midwestern work ethic forged near the abandoned steel yards of the Great Lakes. I grew up on a steady diet of underdog sports teams, brutal winters and minimalist writers — distilling in me a utilitarian approach to design and a desire to celebrate victories of any size.