Biography
 I live in Burlington, Vermont
with my wife, Heavenly, and Noodle the cat, pictured to the
right.
Work and Education History:
My first job was working summer vacations as a fruit picker
and "pick-your-own" manager for Paul Mazza's Fruit &
Vegetable Stand of Essex Center. Then, when I turned 16 I took
on a second job that summer as a cashier and stocker for Grand
Union of Essex Junction. When summer was over I kept working
at Grand Union while going to high school. The following
summer I continued working at Grand Union, full time.
Once I graduated from Colchester High School I went to the University of North
Texas in Denton, Texas. I joined Josten's as a
ring inspector and eventually took on jobs running computer
functions for the company while going to college.
In 1998, I decided to open up JLRyan.com
while still working full-time at Josten's and going to school
full-time.
By 2000, JLRyan.com was keeping me busy enough to focus on
the business full time while still going to school full time.
From 2000 to 2004, I continued to grow sales and open up
several other web sites including CosmicVitamins.com, PepsiCollectables.com, FlowbeeHaircuttingSystem.com, and ElectricGear.com.
In 2002, I graduated from UNT with a business
administration degree in Marketing with an emphasis on
e-commerce along with some courses in Entrepreneurship.
Heavenly and I moved back to Vermont and got married on the
shores of Lake Champlain at St. John's Club. We then purchased
a home off North Ave and Heavenly and I continued to run the
several web sites.
In 2004, we took on web site management of Hamlens.com,
which is the online presence of Hamlen's Garden Center of
Swanton, Vermont.
Later in 2004, I decided I really liked creating and
developing web sites as a occupation, so I opened Advantage Creations to offer my help to
other small businesses wanting to do business online. In the
first year of business as Advantage Creations we created the
several web sites for clients. We also formed ChamplainCoffee.com to offer low acid
coffee online. As I love coffee and have acid reflux, this
was a perfect business for me to get involved in.
In 2005, we have continued to manage the web sites created
previously as well as completed several more new websites for
clients.
Previous political experience:
I've attended city council meetings for over a year now and
will continue to regardless of the election results. I serve
on the Ward 4&7 NPA Steering committee and as treasurer
for several non-profit groups.
I've run a very serious campaign having put in 4-5 hours a
day. I've gone door-to-door to over 2,800 voters since January
2nd to distribute literature and hear your concerns.
Positions held:
Hobbies and Interests:
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