Ryan DeWitt is a Design professional with a proven track record of over 15 years of delivering design projects on schedule and within budget. He possess a unique combination of creativity coupled with pragmatic project management skills and the ability to move beyond technical barriers. Ryan has a mastery of standard design software applications plus exploratory knowledge of many leading edge technologies such as mobile interfaces, animation and serious gaming. Known for tireless enthusiasm, creative energy and personal dedication to the field of design.
Ryan’s Client Partner Reference Summaries Below
Jarrod Haning
Coach, Musician, Entrepreneur and Professional Speaker
“Ryan was great to work with. Creative, professional, proactive. He definitely went the extra mile. Quality work, appropriately priced. I will definitely use him again.”
Pablo D. del Valle
Design Camp Coordinator
NC State University
Ryan was thoroughly prepared for each session, very engaged with all of his students and incredibly quick on his feet…Unfortunately, many professors might squash the adventurous students’ creative vision; Ryan on the other hand did everything he could to guarantee that each student brought even the most challenging project to completion.
Even before the first student arrived on campus, it was obvious that Ryan was going to be an amazing instructor, he was inquisitive, eager and dedicated to pushing the limits of what each of our students could achieve…I have had the privilege of working with dozens of design professionals over the course of the last few years coordinating design camp, and can easily say that Ryan DeWitt is at the top of that list.
Robert Hubal, PhD
Research Triangle Institute
“Ryan created a series of animations to illustrate basic neurobiological principles, as well as other animations demonstrating the effects of alcohol on the brain in relation to driving performance. These animations required a considerable effort on Ryan’s part to understand these basic and detailed processes and to represent them effectively. He produced what I consider a high-quality contribution to the multimedia presentation, and did so efficiently in time and dollars…” read more
Gary Duncan, PhD
University of North Carolina
“Ryan has been a tremendous asset as member of our team in translating complex science into simple animations to help students learn. With little background in biology, Ryan has done an amazing job in researching and learning the details of the content that we address in our curricula. Ryan has been very responsive to many picky detailed requirements for the accurate representation of scientific concepts. Through his self-directed efforts and close interaction with the team we have been able to formulate learning resources that could address pressing public health concerns…” read more
Marianne Meeker, PhD
University of North Carolina
“…Given his extensive experience as an educator, his contributions to our discussions are reshaping our thinking at a fundamental level concerning the look and feel of our curriculum . He has been so much more than a computer graphics expert in his role on this effort. He has been a true colleague in every sense. Ryan’s professionalism, intellectual curiosity, organizational skills, and pure talent make him an invaluable collaborator and an asset to our project…” read more
Amy Holloway, Realtor
Weiland Properties
“Ryan’s creativity, resourcefulness and ability to meet deadlines proved extremely valuable to our organization. Additionally I know Ryan to be a man of integrity in all dealings, whether personal or business related. I would highly recommend Ryan DeWitt to anyone needing graphic design services…..” read more
Lee Cherry, Design/MBA
Advanced Media Lab Manager
College of Design, NCSU
“Ryan is a top-notch guy and does great work. He has a fantastic and positive outlook both in life and on any creative work he’s undergoing. Ryan always keeps an eye on any technical advantages that can be applied to develop new creative aesthetics. His focus is constantly on what is best for clients for the long term and his work with students shows that he is quickly able to adapt to their learning styles. I have enjoyed working with him on prior design projects and look forward to working with him again on many future projects down the road.”
Patrick Fitzgerald
College of Design, NCSU
“I have worked closely with Ryan as a colleague in the New Media Lab at NC State for the past three years and I have known Ryan personally for over a decade. I have found Ryan to be an exceptionally competent, energetic, and intelligent person. In this past three years, Ryan has been central to the development of our new master’s program; it’s curriculum, and research agenda. Ryan has successfully developed and taught courses on both the undergraduate and graduate levels….” read more
Jesse Lipson
Brooks Bell Interactive, Developer/Co-Owner
“We hired Ryan a few times to help our company do Flash production on some pretty challenging ad agency concepts. He did a good job on the work and always delivered it on time.”
Adam Winsor
Art and Design Student, College of Design, NCSU
“Ryan worked hard to teach us current digital imaging techniques and was willing to work with individual students when they had difficulty learning. He was always very understanding and supportive.”
Robert D. Pearlstein Ph.D.
Department of Surgery
Duke University and Medical Center
“What initially impressed me about Mr. DeWitt was his portfolio. In particular, his work involving medical and scientific graphics and animation showed a remarkable talent for capturing and presenting medical-scientific concepts to both professional and non-medical, non-scientific audiences. I direct a group at Loma Linda University which is developing an experimental, non-invasive surgical procedure for treatment of intractable epilepsy, and we decided to contract Ryan to help with developing media concepts for presenting these procedures to patients and family. I have more recently contracted with Ryan to assist with the development of animation media for inclusion in a web site here at Duke University and Medical Center devoted to the history and instrumentation of stereotactic and functional neurosurgery…” read more
Nicole Welch
Curator of Education
CAM (Contemporary Art Museum Initiative)
www.cam.ncsu.edu
“I was amazed at Ryan’s ability to conceive an animation project that could be completed by high school students within the limited timeframe of one day. Our 160 participating high school campers come form a variety of backgrounds and most had absolutely no experience with animation. Ryan was able to engage campers in a creative process to develop their own individual stop-motion animations as well as an animation they produced collaboratively. It takes a great deal of patience, energy, skill and passion to lead a project such as this and connect with such a broad range of personalities and skill levels.
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