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Ryan Lobban

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Staff/senior fullstack engineer passionate about delivering value through technical innovation.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role that encourages itertative innovation, collaborative culture and affords me the opportunity and power to grow business value.

Polymath, intuitive and value-based staff/senior fullstack engineer with 10+ years’ experience building technically-complex, effective products and systems. End-to-end ownership of architecture, design, backend, frontend, cloud, hardware integration, and mentoring. Broad range of skills and abilities in business, strategy and as a creative that supplement my technical expertise. My systems and constant-update approach to planning, collaboration and execution breaks down development-walls and accelerates progress. Looking to bring my builder-mindset, technical range, business acumen and energy to a diverse team.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Founder | Principle Engineer

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Iterate Engineering / DIR Information Technology

Sep 2014 - Present (10 years 10 months)

Founded/led technology consultancy. Delivered 50+ web, engineering, and automation projects for SMB/industrial clients

Principal engineer/technical architect across wide range of client solutions: full-stack web development, cloud deployments, and custom embedded/automation systems

Long-term client partnerships: delivering technical excellence, transparent communication, and strategic advice

Principle Fullstack Engineer

Battalion Technologies

May 2022 - Jun 2025 (3 years 1 month)

Principle lead and org-wide tech authority

Mentored junior engineers & technicians, building team capability, high-performance culture

Est. eng. best practices, processes, culture enabling rapid iteration/scaling

Steered start-up market strategy, ethos, brand development, business growth

Bridged business, operations, engineering, aligning tech with business vision and goals

Industrial Engineering & Automation

Control Technology

Feb 2018 - Feb 2021 (3 years)

Designed, developed, and retrofitted PLC/SCADA/VFD/HMI solutions for heavy industry, and developed IIoT platforms for real-time data, AWS cloud dashboards, and automated reporting. Led fault-finding and downtime minimization in high-pressure industrial environments.

Firmware Engineer

CST SA

Jun 2011 - Present (14 years 1 month)

Developed firmware for vertical axis wind turbines using Parallax Propeller and SIMCOM GPRS, enabling remote monitoring UI of weather and performance data over a mobile network. Presented at COP17 for innovations in wind turbine technology.

Firmware Development Parallax Propeller SIMCOM GPRS Remote Monitoring UI Design Wind Technology

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of KwaZulu-Natal

BSc Engineering, Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering. Gained foundational knowledge in various engineering disciplines.

University of KwaZulu-Natal

MSc, Superconductors & HVDC Systems (Unfinished)

2017 - 2018

Activities and societies: Superconductors

Undertook postgraduate research focusing on Superconductors & HVDC Systems, authoring two SAUPEC conference papers. Delivered presentations to industry leaders on next-generation power engineering.