My name is Ryan Imel, and I’m the developer behind the ultra-small web and application development studio aspiringindie.
I develop websites using valid and cross browser XHTML, CSS, and Javascript. I spend most of my professional time building out sites using WordPress as a platform, as well as contributing however I am able to the open source project itself.
Solid development is cool enough
I’m not a big fan of the trend among web designers and developers to call themselves “rockstars” or “ninjas” lately. I don’t think we need to append something extra to our titles. Our job is cool enough as it is.
I’m also regularly publishing tutorials and content specific to web development at the popular blogs Theme Playground and WPCandy.
My work history
I created aspiringindie in the summer of 2006, as a creative communications boutique, which offered not only web development and graphic design, but photography and videography as well. In the time since I decided to focus more-so on web development, as I feel that’s where I can have the greatest impact.
I began working on aspiringindie full time during the summer of 2008, right after finishing work at my last “real” job, working remotely for a web development agency out of Oklahoma. Now I spend all of my time working with brilliant designers and agencies, bringing elegant solutions to the best clients in the world.
I’m a work-from-home-entrepreneurial-fairly-eccentric guy. Not an office worker, not by a long shot.
→ Download my resume (with full list of work experience)
Speaking
I’m available for speaking on the subjects of front end development (XHTML/CSS/JS) and WordPress development.
→ See the speaking page for more
Why aspiringindie?
The name “aspiringindie” came about because it describes the mindset of my ultra-small studio: it’s all about freelancers working for what they are passionate about. The entrepreneurial, freelancer-driven world of the web is what excites me the most.
“Indie” stands for “independent”. So literally, independents working for something more. And by “more”, I don’t necessarily mean a full time “real” job.