Ryan Krattiger is a senior R&D engineer at Kitware, working remotely on the Software and Data Solutions Team. His primary focus is enhancing Kitware’s visualization software solutions, such as the Visualization Toolkit (VTK) and ParaView, to facilitate cutting-edge data analysis and visualization capabilities. Additionally, he makes significant contributions to the continuous integration (CI) and core infrastructure of the Spack project.

Before joining Kitware, Ryan worked as an HPC engineer at Convergent Science. He developed core solver abstractions for CFD engineers, and developed parallel geometry and meshing tools used in the CONVERGE solver. Additionally, he contributed to various software projects aimed at modernizing legacy toolchains and improving software sustainability.

Ryan received his bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology.