Dakota Ryan

Dakota joined the firm in 2009, after graduating from Macalester College with degrees in Economics and English Literature. With a background in graphic design and publishing, and experience in web development, Dakota is responsible for Hardwick-Day’s web presence and the programming behind the development of web-based Net Price Calculators for clients.

Dakota is fluent in diverse web languages and methods such as PHP, Javascript (jQuery, Objective-J), CSS, SQL, XML, REST, and AJAX/AHAH. He is a strong proponent of FOSS (free and open source software).

Hardwick-Day leverages Dakota’s skills in communications, economic analysis, and technology to provide crisp, creative solutions for the firm's marketing, client communication, and IT goals.