Simply put, I am an idea guy. It is the application of creativity, fearlessness, and determination that leads me down the path toward innovation. So what will I innovate that will inflict the greatest impact on the world? I guess I will have to take it one idea at a time.

Technology in general is an endless playground for creativity, and an infinite source of revenues. I love technology because there is a never ending cycle of improvement in all facets of the human-computer experience. My personal interests are vested in software, specifically in the area of interactive data visualization.

I am a minimalist at heart and believe that the more simplistic and elegant something can be functionally and aesthetically, the better. It is the challenge of taking something complex or cumbersome and transforming it into an extremely simple solution that drives me every day.

My work has taken me all over the world and afforded me with the opportunity to see amazing places, meet interesting people, and share some exciting experiences. When I am not working, my downtime is spent in San Diego where I enjoy the benefits of living in southern California.

Ryan Goodman is Centigon Solutions' founder, CEO, author, and renown expert in business intelligence data visualization and exploration. Ryan applies over 10 years of experience designing business software solutions to his leadership role shaping Centigon Solutions' strategy.

Prior to founding Centigon Solutions, Ryan entered the business intelligence market while designing business applications for war rooms using multi-modal user experiences including multi-touch, voice recognition, and data visualization. Joining Infommersion, (creators of Xcelsius) Ryan applied his technical talents and entrepreneurial spirit toward evangelizing Xcelsius as an enterprise dashboard solution following BusinessObjects' acquisition in 2005. Ryan's strategic role at BusinessObjects helped grow Xcelsius' worldwide adoption and sales into a $100M/year business for SAP BusinessObjects.

An entrepreneur, technologist and, marketer, Ryan leads a hand picked team of experts at Centigon Solutions to create ground breaking desktop and mobile location intelligence solutions for enterprise business intelligence.

In addition to his leadership role at Centigon Solutions, Ryan continuously shares his experience and insight to multiple industry communities and user groups including:DashboardInsight, EverythingXcelsius, ASUG, and his own blog RyanGoodman.net.