Ryan T Walton

About

Originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania I relocated to northern New Jersey after graduating from the New Jersey Institute of Technology in 2006. I must have done something right because in early 2007 I was hired into NJIT's University Web Services. I have had the chance earn my master's degree (2012) and travel to a number of conferences including SunGard Summit, DrupalCon, and HighEdWeb.

I have been dabbling in a few projects. I have been using using Rasbperry Pis to do everything from hosting mini web servers for data collection to working on a digital photo frame with internet management. Recently, I picked up a Cricut cutting system and have been working on improving my homemade greeting card game. With the opening of NJIT's Makerpsace I have had a chance to be trained for 3D printing and C02 laser cutting/engraving and most recently particpated in an introduction to CNC milling.

Besides the conferences, scattered around the US, I've also done some international travel. My trips have included Berlin, Bruges, Brussels, Budapest, Dublin, London, Medellin, Potsdam, and Vienna. Each city has given me a chance to experience different aspects of history and culture. If you find yourself heading to Europe I highly recommend checking out Sandeman's walking tours. I have done them in many cities, some more than once.

Latest Blog Entry

Grepbot Joins Discord
April 4, '25
Back in 2018, I wrote about Grepbot, a small bot that ran inside Skype for our gaming group. It was a simple but effective tool, letting us quickly search for game-related info with a single command. It had been running quietly ever since—until Skype announced it would be shutting down in May 2025. That meant our whole team had to migrate to Discord, and Grepbot had to come along for the ride. Porting Grepbot to Discord Moving to Discord wasn’t as simple as copying the old bot’s code and pointing it at a new API... Read More

Latest Projects

PhotoFrame
December 15, 2022
3D Printing, Raspberry Pi, Electronics, Programming
Instagram Integration
September 23, 2020
PHP, Instagram, API, Programming
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