
Ryan has received a number of design and marketing awards from organizations including the American Advertising Federation, the Public Relations Society of America, the Web Marketing Association, and the West Virginia Flash Animation Festival. He has been cited in Mobile Web Design by Cameron Moll and has co-authored an article for Adobe.com. Additionally, he serves as a judge for the Web Marketing Association's WebAward competition.
Ryan is heavily involved in the Flash Lite community, both in Flash Lite-focused Web forums and Punchkick Interactive's mobile marketing blog.
Zak is a graduate of the Case Western Reserve University School of Law and is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association.