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Ryan Condon

Professional Magic Player • Data Architect • Collaborative Problem Solver

About Me

Hi! I'm Ryan (I use they/them pronouns, but also comfortable with he or she!).

I'm currently competing as a professional Magic: The Gathering player with team Sanctum of All, and writing about strategy and decision-making on Patreon. I previously spent four years at Qeepsake leading growth marketing and later building the company's data infrastructure as a Business Intelligence Architect. Before that I worked at Wayfair for a year as a marketing data analyst. I have a degree in (and passion for!) mathematics from Washington University in St. Louis, with minors in computer science and psychology.

I'm looking for work in a high-agency, intellectually engaging environment that aligns with my ethics and allows me the flexibility to do deep, thoughtful work.

Experience

Professional Magic: The Gathering Player

2024 - Present
  • Top finishes at the highest levels of tournament play:
    • 2nd place, Arena Championship 5, Online (32 competitors, 2024)
    • 18th place, World Championship 30, Las Vegas (113 competitors, 2024)
    • 27th place, Pro Tour Aetherdrift, Chicago (348 competitors, 2025)
    • 24th place, Pro Tour Edge of Eternities, Atlanta (300 competitors, 2025)
  • Popular strategy writer & content creator on Patreon
  • Member of Sanctum of All Admin team, managing a team of 200+ players at all levels of competitive play

Technical Consultant

August 2025 - Present
  • Built Python-based physics simulation lab for testing putt-solving algorithms on real-world greens
  • Developing application for professional putting coaches
  • Collaborative project with former Qeepsake COO

Business Intelligence Architect

June 2022 - January 2024

Qeepsake

  • Built robust data infrastructure (SQL, BigQuery, Sigma Computing) still in use today
  • Served data needs across entire organization

Growth Lead

February 2020 - June 2022

Qeepsake

  • Led marketing efforts during the company's largest 2-year growth period in its history

Marketing Data Analyst

2018 - 2019

Wayfair

  • Led Canadian wing of Customer File Retention program (marketing for retention of existing users)

Skills

Analytical & Strategic

  • Tactical decision-making & risk taking under uncertainty in competitive systems (games, algorithms, markets)
  • Data analysis and pattern recognition across diverse contexts
  • Mathematical modeling for real-world applications
  • Systems-level thinking and architecture design
  • Iterative problem-solving and process optimization

Communication & Collaboration

  • Explaining complex strategic & technical concepts in clear, compelling writing
  • Cultivating inclusive and collaborative environments even with distributed teams
  • Recruitment, team building & process documentation for smooth handoffs
  • Creative, personal & persuasive writing

Technical Tools & Languages

  • SQL query optimization and database architecture (BigQuery)
  • Python for simulation, analysis, and automation
  • Data visualization and business intelligence platforms (Sigma Computing, Chartio)
  • Proficiency working with Machine Learning & LLM-based tools -- Paired with deep understanding of their many limitations & drawbacks!
    • I built this website with the help of Cursor!

Testimonials

"Mature beyond their years, and with an uncanny ability to understand the task and how it folds into business strategy, Ryan has helped us in virtually every area. This includes: Analyzing heaps of data to distill clear + implementable takeaways, vetting better business intelligence software tools, creating process documentation for improving internal systems, helping to recruit new hires, and, most importantly, helping everyone see the forest for the trees by asking questions like, 'is that the most efficient approach to getting the answer?' or 'what's the tradeoff?' Ryan's not afraid to make mistakes, speak their mind, and move quickly--all while deeply valuing and respecting the opinions of their colleagues. Ryan's got the DNA and instinct for stepping up and getting @#$% done on day one."
Duncan Street

Duncan Street

Co-founder of Qeepsake

"Any chance I can get to use Ryan's brainpower at our growing startup, I take it. Ryan is bright, a hard worker, a self-starter, a critical thinker, and they're easy to work with. Before taking on a new task they ensure they have the big picture so they can fine tune their approach based on the project's goals. They will push back when a directive or goal isn't clear enough. Ryan is complaint-free when slogging through the inevitable grunt work that comes with most roles. Ryan uses those opportunities to work on documenting and improving business process so the task can be done faster and more accurately in the future, by them or by someone else."
Jeff McNeil

Jeff McNeil

Co-founder of Qeepsake

"I don't how much feedback I can give Ryan that will help them meaningfully improve as a teammate. They are one of the best I have ever worked with. They lead by example, practice what they preach, and their beliefs are usually based on specific testable claims and when those claims are falsified, they react logically. They are calm and at peace when everyone is stressed. They run a good meeting. They set clear, reasonable and effective policies that help people learn effectively. I almost want to tell them to be more aggressive about what they think because it's so great, but their current style seems very effective in practice."
Andrew Elenbogen

Andrew Elenbogen

Sanctum of All teammate