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'''Harold Ryan''' is an American game tester and configuration tester. He has worked on several video games, including the ''Close Combat'' series, ''Crimson Skies'', and ''Halo''. He was born and raised in eastern Washington, his father served in the US Navy. He is currently a senior employee of [[Bungie Studios]].
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[[File:Harold_Ryan.jpg|thumb|350px|Harold Ryan]]


He was [[Credits|credited]] as test manager of [[Halo: Combat Evolved]]. He also served as test manager and producer for Bungie.net for [[Halo 2]].He became studio manager at the start of 2006 and now leads a team of 115
'''Harold Ryan''' is a former President of Bungie LLC. He was previously a game tester and configuration tester and has worked on several video games, including the ''Close Combat'' series, ''Crimson Skies'', and ''Halo''. He was born and raised in eastern Washington.


Harold Ryan was also the bearer of bad news for the Bungie community on 7/15/08, when he announced that the "secret announcement" that was planned to be made just 12 hours later was delayed by Bungie's publishers. As of now he is less popular than Stosh.
He was [[Credits|credited]] as test manager of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. He also served as test manager and producer for ''[[Halo 2]]'' on [[Bungie.net]]. He became studio manager at the start of 2006 and led a team of 115. As of 2008, he was the head of the entire company.


==Links==
Harold Ryan was also the bearer of bad news for the Bungie community on 7/15/08, when he announced that the "secret announcement" that was planned to be made just 12 hours later was delayed by Bungie's publishers.
*[http://www.bungie.net/Inside/MeetTheTeam.aspx?Person=ryan Harold Ryan at Bungie.net]
 
Ryan resigned in early 2016, and was succeeded as CEO by [[Pete Parsons]].
<ref>[http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/27/10854684/bungie-president-steps-down-destiny-pete-parsons-harold-ryan '''Polygon: "Bungie president Harold Ryan steps down, Pete Parsons taking over"''']</ref>
 
He goes on to become the founder and CEO of ProbablyMonsters. <ref>https://www.probablymonsters.com/about/</ref>
==Trivia==
*Harold Ryan actually has the smallest desk at Bungie Studios.
*The [[H. Ryan Memorial]] medal is named for him.
 
==See also==
*[http://halo.bungie.net/Inside/MeetTheTeam.aspx?Person=ryan Harold Ryan at Bungie.net]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1604591/ Harold Ryan at the Internet Movie Database]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1604591/ Harold Ryan at the Internet Movie Database]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1604591/ Harold Ryan]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1604591/ Harold Ryan]
==Sources==
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