Ralph Linares - IT and Web Consultant

Ralph Linares leads the team offering Web design and technology services. Ralph has over 15 years experience working with large and small companies in roles ranging from project management to CIO. His expertise is in designing and implementing servers and networks.

Prior to starting Goldfish, Ralph led the "Managed IT" services offering at NextLeft, Inc., a leading interactive marketing and technology services firm. His team provided consulting services to a wide variety of industries including financial, real estate, construction, and education. Ralph left NextLeft to start Bravura Networks, a leading San Diego IT outsourcing firm. As CIO, Ralph managed the technical staff and all consultants in addition to performing consulting services. He was the Tier III technical resource for the firm and their clients. In 2006 and 2007, Bravura was awarded the Top 100 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies in San Diego.

Ralph is amazingly calm under pressure. His friends and colleagues have always regarded him as patient, reliable, and intelligent. In his spare time he is actively involved in the Porsche Club of America where he sat on the Board of Directors for two years and held Time Trial chair and Corner Worker chair positions. He currently serves as chair of the Charity program. Ralph is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and he has taught Microsoft Certification courses at San Diego State University. He has a BS in electrical engineering from San Diego State University.