Ryan was raised with a difficult childhood, he never knew his parents and was in and out of various foster homes, Ryan oftentimes would find himself helping care for the younger kids in these homes and was constantly fighting to stay in School despite the difficulties he faced growing up. Once Ryan aged out of the system, he focused on himself, working various odd jobs and tried funding himself through schooling to become a Medic in Georgia.

As time went on, Ryan eventually completed schooling and began working as a medic for various public and private services. He always tried to progress through the roles, and always tried to take up new training, however due to funding issues he was never able to complete the training he wanted. Ryan eventually decided to move to San Andreas, where he felt he had better chances of being trained and learning the skills he was interested in.