Don't think he works for CNN at all. He is suppose to be an "election technology expert" but he goes on CNN to make claims that the audit isn't legit. I think I remember the gateway pundit reporting that he was sent the by the Secretary of states office. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/exclusive-ryan-macias-arizona-secretary-state-katie-hobbs-inserted-maricopa-audit-trojan-horse He pretended to be a reported to get into the facility. Than to satisfy the naysayers they added the people with the pink shirts who are all observers from the SOS office.

Here is an article about him from a few years ago. https://electionacademy.lib.umn.edu/2019/05/09/technology-expert-ryan-macias-to-leave-eac/