Ryan B. Bethea Email & Phone Number

United States

Twin Falls, Idaho, United States

Buffalo, New York / Bonita Springs, Florida

▪ Oversaw all daily production operations in 2 manufacturing locations for the company’s exclusive, patented mattresses, supplying wholesalers throughout the United States, supervising up to 80 production workers in Depew, NY and Bonita Springs, FL, combined, traveling between both facilities to ensure compliance, production volume, safety, and an overriding focus on quality, significantly influential in driving annual sales revenues up to $16M with steady YOY growth▪ Uniquely qualified and selected for the position which did not formerly exist, taking charge of the initial facility in Bonita Springs (2010), still in a pre-production set up mode, determining all required production equipment, and directing principal owners for complete set-up planning, including sourcing production equipment, designing production station layouts with ergonomic configurations, and more, then set up the new facility in Depew, NY, without assistance▪ Responsible for staffing, providing orientation and cross-training to new personnel for proficiencies across all production machines, guiding, directing, and supervising existing personnel through the delegation of orders and assignments, setting goals, monitoring progress towards the attainment of such goals, conducting performance evaluations etc.▪ Solely designed and developed all mattress styles and selections including customizing mattresses to address and satisfy large wholesale clients, per their specifications, to maintain same or enhanced sales revenuesAccomplishments►Managed a $1.5M budget to finance all costs associated with the Depew startup production facility, completing all preliminary measures into production mode in just 3 months, which included equipment, raw materials, and production personnel, contrasted with the Bonita facility which required 7 months►Recognized and credited for novel product inventions and possesses personal name with company name inclusion for 2 patents in the custom bedding industry

Florida, United States

▪ Alternated between overseeing all planting and harvesting operations for a wide range of commercially-grown fruits and vegetables, working for 2 large agricultural entities, managing up to 150 workers in the field (various essential personnel including tractor drivers, irrigation system maintenance technicians, planters and harvesters, etc.), as well as guiding, directing, and supervising an additional 150 workers in processing and production activities, washing, sorting, categorizing, bagging/boxing produce in preparation for shipping to large grocery chain corporations throughout the United States▪ Isolated and selected employees based upon their innate individual strengths for optimal alignment and application for specific job duties to be executed, in preference of others with diminished proficiencies▪ Delegated daily assignments and monitored all workers throughout each shift for compliance to corporate SOP▪ Ensured that all work was performed with an overriding focus on attainment of goals and objectives, in alignment with the requirements of their job descriptions

Bachelor'S Program (Course Studies), Agriculture Economics

High School Diploma