Ryan Musselman Email & Phone Number

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Ag Financial Management

Serve the division in a variety of ways: communication, workshops, awards and resources

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Area

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

• Taught 3 courses/semester including Personal Finance, Foundations of Agribusiness, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Management, Advanced Agribusiness Marketing• Advisor of National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) club• Started the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences career fair• Committees: program assessment, BRIDGE experience, undergraduate curriculum, 1 search committee

• Cultivate working relationships with 200+ students studying Sales & Marketing, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Farm Management, marketing, finance, management, food marketing, commodity marketing, and quantitative analysis• Collaborate with university partners not limited to campus opportunities, career guidance, graduation requirements, off-campus experiences, etc. to provide support to students• Introduce the University, College and Department to beginning and prospective students and families during one-on-one meetings and organized university events• Track and facilitate transformational experiences to optimize students’ time in workforce preparation, i.e. internships, study abroad, leadership within clubs and organizations• Model active-learning classroom environment and coordinate teaching assistants in weekly meetings to ensure students have a valuable first-year learning experience• Advocate for all students, especially those with disability, to get proper accommodations and utilize resources offered around campus to increase retention and success – and celebrate their successes• Foster a culture of belonging by promoting diversity, inclusion and equity among colleagues and students through on- and off-campus, academic and extracurricular events• Guide students into correct major, identify strengths, gain relevant experience & explore careers• Faculty Fellow of Cary E2• Instruct an Intro to Agribusiness course with attached Learning Community

AGEC 296: 360° Agribusiness Industry View • Experience Agriculture's breadth & depth of opportunity and impact• Career exploration• Professional development• Networking• Tour companies'​ physical facilities• Teamwork• Investigate classes and student organizations• Company analysis presentations

- Engage with students outside the classroom to build rapport and facilitate team building- Organize activities to help acclimate students to the University, College, Department and local community- Prepare students to get involved in extra-curricular activities around campus- Provide many opportunities for students to network outside the classroom- Help students to adjust to college through fun events to encourage collaboration in the trialsCoupled with AGEC 296: 360° Agribusiness Industry View + Course introduces the value chain through Agriculture to freshmen that have little-to-no background, experience or knowledge of Agriculture + Learn what firms and roles make-up the industry that feeds the world from 80+ companies represented to host students on a tour or visit the classroom + Tour companies'​ physical facilities to give students perspective of the problem-solving they will face in the classroom + Teamwork is utilized to compile information and investigate companies'​ culture and financial status + Investigate potential careers, internships, classes and student involvement around campus + Present firm assessments of PEST, SWOT and DuPont Profitability Linkage analysis

Denver, In

• Assisted in physical labor of production and future management plan of 2500-acre corn, beans, wheat operation• Operated and administered maintenance of tractors, combines, semis, sprayer, tillage and planting equipment• Maintained hog finishing unit (4300+ hogs) such as daily chores, cleaning, health care and waste disposal• Organized data, financial and crop production records in FarmWorks programs• Performed operations using GreenStar2 guidance system with 2600 and 1800 monitors

Purdue University

Planning the Monday evening events such as an arm-chair discussion convocation "An Evening with the Old Masters" and Dining with the Dignitaries.

• Conducted operations, management and planning of herds and crops including the equipment and facilities• Enlarged farrow-to-finish swine operation from 6 sows at startup to 23 sows at conclusion of the drove in 2008• Transformed and enlarged cow-calf operation from 6 cows at startup to 125 bred cows at peak of business in 2012• Produced forage and crop production on 84 rented acres at yields above the 10 year farm average each year• Budgeted and cash-flowed the purchase acquisition of a John Deere 8400T and administered maintenance program• Arranged and serviced clients to lease equipment to maximize their business potential

Parts Distribution Center - Milan, Il

• Developed proposal for on-going, sustainable process for dataflow to increase sales and loyalty to product programs• Piloted a trial-run of proposed solution for reoccurring standard reports, training tools, development analysis• Presented data analysis, proposed solutions, results & project summary to DPM Leadership & key JDM Stakeholders

Managed a team of part-time laborers to increase efficiency and decrease amount of time on a job siteMet with customers to diagnose and discuss their improvement needsOperated and maintained heavy machinery such as backhoe, bulldozer, excavator, tile plow and dump truckNavigated the Trimble guidance system for the operation and precision data recording

M.S. In Agricultural Economics, Ag Finance And Farm Management

Activities and Societies: Center for Food and ArgiBusiness, Center for Commercial AgricultureStarted in August 2013. Research project.

B.S. In Agricultural Systems Management, Agronomy, Agricultural Economics & Agricultural Education, 3.51

Activities and Societies: FarmHouse Fraternity, Purdue University Dance Marathon, Purdue Old Masters, Boiler Gold Rush, Purdue Women's.