Ryan Spence Email & Phone Number

Tacoma, Wa

• Film & Television Props, Set Design and Content Development Clients: National Geographic, Fox Television, Travel Channel, Le Odyssee (2016)• Museums: Exhibit Design and Development Clients: Oceanographic Institute of Monaco, National Maritime Museum, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, Cousteau Society, Working Waterfront Museum• Outdoor Industry Clients: Vertical World Climbing Gyms, The Spot Climbing Gym, Metolius, Mountain Products • Skateboarding Clients: Pro Athletes, Vans Footwear, Skatelite, Grindline Skateparks, Dreamland Skateparks, EVO, Bellevue Indoor Skatepark, Alchemy Skateboarding, Skate Like a Girl, Seattle Vert Ramp, City of Tacoma, Metro Parks Tacoma, Clatskanie, OR• Diving & Undersea Exploration Clients: Aqualung, The Cousteau Society, Vintage Double Hose, Tacoma Scuba, Historical Diving Society USA

Tacoma, Washington, United States

• Provides community and business development support• Hosted Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland • Worked with Tacoma’s Community and Economic Development Dept. on issues related to manufacturing • Contributed to the selection of Tacoma as an Etsy Maker City

Longmont, Colorado, United States

• Design and deliver innovative products for 2-3 product line releases per year• Research and Development for new materials and manufacturing processes• Worked to introduce new materials and establish manufacturing facility that now produces the majority of climbing holds to the US and global markets

Tacoma, Washington, United States

• Conducted an audit of critical competitor’s products, services, distribution networks and industry standards• Completed a market analysis for the growth of Richlite products for industrial applications• Helped develop internal business development strategies• Provided high end product support to a wide range of manufacturing and industrial businesses • Established best practices and support materials for fabrication and product installation• Performed product testing and development• Helped with events, projects and developed marketing assets across a wide range of platforms

Tacoma, Washington, United States

• Performed design, build, installation and maintenance of high end projects for high profile customers while maintaining confidentiality and adapting to unique project challenges• Worked with customers to design facilities tailored to their specific needs and markets• Delivered projects from $5000-$1.5M on schedule and budget • Established detailed budgets, project timelines and benchmarks to satisfy commercial lenders and stakeholders• Hired, supervised and delegated work to crews ranging from 3-25 people, scaling to match project scope• Pioneered streamlined processes and systems to reduce fabrication time and production costs• Applied knowledge and experience with zoning, permitting to solve complex problems• Sourced materials, streamlined ordering, managed shipping and logistics • Increased climbing panel production from 240 square feet to 19,200 square feet per day • Relocated production facility to Tacoma from SeattleTechnologies Used: Microsoft Office Suite, Sketch-up, Developed proprietary tools for project bidding and budgeting

Boulder, Colorado, United States

• Designed and built innovative climbing and play environments while ensuring compliance with building codes and strict industry standards. • Managed shipping and logistics for up to five production teams• Worked collaboratively with engineers and materials scientist to solve complex problems• Oversaw a full OSHA audit of all manufacturing, production and installation operations

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication And Media Studies

Activities and Societies: -Baisinger Award Recipient: Distinguished academic achievement and service to the department -Outdoor Program.

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