As a consultant and strategy & operations leader, I bring over 10 years of progressive and well-rounded experience to bring clarity out of the chaos in organizations. Throughout my career, I have led teams, resulting in multiple promotions and expanded responsibilities, and admission to prestigious graduate programs for myself and others.My career began as a student consultant for the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation, where I initiated the first-ever national conference and doubled the size of scholarships provided. Later, at Deloitte Consulting, I helped clients simplify difficult problems to maximize impact. For example, I co-created a KPI, progress, and status tracking tool for a large retailer's tech spend of over 100MM and prepared a pharma company for financial transformation by highlighting inconsistencies in Chart of Accounts usage across business units.At McMaster-Carr, I managed depts. of increasing responsibility, including inventory mgt., fulfillment, customer service (call and text centers), and finance (accounts receivable and billings resolution). I left each department more durable and effective by implementing incremental improvements using continuous improvement methodologies, zero-based budgeting, automating visualization and decision making processes, enhancing capacity planning enhancements, and coaching teams to provide the best possible customer outcomes. I also pursued my MBA at Kellogg.As a Senior Manager at Jabian Consulting, I developed and grew teams. At a leading building supplier, I led current state analyses (procure-to-pay, quote-to-cash, human resource operations, and inventory management), ultimately building a case for transformation that was process-led and technology-enabled (modern WMS and ERP) to the Board of Directors. During this engagement, I regularly collaborated with senior leadership and attended the company’s Investor Day presentation at the NYSE.Past performance reviews describe me as intuitive, curious, and trusted to drive superior results on time and under budget. My colleagues describe me as down-to-earth and reliable, while my subordinates appreciated my desire to bring out the best in them.Beyond work, I’m an artist. My paintings have been described as "simple and elegant, but visceral and deep." I am proud that my art has become fixtures of inspiration for many. While I am pursuing new opportunities, art will continue to be an integral part of who I am, just not all I am. I can be reached through this profile, email (yan.ryan1@gmail.com), or by phone (770-866-2675).