Ryan Ruan Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

- Designed and teach the AI for Young Professionals course, AI for Business Professionals course, and AI for Educators course. - Deliver in-person, live remote, and recorded lectures to students, business professionals, and educators/faculty.

- Oversee and manage business development and marketing departments.

- Overseeing and coordinating business development and outbound sales operations to both maximize revenue stream and develop long-lasting partnerships- Working with founders on company strategy- Teach quarterly AI Bootcamp for Students and Graduates

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

- Onboarding and training of new researchers, graduate students (MSc. and PhD Candidates), undergraduate students, and volunteers in subjects such as animal surgery, research compliance, safety/biosafety, microscopy, and data analysis. - Coordinate business development operations to improve/develop revenue streams, build new corporate relationships, optimize inter-departmental cooperation, and strengthen existing partnerships. - Reviewing and providing expertise on Animal Use Protocols (AUPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Standard Working Instructions (SWIs), research proposals, and laboratory procedures. - Creating training modules, videos, and programs for graduate research students on topics such as experimental animal neurosurgery, coding (SPSS, Python, R, MatLab), statistics, microscopy/imaging, and laboratory techniques. - Represent the Bioscience Support Facility at the Biological Sciences Local Animal Care Committee and the Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC).- Ensuring all labs and personnel comply to OHSA, biosafety, and CCAC animal welfare standards through research space inspections and evaluations.- Oversee day-to-day research operations at the Centre for Biological Timing and Cognition (CBTC)- Development and operations of the Animal Tracking System (QR-code-based system) and the Animal Posture Detection System (Deep Learning system) for rodents and aquatics organisms.

New York, Ny, Us

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

- Oversee Human Resources, Business Development, Brand Ambassador, and Marketing Departments.- Execute full-cycle recruitment (technical and non-technical) and talent acquisition, orientation/training, performance reviews, team management, and development of passive talent pipeline.- Build and maintain relations with corporate partners, colleges/universities, commerce boards, and accelerators/incubators.- Lead outreach, career/education guidance, and collaborative events/seminars/workshops with partnered colleges, universities, commerce boards, and businesses.- Designed and oversee the Leap Brand Ambassador Program to not only promote Leap to students and graduates but also provide marketing and leadership opportunities to students.At Leap, I leveraging team member and management feedback simultaneously to encourage teamwork while promoting a healthy work culture that fosters high morale and maximum productivity.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

- Responsible for full-cycle recruitment and talent acquisition (40+ successful technical hires), human resources operations management, interviewing, onboarding, and campus recruitment organization.- Reduced time-to-hire by 40% through strategic partnerships, development of new hiring protocols, and development of passive talent pipelines. - Promoted to Director of Human Resources in September 2022, following 3 years of service.

- Designed Recruitment, Training, Onboarding, and Management Protocols.- Assisted in recruitment and management of Sales Development Representatives in India, the Philippines, China, Vietnam, and Nepal.- Advised management on company compliance to federal, state, and local/municipal employment laws/regulations.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Working with Professor Andrea A. Cortinois of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto to create a database focusing on climate change and its impact on human migration. We are also investigating relationships between climate change and global food systems.

Ottawa, Ontario, Ca

Worked under an NSERC USRA with Professor Sean Thomas at the University of Toronto. I investigated hormetic effects and mechanisms of volatile fatty acids on plant germination. I was responsible for experimental design, experimental replicates, data collection, and data analysis.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Served as a laboratory researcher (Work-Study Program) at the University of Toronto’s Wright Laboratory and Barrett Laboratory on the genetics of the tristyly of Eichhornia (Water Hyacinth). Responsibilities included DNA/RNA extraction and purification, plant dissection, greenhouse maintenance, data collection, and data analysis.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

- Responsible for HR team management, technical recruitment, payroll/leave/bonuses, employee relations, and maintaining company compliance with municipal, provincial, and federal regulations. - Set, explained, and enforced HR policies to team members to create a healthy work environment that fosters high productivity.- Company was acquired by a Canadian VC firm in September 2019.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

- Responsibilities included talent acquisition, interviewing/hiring, enforcing company policy, performing quarterly performance reviews, payroll, conducting employee onboarding/training, and gathering/analyzing HR metrics.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

- Responsibilities included gathering payroll data (Work hours, leaves/absences, bank information), screening resumes, scheduling interviews, posting/updating hiring ads on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and job boards, and organizing company events.- Promoted to a full-time HR generalist in February 2018.

- Worked under Dr. Liu (Director of Medical Imaging/Radiology) and Dr. Guo (Radiologist)

- Coordinated over US$250,000.00 of IVF/ICSI sales to overseas and domestic clients.- Increased international sales by 20%+ by translating brochures, advertisements, websites, and contracts into Mandarin Chinese.

- Worked under Dr. Xiangqian Qi (Professor and director of the cardiology department), engaging in answering patient questions in the outpatient unit and checking in on patients in the inpatient unit. - Observed surgeries such as angioplasty, installation of pacemakers, and bypasses. - Attended 2018 Qingdao Municipal Cardiologist Conference. - Assisted translation of observational research articles from Chinese to English.

Honours Bachelor Of Science - Hbsc, Human Biology

Master Of Science - Ms, Neurophysiology - Cell And Systems Biology

Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates