Management

RYAN WRIGHT

Foothill Ranch, California *****

Home: 949-***-**** / Cell: 949-***-**** / ***************@*****.*** KEY STRENGTHS

Business Intelligence / Data Analysis / Enterprise Data Warehouse / Information Technology Scrum, Kanban & Agile Methodology / Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Able to build relationships at all levels / Enterprise-Wide Initiatives / Loyal and Discreet / Public Presentation Research / Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint SKILLS

Ability to work under pressure / Adaptability / Excellent written and verbal communication skills Decision Making / Detail Oriented / Leadership / Multi-tasking / Self-motivated / Teamwork PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KELLEY BLUE BOOK (COX AUTOMOTIVE) – IRVINE, CA (WWW.KBB.COM) Online provider of new and used vehicle information for both consumers and the automotive industry. Manager, Data Management December 2012 – March 2017

• Managed cross-functional team of 10 associated consisting of business intelligence engineers, ETL engineers, data and business analysts across business units including remote team members. This team was composed of both Full-Time Employees and Contractors.

• Directly oversaw 5 team members responsible for the first Hadoop production project implementation at Cox Automotive. This involved migrating new and existing data sources into Hadoop and developing visualizations for the business community as well as external partners. Enabled resources to deliver project within deadlines and budget through implementing Agile best practices.

• Led 4 team members in the first Amazon Web Services (AWS) production implementation for Cox Automotive while collaborating across business units to meet the aggressive target dates.

• Trained in Hadoop technology and tools including Cloudera, Datameer, Platfora and Waterline. Trained in Amazon Cloud Services (AWS). Experienced with big data data preparation and visualization tools Alteryx, Microsoft Power BI and Tableau.

• Identified new technology tools and vendors within the big data, Cloud, Hadoop, reporting, data preparation, visualization and business intelligence arenas.

• Initiated, hosted and presented inaugural Southern California MicroStrategy User Group held on-site at Kelley Blue Book (February 2014). Managed logistics, public relations, legal and vendor coordination. Business Intelligence Specialist January 2011 – December 2012

• Worked with business partners in the Web Analytics teams (business analysts) to gathering high-level business requirements in order to create and report key performance metrics.

• Designed and developed dynamic reports and dashboards in MicroStrategy to the specifications set out by the business users and analytics teams.

• Worked on key project to profile and analyze large data sets with complex relationships linking online traffic with ad performance metrics.

• Extensively used MicroStrategy Web to enable users to run-predefined sales and inventory reports for building their own customized reports.

• Provided in-house MicroStrategy training for new users, as well as first-level support. Manager, Data Acquisition March 2009 – January 2011

• Managed and oversaw external data partner relationships with the goal of improving KBB’s ability to provide accurate and relevant vehicle values for the consumer and dealer marketplace; as well as expanding the insight into customer and consumer behavior across the Kelley Blue Book website.

• Collaborated with business partners across the organization to understand the data needs and requests to ensure the right information was obtained and available.

• Established and monitored metrics, analyzing data and exploring solutions to improve data ingestion.

• Led a team of 4 Data Acquisition associates who tracked data availability, ingestion and quality. RYAN WRIGHT (PAGE 2 OF 2)

Manager, Strategic Initiatives April 2007 – March 2009

• Created inaugural symposium for representatives of major automotive manufacturers. Responsible for property selection, contract negotiation, travel coordination, registration website creation, budgeting, event management.

• Coordinated joint meetings with major automotive industry counterparts to discuss potential partnership opportunities. Selected the venues, negotiated agreements developed agendas, executed the events.

• Led inter-divisional team in creating and delivering team-building event, required creative idea process, event and venue research, contract negotiation and on-site event management. CB RICHARD ELLIS – NEWPORT, CA (WWW.CBRE.COM) April 2006 – April 2007 Provider of globally integrated commercial real estate and investment services. Manager, Strategic Relations and Procurement (Asset Services Division)

• Managed Regional and National Service Providers: qualification, promotion, and agreement negotiation.

• Led multi-discipline cross-functional team of internal and external partners to design, develop and deliver web based tenant focused affinity marketing program working with external partners Office Depot, Sprint and Ikon.

• Created and implemented divisional meeting programs, including hotel contracts and logistics as well as overachievement of sponsorship goals.

• Developed & conducted live training of divisional procurement programs & policies for new employee orientation.

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA – GARDENA, CA (WWW.NISSANUSA.COM) September 2003 – March 2006 Manufacturer of automobile products and services primarily focused on passenger cars. Procurement Specialist

• Evaluated and selected suppliers objectively based on quality and cost to satisfy internal clients in terms of delivered product or service while maintaining productive working relationships with external suppliers. Utilized SOW, RFI and RFP for equitable scorecard evaluation with business, management and executives.

• Worked within established budgetary parameters, meeting corporate cost savings goals through competitive bid, sole source, consolidation and negotiation in compliance with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX). Exceeded the targeted savings of 3% on annual spend.

• Sourcing of properties, venues and service providers to execute meetings, events, training programs and incentive travel. Negotiation of national and regional sponsorships agreements. EDUCATION

Masters of Arts, International Studies

Claremont Graduate University – Claremont, California Summer Study Abroad Program Russia and Belarus

Bachelors of Arts, International Studies

Pepperdine University – Malibu, California

Year in Europe Program Heidelberg, Germany

AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Recipient of MicroStrategy Customer Award for Innovation (2016) / Presenter at two MicroStrategy World Conferences (2013, 2016) / Panelist at Strata + Hadoop World on customer adoption of big data and Hadoop (2015) Co-Presenter and Member of Customer Advisory Board, Datameer (2015) / Member of Customer Advisory Board, Platfora (2015) / Presenter at two Southern California MicroStrategy User Group Meet-ups (2014, 2015) INTERESTS

2x Ironman Finisher / 5x Ironman 70.3 Finisher / 4x Marathon Finisher Half way toward completing goal of watching a game at all Major League Baseball stadiums Travel to tropical locations like Kona, HI, Turtle Island, Fiji and Grace Bay, Turks & Caicos

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