Ryan Nelis

Experience

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  Lakeshore Advantage

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Intern

  Designed an economic index that tracked important economic attributes of a community to guide future development projects.

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  PiOptima

  Jan 2010 - May 2010

  Intern

  2010 Data collection on the strength of the aftermarket truck accessories market o Provided information on getting product sold through large wholesale distributors

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  Conpoto

  Jan 2010 - Jun 2012

  Co-Founder

  Co-founded a technology business designed to facilitate shopping locally by allowing customers to buy treats (coffees, drinks, etc.) for their friends without needed to go to a store to buy a gift card.

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  Yost Vises, LLC

  Jun 2010 - Dec 2018

  Optimized the supply-chain strategy through data analytics to improve and simplify the supply chain network. Developed a data-driven marketing program to optimize sales strategies across multiple e-commerce stores.

  • Supply Chain Director

    Jan 2015 - Dec 2018

  • Director of E-Commerce

    Jun 2010 - Dec 2014
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  Neocraft USA

  Jan 2019 - Aug 2020

  Product Manager
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  The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

  Mar 2019 - Jun 2020

  Teaching Assistant

  As a teacher's assistant, I helped students understand the impact taxes have on their personal and business futures.

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  Clearloop Corporation

  Aug 2020 - Dec 2020

  Marketing Analyst
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  Nissan Motor Corporation

  Dec 2020 - Sept 2022

  • Led 12-person cross functional team in designing and executing an inventory transfer program across US warehouses to match inventory to demand; program is being expanded to Canada and Mexico in late 2022• Implemented machine learning algorithms for product lifecycle demand forecasting segmentation, expanding part availability and customer satisfaction for product launch representing $8.5B in annual revenue • Partnered across transportation teams to build comprehensive dashboard centralizing all aspects of transit time, providing new visibility into transportation bottlenecks and transit lanes, decreasing overall transit times by 14% Show less

  • Senior Data Scientist

    May 2022 - Sept 2022

  • Inventory Strategy Data Scientist

    Dec 2020 - May 2022
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  AlixPartners

  Oct 2022 - now

  Vice President

  • Facilitated implementation of first ever S&OP planning at a $400M industrial manufacturer, reducing inventory value by $10M and increasing on-time fill rate by 10%• Led digital tools development for demand planning and forecast accuracy of S&OP revitalization project resulting in inventory of $30M within 3 months• Guided a cross-functional team on international duty optimization project for a $5B chemical manufacturing company that resulted in $20M+ in savings