Ryan McGowan

Experience

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  The Club at Nevillewood

  May 2014 - May 2016

  Outside Operations Supervisor

  -Created a positive and enjoyable atmosphere for members as well as fellow employees-Exhibited leadership by training seven new workers-Increased tip collection on my shifts by 25%+ because of my interactions with the membersSkills: communication, organization, leadership, conflict resolution, human relations

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  John Carroll University

  Jan 2016 - May 2019

  -Demonstrate communication skills by leading campus tours for families-Serve as a liaison between John Carroll University and prospective students-Coordinate events and tours for prospective student “visit days” with 700+ attendees-Develop customer service skills as the main university switchboard operator when not on tour -Film various lectures and presentations around campus-Edit the recording to meet the client's specifications using Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro X

  • John Carroll University Tour Guide

    Aug 2016 - May 2019

  • Videographer

    Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
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  Crown Castle

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Property Management Intern

  -Managed and organized JD Edwards databases containing the documentation for all of Crown Castle's cellular towers across the country-Created 35 videos and other documents to train new Property Management employees on proper procedures for reporting data and working with the database.-Collaborated with the IT department to facilitate the transition of an existing document library to a new, cloud-based site.

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  Crown Castle

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Property Management Intern

  -Assisted in developing collaborative procedures from 3 departments to manage their input of data from merged companies into JD Edwards system to ensure efficient billing-Extensive usage of Microsoft SharePoint to create team private sites and wikis to facilitate effective teamwork-Designed and delivered training for 70+ employees on Microsoft OneDrive to standardize intercompany collaborative processes

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  Eaton

  Feb 2018 - May 2018

  Business Economist Intern

  -Perform macroeconomic analysis of U.S. and foreign government data releases from company’s perspective in weekly written summaries delivered to the CEO and CFO-Research current economic and political climate of Brazil to inform,update,and assist team of 3 with preparations for monthly meetings with CEO, CFO, Corporate Treasurer, and Supply Chain Management

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  Covestro

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Polyurethane Controlling Intern

  -Comprehensively used SAP and Analysis for Office to create an Excel cost model allowing head of R&D to accurately model and forecast costs to simplify the planning and budgeting process-Won an intern sustainability challenge with team of 9 to recommend introducing reusable food containers with potential to generate $22,000+ in savings for the company-Analyzed previous Income Statements and current year cost data in SAP to create 10 budget templates so managers can adjust figures more easily and precisely Show less

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  Covestro

  Jun 2019 - now

  -Manage relationships with customers in a portfolio of caustic soda and polycarbonate -Coordinate 10-15 monthly barge shipments with Covestro’s dock, maritime carrier, deep-water terminals, and customers to ensure on-time delivery and safe transportation of caustic soda-Lead the monthly and quarterly forecasting cycle for North America to submit volume, net sales, and margin figures based on customer communications and market analysis-Manage monthly production of chlorine to supply plant in Texas and balance 2 pipeline agreements with a third-party supplier Show less -Updated monthly financial reporting package quickly and accurately so CFO has necessary data regarding business performance and trends-Conducted ad hoc analysis for my business partners as needed to answer questions about performance and quickly recommend solutions -Analyzed full-year procurement data using SAP and Excel to determine if internal processes were sufficiently reducing overpayments and confirmed their success for 1,500+ purchase orders- Removed 100+ region-specific data queries to facilitate usage of new global standards for improved consistency and reliability across the business-Reviewed, adjusted, and submitted 700+ access requests within a week to ensure no users lost access to database during company reorganization. Show less -Designed and implemented new dashboard in Microsoft Teams to update key stakeholders on supply status for critical products to improve communication and awareness of potential disruptions-Analyzed KPIs and summarized data in weekly and monthly reports to inform team of progress towards reaching business unit and department goals for the year-Created a new dashboard to view material prices by customer to view combinations below a set limit price, empowering product managers to adapt pricing to better reflect market conditions more quickly than before Show less

  • Lead Business Analyst

    Nov 2024 - now

  • Basic Chemicals Product Line & Account Representative

    Apr 2022 - Jan 2025

  • Financial/Business Intelligence Analyst

    Oct 2020 - Apr 2022

  • Polyurethanes Industrial Marketing

    Aug 2020 - Oct 2020

  • Procurement - Inorganics and Energy

    Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  • Coatings, Adhesives, and Specialties Sales Operations

    Apr 2020 - Jun 2020

  • Coatings, Adhesives, and Specialties Product Management

    Dec 2019 - Apr 2020

  • Planning and Improvement

    Nov 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Warehousing & Bulk Terminal Operations Specialist

    Oct 2019 - Nov 2019

  • Polycarbonates Sales/Commercial Operations

    Jun 2019 - Oct 2019
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  Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business

  Aug 2024 - now

  MBA Candidate