Ryan Ward has strong academic credentials including a 3.9 GPA in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech, the #1 rated program in the nation. He has over a year of work experience at Walt Disney Company in business analytics, project management, and consulting. Seeking a summer 2016 position in Industrial Engineering with a focus on business analytics where he can apply his skills in analytics, IT tools, communication, and process management.

1. Ryan Ward
777 Techwood Drive • Atlanta, Georgia 30313 • (770) 402-0631 • ryan.ward43@gatech.edu
SUMMARY
Strong academic performance (3.9 GPA) in Industrial Engineering at the #1 rated IE schoolin the nation. Worked for 1 year at
the Walt Disney Company with proven experience in business analytics, project management, and consulting. Strong skills in
analytics, IT tools, communication, and process management. Fast learner and a strong team player. Studied abroad at Georgia
Tech Lorraine in Metz, France. Seeking Industrial Engineering position with a business analytics focus in the summer of 2016.
EDUCATION
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, College of Engineering Atlanta, Georgia
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Expected May 2016
 Concentration: Economics and Financial Systems GPA: 3.9
 Autism Railroad - Brought autistic children together in a social environment. Helped manage finances and fundraising.
 Georgia Tech Lorraine – Spent 3 months studying and living in Metz, France while also traveling to other parts of Europe.
 National Merit Scholarship – Chosen in the top ½ of one percent of award winners nationally. Students are chosen through
an examination of their scholastic record, including grades, test scores, and multiple essay submissions.
 Faculty Honors and Dean’s List
 Zell Miller scholarship recipient
EXPERIENCE
The Walt Disney Company Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Industrial Engineering Intern – Engineering Services May – August 2015
 Created a new staffing model based on analysis of how labor requirements and staffing in one of the maintenance
departments were affected by procedural changes.
 Determined which attractions struggled with opening on time by pulling together multiple sources of data. Made
recommendations on how to mitigate these issues.
 Assessed the throughput impact of maintenance proceduralchanges and reported results and analysis to management.
Industrial Engineering Intern – Food and Beverage August 2014 – January 2015
 Coordinated a study at one of the biggest festivals to analyze how changes in offerings affected demand and guest flow.
 Analyzed location efficiency at a food and beverage location and made several recommendations that improved the flow of
guests through the location and increased employee performance.
Industrial Engineering Intern – Park Operations January – May 2014
 Led a project which saved the company thousands of dollars by determining that proposed queuing layout changes were not
needed based on historical wait time and queue size data.
 Analyzed how procedural changes affected guest throughput at different attractions and collected observations to improve
employee efficiency.
 Determined new ways to use existing data from an automated ride messaging database to measure attraction efficiency.
SKILLS/INTERESTS
Languages: Spanish - Basic
Skills: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, Python, SAS
Affiliations: Theta Xi fraternity - Responsible for monitoring the scholastic progress of some fraternity brothers. Part of a
team to organize and plan social events and manage a large social budget.
Awards: Atlanta Student of the Week - Chosen by an area radio station as Atlanta high school student of the week due
to academic excellence and schoolinvolvement.
International Baccalaureate Diploma – High schoolprogram for an international education to develop the
intellectual and personal skills needed to live, learn, and work in a rapidly globalizing world.
Activities: CRU at Walt Disney World Leadership Team - I led a weekly bible study and was responsible for organizing
events designed to bring a community of people together.
Very involved in college intramural sports. Played baseball and football in high school.
Interests: Sports (baseball, football, basketball), problem solving, community building, country music.