Ryan Wasko
Director of Continuous Improvement Executive Coaching Market Strategy Global Leadership @JR Automation
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WORK HISTORY
Director of Continuous Improvement Executive Coaching Market Strategy Global Leadership @JR Automation
Nashville, TN, US
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, coaching executives and high-potential leaders to elevate decision-making, drive transformation, and align performance with enterprise goals. • Embed a culture of continuous coaching through structured development programs and mentoring frameworks rooted in Lean and Six Sigma, fostering leadership growth across functions. • Lead global CI initiatives that enhance performance, reduce cost, and fuel scalable, customer-centered innovation across diverse markets including automotive, aerospace, defense, and life sciences. • Collaborate with commercial and customer-facing teams to ensure operations are responsive to emerging market needs and deliver value across the product lifecycle. & • Design and facilitate strategic planning workshops that align engineering, operations, and business development teams, bridging the gap between technical execution and strategic intent. • Drive cross-functional integration by building scalable knowledge-sharing systems that turn localized improvements into global best practices, amplifying the impact of high-performing teams.
EDUCATION
The Ohio State University College of Engineering
BS, Industrial and Systems Engineering
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Concentrations: Strategy & Consulting, Finance, & Entrepreneurship
The University of Akron
Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
ABOUT RYAN WASKO
WHO I AMI’m a business transformation leader with over 20 years of experience driving operational excellence, market-aligned strategy, and scalable growth. With a background in Industrial & Systems Engineering and Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification, I bring a systems-thinking approach to solving complex challenges across high-impact industries. WHAT I DOCurrently pursuing my MBA at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, I serve as Director of Continuous Improvement at JR Automation (a Hitachi Group Company), where I lead global strategic initiatives that strengthen performance, build high-performing teams, and align internal capabilities with customer value. CORE STRENGTHS • Operational transformation across automotive, defense, aerospace, medical, food & beverage, and consumer products• Executive coaching and team development rooted in continuous improvement• Cross-functional collaboration that integrates people, process, and strategy TOP ACHIEVEMENTS • Recovered throughput from 26% to 100% for Coca-Cola’s largest distribution center by aligning operations, supply chain, and sales• Led a plant turnaround that became a model for operational excellence through systems-level coaching• Designed and deployed programs that deliver both internal efficiency and external market relevance GUIDING PRINCIPLES• Turning complexity into clarity through systems thinking and storytelling• Empowering people through culture-building, coaching, and aligned leadership• Integrating operational rigor with strategic growth to drive sustainable impact GIVING BACKMentor with Vanderbilt University’s Wond’ry Program, helping cultivate the next generation of problem solvers and innovation leaders across Middle Tennessee. I’m always open to conversations about operational transformation, scalable leadership, and mentoring the next generation of problem solvers. Let’s connect!
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