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Ryan Thompson

Advisor

Role and Company

Souring Manager, Land O'Lakes

Expertise

15 years experience in operations & logistics

Location

Saint Paul, MN

About Ryan

Former Corporal in the Marines (89-93) with a Masters degree in supply chain and 15 years in purchasing, logistics and sourcing and experienced in all aspects of supply chain management. I also have my certification as a Certified Professional Supply Management (CPSM)

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Ryan's Recent Answers

4 years ago

How is manufacturing different outisde of military defense and aerospace?

Hi Brian, I spent 2 years as a purchasing manager with BAE, but most of my experience is the the normal...

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4 years ago

How much can work experience overcome education?

Cody, as a former Marine, I can tell you from all my work history, not once did being in the...

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4 years ago

Best higher level learning objectives for PM?

There are few stand alone PM's, they usually have experience in their respective fields and are PM's. It would be...

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4 years ago

Would like to have a mentor in the Logistics | Program Management | Operations that can mentor me during the transition process?

Francis, there is unlimited opportunity in this field, exposure to all aspects such as transportation, warehousing, logistics, purchasing and Sourcing...

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4 years ago

Would like to have a mentor in the Logistics | Program Management | Operations that can mentor me during the transition process?

Francis, there is unlimited opportunity in this field, exposure to all aspects such as transportation, warehousing, logistics, purchasing and Sourcing...

Read more