Ryan Daniels

Ryan Daniels has extensive work experience in the wood products industry. Ryan currently holds the position of Director - Wood Products at PotlatchDeltic Corporation since September 2023. Prior to that, they worked as the Vice President - Manufacturing at Hood Industries, Inc. from October 2022 to September 2023. Ryan also served as the Vice President - Manufacturing at Coastal Forest Resources Co. from February 2016 to October 2022. Before joining Coastal Forest Resources Co., they worked at Georgia-Pacific LLC where they held various roles including Capital Development Manager - Lumber Division, Lumber - Plant Manager, and Lumber - Plant Superintendent. Ryan started their career at Weyerhaeuser where they worked in roles such as Lumber - Project/Reliability Engineer, Supply Chain - Southern Lumber SAP Business Analyst, Lumber - Dry End Superintendent / Project Engineer, and Plywood - Green End Superintendent / Project Engineer. Prior to transitioning into the wood products industry, they worked at Walmart as a Logistics Engineer and CELDI Research Assistant, where their responsibilities included improvement projects in various Walmart distribution centers and building a full-scale simulation of a Walmart Supercenter store.

Ryan Daniels earned a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Arkansas, where they attended from 1997 to 2003.