Ryan Hamze

Principal Consultant

Ryan is a Principal Consultant in the Smart Manufacturing advisory group under the Americas Consulting. He leads smart manufacturing initiatives in Industry 4.0/5.0, Generative AI, and digital transformation.

His expertise across multiple sectors includes Manufacturing and Automotive, has a strong focus on sourcing and digital engineering strategies.

Recognized as an industry thought leader in Smart Manufacturing and Generative AI, he is Certified as an ISG Digital & AI Fellow and a winner of the 2024 Chairman’s Club Award. He also conducts emerging tech research and speaks publicly on topics such as digital threads, dark factories, and the evolving role of AI in Industry 5.0.

During Ryan’s 15 years of enterprise IT leadership experience, he has helped organizations achieve double-digit cost reductions and operational efficiencies, leading full-scale digital transformations that have automated millions of dollars in production workflows. He specializes in hyper-automating processes using both legacy enterprise and emerging technologies, focuses largely on reducing operations downtime and similar cost savings efforts.

His special talent is defining technology solutions to real-world business problems.