Jen Ryan, Candidate for Virginia Cannabis Control Board 2026

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Executive Summary

Building Future-Ready Architecture

18+ years of experience transforming legacy, disjointed systems into stable, cloud-optimized environments for global enterprises.

Risk Mitigation Complex Migrations System Stability
18+
Years Experience
44k+
End Users Supported

Core Competency Analysis

Analyzing professional capabilities across four critical domains. Toggle the perspective above to see how these technical skills translate to board governance requirements.

Skill Distribution Profile

Key Strength: Strategic Governance

Proven ability to identify “technical debt” and execute rapid modernization strategies. This involves assessing current landscapes, identifying inefficiencies, and implementing robust architectures that support long-term scalability.

1
Landscape Assessment

Conducting high-level audits to recommend right-sized solutions.

2
Risk Protocols

Establishing rigorous automated testing to validate stability.

Professional Journey

Select a role to view specific impact and achievements.

CEO & Principal Consultant

Toastygirl LLC

Strategy
Core Mandate

Leading a boutique consultancy focused on identifying technical debt and executing rapid modernization strategies to replace legacy administrative systems.

Modernization

Architecture Strategy

Assessment

“Right-sized” Solutions

Key Insight

“Assessing technical debt is identical to assessing regulatory gaps: both require finding the weak points in a legacy system and rebuilding them for stability.”

Quantifiable Impact

100% Scope

Delivery Success

Delivered 100% of scope for distressed State Government client deployment.

30% Reduction

Efficiency Gain

Reduced system sprawl by 30% through vendor landscape rationalization.

44k Users

Scale Managed

Managed mission-critical systems for a global user base of over 44,000.

Alignment with Administration Goals

Connecting professional expertise to the Spanberger Vision.

Education Revenue

The Administration seeks to fund schools through cannabis tax revenue.

My Contribution

Ensuring the “Revenue Engine” (Tax/POS systems) is stable and integrated. My experience managing 44k user financial systems ensures tax collection infrastructure won’t fail.

Public Safety & Elimination of Illicit Market

Moving from an unregulated “gray market” to a safe, tested retail environment.

My Contribution

I specialize in “Migration from Legacy Systems.” I view the illicit market as a legacy system that must be deprecated and replaced with a secure, regulated framework.

Jen Ryan

Candidate for Virginia Cannabis Control Authority Board

Generated from Applicant Resume & Cover Letter Data
2026 Application Cycle