Everything can be optimized

I am an Operations Research scientist and software developer. I enjoy researching optimization methodologies, teaching optimization courses, and writing software that uses optimization to solve real-world problems.

My journey:

  1. MIP Engineer at OptiLogic (2025-)
    • Solving MIPs for Supply Chain design problems.
  2. Ph.D in Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization from Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business (2020-2025)
    • Researched models and methods for solving discrete optimization problems. I was advised by the amazing Willem-Jan van Hoeve.
    • Supported by the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
  3. Quantiative Developer for Marshall Wace Asset Management (2017-2020)
    • Built a treasury optimization system and improved the automated trading system.
  4. B.S. in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from Johns Hopkins University (2014-2017)
    • Solved umpire crew scheduling problems for Minor League Baseball.

My research:

  1. Model relaxations and exact methods.
  2. Computation.
  3. Algorithm portfolios.

Fun things:

  1. I host a podcast called Optimizing You.
  2. I won a charity competition at Marshall Wace to support the All Stars Project Development School for Youth.
  3. I work as a freelancer solving optimization problems on Upwork.com. Some projects involved staffing nurses in hospitals, scheduling youth basketball leagues, and planning construction projects!
  4. I am a former president of the CMU INFORMS Student Chapter and former chair of the student-run YinzOR Conference.
  5. I am a former president of the Hopkins Undergraduate Society of Applied Mathematics.
  6. I am a math tutor for local high school students.
  7. I recently completed my first triathlon.

Checkout my CV.

Thanks for visiting, and feel free to reach out.