Résumé
General Information
Full Name | Ignacio Ismael Erazo Neira |
Languages | Spanish (Native), French (Full Proficiency), English (Full Proficiency), Portuguese (Medium) |
Technical Skills | Python (+++), Gurobi (+++), Cplex (+++), SIMIO (+++), sklearn (+++), pandas (+++), Xpress (++), matplotlib (++), Git (++), MATLAB (++), R (+), c (+) |
Education
- 2019- Dec 2023
Ph.D. in Operations Research, minor in Machine Learning
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
- GPA 4.0
- Coursework
- Optimization (Linear, Discrete, Non-Linear, Stochastic and Advanced Combinatorial).
- Theoretical Statistics, Stochastic Processes I and II, Simulation and its Theory.
- Machine Learning, Theoretical Reinforcement Learning and Computational Methods.
- Logistics, Inventory and Constraint Programming.
- 2019-2021
M.Sc. in Operations Research
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
- 2014-2019
B.Sc. in Industrial Civil Engineering
Universidad de Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile
- GPA 6.7/7, rank 1/120, best GPA each year
- Coursework
- Traditional engineering + science + optimization and stats classes.
- Business minor = Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Administration, Human Resources.
Experience
- May-Aug 2023
Research Scientist Intern
Amazon, Seattle, WA
- Will be a part of Amazon Science Fulfillment Technologies team, for warehouse optimization.
- Sep-Dec 2022
Applied Scientist Intern
Amazon, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Developed functions to facilitate NLP on team processes.
- Performed exploration for new ML models to be used as part of my team's products.
- May-Aug 2022
Operations Research Scientist Intern
Apple, Palo Alto, CA
- Developed optimization-based analytical tool to reduce inventory levels.
- Developed methodology that allows different optimization tools to work simultaneously to reduce transportation costs.
- 2019-
Research and Teaching Assistant
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
- Research Assistant under different grants.
- Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Head TA for masters courses ISyE 6644 (Simulation, Summer 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021), ISyE 6203 (Logistics, Spring 2022).
- TA under ISyE tutoring center for ISyE 3133 (Optimization) and ISyE 2027 (Probability with Applications), Fall and Spring 2019.
- Jan-Mar 2019
Inventory Optimization Intern
BHP Billiton HQs, Santiago, Chile
Honors and Awards
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Research-related
- Best student applied paper [winner], WSC 2022, "A Simulation-Optimization Framework To Improve The Organ Transplantation Offering System".
- Diversity award fellowship, WSC 2022.
- Top 3 short research video at the YinzOR conference 2021 CMU, "Submodular Dispatching".
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Academic and competitions
- Stewart Fellowship in Georgia Tech
- University of Concepcion Prize (Class 2014 Industrial Civil Engineering). This award is given by the university to the most deserving student (if any) of the respective class.
- First place of the "2019 University of Concepcion Programming Tournament" under the "Non-Computer Science" major category.
- Best GPA class 2014 of Industrial Civil Engineering in years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
- Leader of World Finalist Teams for Simio Simulation Competition (Fall 2016, Spring 2017).
- Highest Recognition "Très Bien" in French Baccalauréat (2013), maximum scores in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.