EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Florida, Aug.2007-Apr.2011

Mitigating the Cost of Anarchy in Complex Supply Chain Systems

• Developed efficient algorithms for solving a class of stochastic resource allocation problems with applications in service delivery, market selection, capacity planning, revenue management and portfolio optimization, based on mixed integer nonlinear programming, stochastic programming, decomposition approaches and branch-and-price schemes.
• Provided optimal business solutions for integrated joint case pack (pre-pack) configuration and procurement planning in retail chains, with other applications in cutting stock, joint replenishment, module design, packaging and pricing, based on general bilinear, quadratic, geometric programming and network flow theory.
• Skilled in C++, SAS, JMP, Teradata, Matlab, SQL, Oracle, JavaScript, PHP, SPSS, Access, Excel, VBA, Arena, Portfolio Safeguard, GAMS, CPLEX, COIN-OR, HTML and Unix.

Instructor, University of Florida, Summer 2010

EIN3314 Work Design and Human Factors

• Designed syllabus, informative lecture notes (videos, pictures, case studies), term project, 4 labs, and 3 exams.
• Lectured mainly on Cost Analysis, Project Planning, Workstation Design, Ergonomic Issues (Anatomy, Biomechanics, Musculoskeletal Disorder, Anthropometry), Manual Handling and Lean Manufacturing.

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Beihang University, Beijing, China, Sep. 2005-June 2007

Distribution Centers' Location, Inventory and Transportation Decisions Under Uncertain Environment (by National Natural Science Foundation of China)

• Developed a strategy and a variable large neighborhood search (VLNS) algorithm for solving an integrated inventory and routing problem in a three-echelon logistics system. The work resulted in a SCI journal publication (in European Journal of Operational Research 191(2008) 623-635) ranked "Top 25 Hottest Articles".
• Conducted simulation studies to compare and assess the combined performance of various inventory and demand forecast models to reduce bullwhip effect and achieve supply chain optimization.

Consultant Intern, Logistics Dept., China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, China, Mar.-Aug. 2006

• Assisted in designing the coal distribution scheme for its four subsidiaries situated along the Yangtze River. The work resulted in a SCI journal publication (in Transportation Research Part E 46 (2010) 913-925).
• Proposed to adopt a vendor managed inventory (VMI) concept involving establishment of a central warehouse at a port and applied Markov Decision Process (MDP) model to give ordering and delivering decisions for the central warehouse under uncertain demand to reduce overall system cost while maintaining smooth supply.

Business Plan Writer & Consultant, "Intelligent E-Textbook Company", China, Nov.2006 - May 2007

• Won 2nd prize of "Challenge Cup" in National Philips Competition of Starting Business
• Gained experience for starting a business, in charge of strategic planning, general management, pricing, marketing, financial data and analysis, working in a team of 4 students