Management Software
Resume:
ROBERT B. AYER IV
Cambridge, MA 02139
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EDUCATION
MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Cambridge, MA
Candidate for MBA, June 2011 2009-Present
Alvin J. Siteman Fellowship Recipient
Finance Track
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Gainesville, FL
Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Operations Research Track 2003-2005
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Gainesville, FL
Bachelor of Science in Statistics 1999-2003
EXPERIENCE
LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP Boston, MA
MBA Intern Summer 2010
• Summer project: Evaluated and improved accuracy of key strategic predictive model. My recommendations result in
estimated cost savings of $1.5M.
THE BOEING COMPANY SeaTac, WA
Mathematical Modeler 3 2007-2009
• Led inventory service level optimization effort; optimizing the service levels saved Boeing over $40M in additional
inventory investment. Presented these results to Boeing management and they are currently in use.
• Evaluated the merits of a large software investment. Performed cost-benefit analysis, as well as testing the product to
determine whether it sufficiently met Boeing’s business needs. This included interviews with the developers of the
software and testing the limits of the software by running numerous scenarios.
• Developed and presented inventory management methods for key suppliers who participate in vendor-managed inventory
program. The methods were well-received and are currently in use.
• Developed forecasting program which alerted a Boeing engineering group on airplane parts which were likely to see
increased future demand.
• Led an inventory management benchmarking initiative at Boeing. Interviewed counterparts at many comparable
companies in order to determine best practices in the industry, and reported out on suggested areas of improvement and
areas where Boeing led the industry.
• Presented and defended forecasting methods to non-technical groups at Boeing on a regular basis, in order to encourage
broader understanding of forecasting and to maintain transparency in the forecasting process.
• Mentor for a new employee. My responsibilities included helping to shorten his learning curve so that he would be in
position to add value to the company more quickly, and serving as an advisor on projects that he was given.
THE BOEING COMPANY SeaTac, WA
Mathematical Modeler 2 2005-2007
• Wrote a simulation program designed to model how often spare parts change classification. Parts are classified according
to demand patterns, so if demand patterns change sufficiently, the part classification will change. The simulation helped us
understand which classifications were most stable, which were more volatile, and gave insight into whether the
classification definitions were appropriate.
• Tested and debugged several aspects of the new release of Boeing’s proprietary forecasting and inventory management
software.
• Tested new SAS module MIRP (Multi-Echelon Inventory Replenishment Planning) for potential use in for new release of
spares inventory management software.
SKILLS
• Advanced SAS, including macros and simulation
• Statistical analysis and data mining, including multiple regression, logistic regression, neural networks, and classification
trees
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