Supply Chain Management
Resume:
AMIR GHAFOORI
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Piscataway, NJ 08854 Born on April 3rd 1986
Webpage:www.eden.rutgers.edu/~ghafoori
Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey
Education
Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering, Dec. 2012, Current GPA 3.97
Thesis Title: Decision Analytics for Sensor Placement to Mitigate Maritime Security
Risk
M.S., Applied and Mathematical Statistics, May 2012, Current GPA 4.00
M.S., Industrial and Systems Engineering, May 2011, GPA 4.00
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
B.S., Industrial Engineering, May 2008, GPA 3.8
Fields of Applied Operations Research and Optimization
Supply Chain Management
Interest
Data Analysis and Statistics
Simulation Modeling
Risk Analysis
System Dynamics
Coursework Operations Research Supply Chain Management
Stochastic Modeling Systems Dynamics
Simulation of Production Systems Queuing Theory
Regression and Data Analysis Design of Experiments
Game Theory Time Series Analysis
Professional Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT), Rutgers
Experience University, Jan. 2009 - present
Research Assistant - Full Scholarship
Devised optimization models for sensor allocation in ports and waterways to protect
critical infrastructures against adversarial attacks
Cooperated in simulation modeling of the Delaware River, leading to deepening
analysis of the River and performance analysis of opening terminals
Collaborated in safety risk analysis of Delaware River
Managed and Analyzed vessels accident data in Delaware River
Contributed in Applying systemic approach to Roadway Safety Management in New
Jersey
Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Rutgers University, Jan. 2009
May 2009
Teaching Assistant
Instructed laboratory for manufacturing processes
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Iran Shipping and Offshore Industries Company (ISOICO), Iran, June 2007 Aug.
2007
Intern
Assessment of procurement department work flow, resulting in new optimal working
processes
Publications
Scholarly
Activities Ghafoori, A.; Altiok, T. (2012) A Mixed Integer Programming Framework for Sonar
Placement to Mitigate Maritime Security Risk, journal of transportation security, in
press.
Almaz, O.A.; Altiok, T.; Ghafoori, A. (2012) Risk Analysis of Vessel Traffic in
Delaware River, Proceedings of 91st TRB Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Presentations
Simulation Modeling of the Vessel Traffic in Delaware River: Impact of Dredging on
Navigational Issues, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Jan. 2012
A Grid Based Underwater Sensor Placement to Mitigate Risk, Institute for Industrial
Engineers (IIE) Annual Meeting, May 2011
A Risk Based Sensor Allocation Problem, Institute for Operations Research and
Management Sciences (INFORMS), Nov. 2010
Sustainable Manufacturing, INFORMS, Oct. 2009
Reports
Altiok, T.; Almaz, A.O.; Ghafoori, A; Dredging Impact on Navigational Efficiency in
Delaware River Main Channel,
http://cait.rutgers.edu/system/files/u5/2010_Rutgers_Dredge_Summary_Report1-
2011.pdf
Altiok, T.; Almaz, A.O.; Ghafoori, A; Modeling and Analysis of the Vessel Traffic in
the Delaware River and Bay Area: Risk Assessment and Mitigation,
http://cait.rutgers.edu/system/files/u2/DRB_Project_Summary.pdf
Computer Skills
Skills
Optimization: XPRESS MP, GAMS, Cplex
Statistical and Data Analysis: R, SAS, Minitab, SQL
General: Matlab, C++, Mathematica
Simulation: Arena
Other: MS Project, MS Visio, VBA, ArcGIS, Vensim
Personal Skills
Strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills
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