Daniel Reich

Education

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• 2004-present
• University of Arizona
• Tucson, AZ

Graduate College

• GPA: 3.71
• MS in Applied Mathematics, May 2006
• PhD in Applied Mathematics, expected May 2009
• PhD Minor in Systems & Industrial Engineering, expected May 2009

• 2000-2004
• Columbia University
• New York, NY

School of Engineering & Applied Science

• GPA: 3.53
• Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics

Professional Experience

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• Summer 2008
• Target Corporation
• Minneapolis, MN

Analytics and Optimization Sciences Intern

• Developed an integer programming model to automate product placement in stores
• Partnered with Target Store design teams to ensure the model satisfied business needs
• Integrated the model's implementation with the existing technology infrastructure

• Summer 2007-Fall 2008
• University of Arizona
• Tucson, AZ

National Science Foundation VIGRE Fellow

• Continued dissertation research on a class of stochastic network flow problems
• Supervised undergraduate research projects

• Spring 2007
• University of Arizona
• Tucson, AZ

Dept. of Systems & Industrial Engineering Graduate Research Assistant

• Developed a framework for utilizing probability distributions as a means of inferring missing numerical information in network flow problems

• Fall 2006
• University of Arizona
• Tucson, AZ

Network Administration: Department of Mathematics Computer GTA

• Built and redesigned xhtml-compliant webpages for the department website
• Wrote scripts to maintain and improve departmental webpages
• Organized Software Interest Group seminar for graduate students, faculty and staff

• Fall 2005-Spring 2006
• University of Arizona
• Tucson, AZ

Department of Mathematics Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Served as instructor for College Algebra course at the university
• Designed and graded homework assignments and exams

• Fall 2004-Summer 2005
• University of Arizona
• Tucson, AZ

National Science Foundation VIGRE Fellow

• Extracted data samples from moving images and analyzed the physical properties evident in the movements of various fluids
• Worked through a detailed proof of an analytic inequality involving sharp constants

• Summer 2003, 2004
• Bank Street School of Education
• New York, NY

Aquatics Director

• Organized and supervised swim instruction for campers ages 5- 12
• Trained staff in safe and effective methods of swim instruction

Awards / Honors

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• Greenpoint Foundation Scholarship Awardee
• Columbia Engineering Dean's List
• National Science Foundation VIGRE Travel Award
• The University of Arizona Herbert E. Carter Travel Award

Publications

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• Reich, D. and L. Lopes. The Most Likely Path. Submitted to Networks, 2008.
• Reich, D. and L. Lopes. Preprocessing Stochastic Shortest Path Problems on Directed Acyclic Networks. Submitted to INFORMS Journal on Computing, 2008.

Selected Talks & Presentations

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• Fall 2008
• Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
• Washington, DC

The INFORMS Annual Meeting

• The Most Likely Path Problem

• Spring 2008
• The University of Arizona
• Tucson, AZ

The Software Interest Group Seminar

• Creating Videos & Embedding Them in LaTeX Presentations

• Spring 2008
• The University of New Mexico
• Albuquerque, NM

The Los Alamos Days Conference

• The Most Likely Path

• Fall 2006
• The University of Arizona
• Tucson, AZ

The Software Interest Group Seminar

• Webpages Done Right: XHTML & CSS

Technical Skills / Areas of Expertise

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• Topics:

  Optimization, Integer Progamming, Algorithms, Linear Algebra, Probability

• Languages:

  Matlab, Perl, Shell, PHP, HTML, SQL, Xpress-Mosel, AMPL/GAMS/CPLEX

• Tools:

  LaTeX, CSS, emacs, bash, Excel

• Operating Systems:

  Linux, Mac OS X, Windows

Selected Graduate Coursework

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Optimization, Stochastic Processes, Integer Programming, Algorithms, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Probability, Discrete Mathematics, Numerical Analysis, Complex Variables