Operations research analyst with 5 years of experience applying optimization and simulation to airline and logistics operations. Built a crew-pairing optimizer that saved $7M a year in hotel and deadhead costs. Turns messy operational constraints into solvable models and explains trade-offs to operations leaders.
Experience
Operations Research Analyst, North Star Regional Airlines (Minneapolis, MN)
Apr 2022 – Present
Built a mixed-integer crew-pairing model in Gurobi covering 900 daily flights, saving $7M a year in hotel and deadhead costs
Developed discrete-event simulation of hub turnarounds, informing gate changes that cut average delay 4 minutes
Created a disruption-recovery heuristic that rebuilt schedules in under 3 minutes during storms
Partnered with union representatives to encode 60 contract rules as model constraints
Associate Operations Research Analyst, Interstate Parcel Network (Memphis, TN)
Jan 2021 – Mar 2022
Optimized sort-center staffing with linear programming, reducing overtime 12%
Modeled trailer load plans that improved trailer fill rates 6 points
Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Tech Supply Chain Lab (Atlanta, GA)
Aug 2019 – Dec 2020
Modeled hospital nurse scheduling as an integer program for a faculty study
Education
M.S. in Operations Research, Georgia Institute of Technology (Aug 2019 – Dec 2020)
B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech (Aug 2015 – May 2019)
Skills
Optimization: linear and mixed-integer programming, column generation, heuristics
A strong Operations Research Analyst resume shows the questions you answered, the models or pipelines you shipped, and the decisions your analysis changed. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Projects
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
SQL
Python or R
Statistics
Machine learning
Data modeling
dbt and ELT pipelines
BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI)
Experiment design
Data visualization
Stakeholder communication
Example bullet points
Built a churn model (gradient boosting, AUC 0.86) that targeted retention offers and saved $900k a year
Rebuilt the revenue dashboard on dbt and Looker, cutting refresh time from 6 hours to 20 minutes
Designed 25 A/B tests with sequential analysis, shortening the average test from 4 weeks to 10 days
Tips from recruiters
Pair every technique with the decision it informed; "built a model" alone says little.
List tools under grouped skills ("Analytics: SQL, dbt, Looker") so ATS keyword matches are exact.
Link a notebook, Kaggle profile or public analysis if you have one.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Compact (ATS-friendly): Dense single column that fits long histories
Operations Research Analyst resume FAQ
What should a Operations Research Analyst resume include?
A Operations Research Analyst resume should show the questions you answered, the models or pipelines you shipped, and the decisions your analysis changed. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Projects, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Operations Research Analyst?
Classic, Modern and Compact work well for Operations Research Analyst roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Operations Research Analyst resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Operations Research Analyst put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Operations Research Analyst roles are SQL, Python or R, Statistics, Machine learning, Data modeling and dbt and ELT pipelines.
How do I write strong Operations Research Analyst resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as forecast accuracy, revenue impact and query time. For example: "Built a churn model (gradient boosting, AUC 0.86) that targeted retention offers and saved $900k a year."