Tung (Tony) Le
About Tung (Tony) Le
Tung (Tony) Le is a Senior Operations Research Scientist at Coupa Software, with extensive experience in supply chain optimization, transportation optimization, and data-driven decision-making software.
Title and Current Role
Tung (Tony) Le is currently a Senior Operations Research Scientist at Coupa Software, where he has been working since 2021. In this role, he focuses on developing data-driven decision-making software that leverages large-scale, non-linear heuristic optimization algorithms.
Professional Background
Tung (Tony) Le has an extensive professional background in operations research and applied sciences. He worked at LLamasoft, Inc. as a Senior Applied Research Scientist from 2017 to 2020 and as an Applied Research Scientist from 2013 to 2017 in Ann Arbor, MI. Before that, he was a Senior Operations Research Developer at Deccan International from 2008 to 2013 in the Greater San Diego Area. His earlier roles include working as a Research Assistant at Purdue University and as a Project Engineer for Automation and Information Systems at the Vietnam Russian Join Venture Oil Refinery Project.
Education and Expertise
Tung (Tony) Le holds a PhD in Supply Chain Optimization from Purdue University, which he earned from 2004 to 2009. He also has a Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Systems from the Asian Institute of Technology, completed in 1998, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Data Communication from Hanoi University of Science and Technology, completed in 1996. His expertise includes transportation optimization, supply chain network and inventory optimization, and locations optimization in Fire/EMS systems through predictive models. He is skilled in meta-heuristic algorithms, column-generation based heuristics, object-oriented design, and distributed software systems.
Technical Skills
Tung (Tony) Le has significant skills in developing and implementing large-scale optimization algorithms, including meta-heuristic and column-generation based heuristics. He is proficient in object-oriented design and distributed software systems. Additionally, he has experience working with SQL databases and creating software systems for various optimization problems, including transportation and supply chain network optimization.