Kari Olson
About Kari Olson
Kari Olson is a Technology Leader specializing in Supply Network Modeling and Simulation at Procter & Gamble, with extensive experience in reliability engineering and production systems modeling.
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Kari Olson is the Technology Leader for Supply Network Modeling and Simulation at Procter & Gamble.
Previous Roles at Procter & Gamble
Kari Olson has a long history at Procter & Gamble, having held multiple roles. From 2006 to 2015, Olson served as the Technology Leader for Reliability Engineering and Production Systems Modeling in the Baby Care division. Prior to that, she worked as a Power Control & Information Systems Engineer from 2000 to 2006.
Current Role at Procter & Gamble
In her current role as Technology Leader for Supply Network Modeling and Simulation at Procter & Gamble, Kari Olson focuses on supply network modeling and simulation. She holds significant expertise in this area, having contributed to developing systems and algorithms for optimizing retail and manufacturing operations.
Education and Expertise
Kari Olson holds a Master of Science (MS) in Systems and Controls Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, earned between 1995 and 2000. Her academic background supports her specialization in Bayesian statistical analysis, which she applies to various manufacturing and retail analytics problems.
Technical Contributions
Kari Olson has made notable technical contributions, including the development of three reusable discrete event simulation libraries for Siemens' Technomatix Plant Simulation Software. She also created an automated system that analyzes shelf out-of-stock issues daily, using POS and supply chain data. Furthermore, Olson developed algorithms employing Bayesian machine learning to detect phantom inventory and shelf out-of-stocks from sales history and reported stock levels.
Programming Experience
Despite not holding a traditional programmer or software engineer position, Kari Olson possesses extensive programming experience. She is proficient in a diverse range of programming languages and tools, including C++, Matlab, Python, Java, VB, JMP scripts, Apache Spark, Stan, and Knime.