Where it started
One of the earliest lessons I learned was how operations work, from helping in my father's business. I later started a
small supply chain venture. It is no longer running, but it shaped my lasting interest in efficient, sustainable
transportation and logistics systems.
Airline industry experience
After earning a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, I joined Air Peace Limited, starting
as a graduate trainee in engineering and maintenance. As a Reliability Engineer, I designed and implemented a Reliability
Management System for data-driven decision-making, predictive maintenance, and monitoring of MTBF and MTBUR. I built fleet
reliability dashboards for the Boeing and Embraer fleets, led quarterly reliability reviews with senior engineering
leadership, and prepared the reliability analyses that supported the airline's ETOPS authorization for international
operations. As a Material Planning Engineer, I planned aircraft parts availability for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.
Research today
I am now a Ph.D. candidate in Industrial Engineering at
FAMU–FSU College of Engineering, advised by
Professor Yanshuo Sun. I collaborate with
the operations research team of a major U.S. airline on long-term maintenance scheduling and station assignment, strategic
capacity planning for maintenance facilities, and flight-dispatcher workforce planning. My study of maintenance scheduling and
station assignment, published in Transportation Research Part E, received the 2026 Bronze Anna Valicek Medal from
AGIFORS (Airline Group of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies).
What I bring is the combination of both worlds: an understanding of how airline operations actually run, and the
mathematical programming, decomposition, and machine learning methods to improve them. These skills transfer to any
large-scale scheduling, resource-allocation, or planning problem.
Beyond work
I founded GUHTAC, a free mentorship initiative that has supported
more than 1,000 participants with graduate applications and data science skills. I enjoy reading and writing about new ideas,
traveling, playing the keyboard, composing music, and officiating football matches.
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