Summary
Baykal Hafizoglu is a Director of Platform Management at FICO with 11 years of experience building and commercializing analytics and optimization software for Fortune 500 clients across banking, insurance, supply chain and fraud. He combines hands-on development in multiple programming languages and analytics tools with enterprise architecture skills and an AWS Solutions Architect certification to deploy high-availability, production-grade decisioning platforms. Previously he led presales and delivery of large-scale optimization products—selling a Supply Chain Solver to more than 10 global clients—and has deep domain expertise in network optimization, mixed-integer modeling and stochastic decision processes. Baykal’s background includes research-intensive PhD work and academic teaching, which informs a methodical approach to simulation, testing and validation of complex rule engines. Based in Atlanta, he is as comfortable tuning large optimization engines and statistical models as he is working directly with sales, services and client teams to operationalize analytics. An uncommon strength is his track record of translating advanced OR research into repeatable, commercial software and resilient client deployments.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Industrial Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Industrial Engineering at Arizona State University
Visiting Ph.D. Student Industrial Engineering, Visiting Ph.D. Student Industrial Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology
MS Industrial Engineering, MS Industrial Engineering at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University
English