Summary
Paolo Luciano is a simulations and product leader with 11 years of experience applying operations research, machine learning and data-driven strategy to large-scale consumer products. Currently a Simulations SME and Senior Product Manager at Amazon in Austin, he bridges technical modeling and business execution—building stochastic and dynamic models that inform pricing, forecasting and go‑to‑market decisions. His background includes launching region‑wide membership and loyalty programs at Uber (driving millions of members and multi‑million dollar launches), research fellowship work on NLP-powered size-curve forecasting for Zara, and consulting experience delivering quantifiable savings at Bain. An MIT-trained operations researcher and MBA with dual summa cum laude degrees in applied mathematics and actuarial science, he combines rigorous analytics with cross-functional leadership and hands-on coding. Paolo describes himself as a "datamancer" and brings an unusual blend of mathematical curiosity, product instinct and a taste for recursive ideas—often approaching problems like designing emergent systems rather than just features. Outside work he’s a music enthusiast who enjoys conversations that span tech, art and the philosophy of consciousness.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Operations Research, 5.0/5.0, Master of Science - MS, Operations Research, 5.0/5.0 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Exchange student, Mathematics department, Exchange student, Mathematics department at Stockholms universitet
Bachelor's degree, Applied Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude, 9.4 / 10 - top 2% of my class, Bachelor's degree, Applied Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude, 9.4 / 10 - top 2% of my class at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
English, Spanish, Italian