Summary
Peter Cacioppi is a Principal Operations Research Scientist with over a decade of experience applying advanced algorithms to supply chain, optimization, and decision-support products. He has held senior research and chief scientist roles at Decision Spot, Coupa, LLamasoft-related firms, IBM, and earlier leaders like LogicTools and ILOG, blending algorithm development with practical solver integration and GUI design. Known in the community as the BDFL of ticdat, he pairs hands-on programming and data science with a deep operational-research pedigree from University of Chicago and Dartmouth. Based in Eugene, Oregon, Peter brings a track record of turning complex combinatorial problems into production-ready tools for both startups and enterprise customers. Less obvious: his career repeatedly bridges vendor solver ecosystems and pragmatic productization, making him as comfortable prototyping code as negotiating third-party solver integrations.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Computer Science modified with Physics, BA, Computer Science modified with Physics at Dartmouth College
MS, Computer Science, MS, Computer Science at University of Chicago