Zackary W. Simmons

Seattle, WA · zsimmons@umich.edu · (734) 680-5799 · GitHub

Education

University of Michigan — College of Engineering
Master of Engineering in Industrial and Operations Engineering
  • Tauber Institute for Global Operations Fellow
University of Michigan — College of Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences · GPA: 3.58/4.00
  • Minor in Computer Science Engineering and International Engineering
  • Member of Engineering Global Leadership Honors Program and American Nuclear Society
  • Awards: Dean's List, University Honors, Michigan Math Prize Competition Finalist (Top 1%)
  • Member of Alpha Kappa Psi, Professional Business Fraternity

Experience

The Boeing Company — Commercial Airplanes (BCA)
Industrial Engineer / Software Engineer · Mukilteo, WA
  • Developed a full-stack cloud-based enterprise web application (Python/React/Flask) for production training, supporting 17K+ users and 484K+ task completions on a scalable system
  • Established ETL pipelines and used Python/SQL to optimize data loading, reporting, and visualization, ensuring high-performance data processing for production deployment
  • Lead performance and scalability testing on an application by simulating 5000+ concurrent users, identifying bottlenecks, and optimizing code, which enhanced the overall efficiency
  • Engineered an ML solution leveraging NLP/Classifiers to categorize 10,000+ materials via keyword extraction, achieving 95% accuracy and ensuring full IAEG regulatory compliance
  • Automated manufacturing support workflows by launching a full-stack tooling inventory system (React/Flask) for production reporting, achieving 99% accurate inventory management
University of Michigan Ion Beam Laboratory
Machine Learning Research Engineer · Ann Arbor, MI
  • Constructed a Feed-Forward Multilayer Perceptron Neural Network trained on 18,000+ images to predict beam profile image classification on input data with over 98% accuracy
  • Executed Ion Beam waveform image classification on a dataset with 50,000+ unique images leading to successful machine learning output with confidence levels higher than 98.97%
The Boeing Company — Commercial Airplanes (BCA)
Operations Engineer · Renton, WA
  • Conducted composition analysis with Python on 75,000+ BCA Warehousing products to design a model that assures cost reduction by $9M+ per year and decrease quality defects by 15%+
  • Identified 3 major root causes of BCA Warehousing safety incidents and recommended future process design elements to proactively address and mitigate risk by an estimated 70%+
Wizard Match, LLC
Software Engineer · Bronx, NY
  • Designed over 40 components and two modules employing Angular framework allowing healthcare companies to decrease client and caregiver matchmaking time by 81.25%
  • Onboarded a new software engineering team member and spent 15 hours outlining the website's current state and future scope leading to a 20% decrease in development time
University of Michigan Nuclear Engineering Department
Senior Design Project · Ann Arbor, MI
  • Created a nuclear electric propulsion ship carrying a self-field magnetoplasmadynamic thruster with 50% efficiency for a first manned mission to Jupiter's moon, Europa
  • Performed orbital analysis to calculate a 364-day transit time utilizing a spiral trajectory and aerobraking to enter Jupiter's atmosphere decreasing traditional rocket transit times by 83%

Skills & Interests

  • Technical Skills: Python, SQL, React, Flask, Git, CI/CD, TypeScript, Angular, Machine Learning, NLP
  • Current Coursework (UW): CSE 573 — Applications of Artificial Intelligence; CSE 561 — Network Systems
  • Technical Projects: Live stock market sentiment analysis platform (NLP/Classifiers); Improved Spotify recommender using Reinforcement Learning (Contextual Bandits)
  • Interests: Mountain hiking & backpacking, snowboarding, espresso science, running, volleyball, photography, soccer