- Training Industry :
Healthcare
- Years Of Experience
15+ years
About Me
Alexander Kolker holds a Ph.D. in applied mathematics. He is an expert in
advanced data analytics for operations management, computer simulation and staffing
optimization with the main focus on healthcare applications. Alexander is the lead editor
and author of 2 books, 8 book chapters, 10 journal papers, and a speaker at 18
international conferences & webinars in the area of operations management and data
analytics.
As an adjunct faculty at the UW-Milwaukee Lubar School of Business, he
developed and taught a graduate course Business 755-Healthcare Delivery Systems-Data
Analytics.
He worked 12 years for GE (General Electric) Healthcare as a Data Scientist and
CT Detector design engineer, 3 years for Froedtert Hospital, the largest healthcare facility
in Southern state of Wisconsin, and 5 years for Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin as a
lead computer simulation and system improvement consultant.
Currently he is teaching a 12-sessions online course “Healthcare Operations
Research and Management Science” for the UK, National Health System (NHS)-Midland
& Lancashire.
Alexander has also completed four business consulting projects using simulation
modeling for the optimal staffing and capacity analysis for: US Bank, Boston Consulting
Group, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Ohio Hospital Association.