Hans Nowak

Hans Nowak is a strategy and operations professional with vast experience using data to drive business decisions. He has experience working on projects with companies ranging from Amazon to NASA and is currently working on robotics and automation initiatives as a consultant at Eli Lilly.

At IUPUI, Nowak teaches data analytics, database design, and statistical learning courses. Before teaching at IUPUI, he taught naval and nuclear engineering at MIT. He also has experience teaching courses in machine learning, optimization, leadership, and organizational change.

At MIT, Nowak specialized in optimization of manufacturing systems and supply chains as a Siebel Scholar and LGO Fellow.

Education

• M.B.A. and S.M., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• B.S., Applied Mathematics and Quantitative Economics, United States Naval Academy

Companies

• Manager - Multi-Product Plant Engineering Eli Lilly and Company (2021)
• Consultant - Manufacturing Strategy & Robotics Eli Lilly and Company (2020)
• Adjunct Professor of Data Science Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (2020)
• Operations Strategy & Advanced Analytics Fellow MIT Sloan School of Management (2018 — 2020)
• Asst. Professor of Naval Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2017 — 2019)
• Director of Nuclear Programs - MIT, Harvard, & Tufts US Navy (2017 — 2019)
• Director - Strategy and Operations US Navy (2015 — 2017)
• Senior Manager - Communications and Information Systems US Navy (2014 — 2017)
• Engineering Manager - Chemistry and Radiological Controls US Navy (2014 — 2016)