Morgan Lan

Hi, I'm an industrial engineer who turns messy operational data into decisions that actually ship. I work at the intersection of optimization, data systems, and product thinking.

My work: Industrial Engineer & Data Analyst

Speaks English, Chinese, Cantonese, and a little Japanese

I'm obsessed with: getting my own pet

Fun fact: In Puerto Rico, I got stung by a jellyfish and had my first ever ER experience 🪼

Education

US · Seattle

While I was here…

IT Support Technician

TA — Integer & Dynamic Programming

University of Washington

M.S. Industrial Engineering

2024 – 2026

CN · Guangzhou

While I was here…

President, College Committee Secretarial Dept.

Volleyball Team

South China University of Technology

B.Eng. Transportation Engineering · Minor in Finance

2020 – 2024

Where I've worked

Based in

Seattle, WA · Open to relocating

Fields & Skills

Forward Deployed Eng Data Analytics Supply Chain Product ML / Optimization Operations Research

Experience

My Journey

Teaching Assistant — Integer & Dynamic Programming

University of Washington · Seattle

Mar 2025 – Jun 2026

Supported course delivery for graduate-level optimization course covering integer programming and dynamic programming
Held office hours, graded problem sets, and helped students bridge theory and implementation

Teaching Optimization DP / IP

IT Support Technician

University of Washington · Seattle

Sep 2025 – Jun 2026

Provided rapid-response troubleshooting and operational support for department systems and teaching infrastructure
Maintained teaching systems daily, ensuring zero-downtime during live classes for 100+ students

IT Ops Cross-team

Data Analyst Intern

SF Express Co., Ltd. · Liuzhou

May – Aug 2024

Designed intelligent algorithms for transportation route optimization and carrier management; increased monthly supply velocity by 30%
Built demand forecasting models in Python + SQL analyzing historical sales data to optimize replenishment strategies across the supply chain
Processed large-scale operational data via SQL to surface actionable logistics insights for supply teams

Python SQL Supply Chain Optimization

Business Analyst Intern

CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. · Guangzhou

May – Aug 2023

Delivered 46-page e-commerce industry analysis covering profitability and user experience trends in online marketplaces
Built market entry strategy for a $90B global fashion brand, analyzing transaction flows and conversion efficiency
Designed 5 interactive Tableau dashboards that enabled management to implement strategies reducing client loss by 40%

Tableau Market Research Data Viz

Optimization & Operations Analyst Intern

Unnamed · Guangzhou

Mar – Jun 2023

Built a Python data pipeline to process and analyze large volumes of customer feedback, identifying root causes and reducing negative comments by 28%

Python NLP Ops

Work I'm proud of

Project Highlights

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ParentPass

Bilingual travel companion PWA for Chinese-speaking parents visiting international students in the US. Real-time photo translation of menus, signs, and notices via Claude Vision API. Offline-first, deployed via WeChat link — no installation required.

Deliberately chose Anthropic's API over OpenAI: Anthropic is accessible from mainland China, enabling the core user base to operate without workarounds.

PWA · No Install Offline-First China-Accessible

React 18 Tailwind CSS Vercel Claude Haiku Vision API WeChat

View on GitHub

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Spaced Repetition via SSP-MDP

Formulated a 96-state MDP to optimize vocabulary scheduling, calibrated on 220M real learning interactions. Best threshold policy recovered 97% of optimal performance at +2.7% cost overhead. Discovered the optimal policy is non-monotone — a "desirable difficulty" effect.

220M interactions 97% optimal

Python MDP Value Iteration Monte Carlo

View on GitHub

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AGV Scheduling for Cloud Warehouse

Two-phase intelligent framework for warehouse AGV task allocation. CBBA bidding algorithm for task assignment + Jump Point Search for shortest-path planning. Reduced average delivery time by 15%.

−15% delivery time

Python CBBA JPS Robotics

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Highway Accident Analysis System

$55K government-funded contract. Delivered 20% accident reduction and 27% faster emergency response through PSO-optimized Bayesian networks and knowledge graphs built with cross-functional teams.

$55K contract −20% accidents −27% response time

PSO Bayesian Networks Knowledge Graph

Personal builds

Side Works

Live

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ParentPass

WeChat-deployed travel companion for Chinese parents abroad. Solo-built from PRD to prod.

React PWA Claude API

Collab

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Music Website

Co-built with friends — a music discovery and sharing platform. Design-led collab project.

Web Music

Vibe coding

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More coming soon

Always prototyping. Check GitHub for the latest experiments.

github.com/mmmorgandata ↗

Beyond work

My Beyond

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Photography

I shoot film and digital — mostly people, street, and travel. The camera is always in my bag.

@capybaraplanet on Instagram →

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Tennis

Caddie volunteer at a community tennis club — taught kids the basics and a lot about patience.

🗺️

Hiking & Travel

Always planning the next trip. The map below marks places I've been — click pins to see photos.

Interactive travel map coming soon.

See travel photos on Instagram →

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Travel Map

Interactive map with photo pins — coming soon

Morgan Lan

My Journey

Project Highlights

Side Works

My Beyond

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