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Felipe Ramirez

@feliperamirez3

AI and Operations Research Director at Tailored Brands INC. who helped replace a $1M/year Salesforce contract with an internal recommendation platform.

United States

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At Tailored Brands INC., I helped build the enterprise AI capability from zero production systems to 15+ deployed products. As Director – Machine Learning and Experimentation, I lead technical direction and stay involved in architecture, model development, code reviews, and deployment.

As Senior Manager – Machine Learning & Analytics, I co-designed and implemented an in-house recommendation platform that replaced a $1M/year Salesforce contract and reduced software costs by 99%. I also established a centralized Test & Learn capability, enabling 50+ enterprise experiments annually.

Earlier, I developed production AI and forecasting systems across retail, public policy, and energy. At Lehigh University, I served as Technical Lead on a $2.5M+ U.S. Department of Energy initiative, designing probabilistic risk optimization algorithms and grid digital twins.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Director – Machine Learning and Experimentation

Current

Tailored Brands INC.

Apr 2026 - Present (6 months)

Leads solution architecture, model design, and production implementation for enterprise AI products across Marketing, Merchandising, Finance, and Operations. Partners with C-suite executives to evaluate technology investments and present ROI.

Python Vertex AI Snowflake BigQuery REST APIs MLOps CI CD Docker Distributed Systems Machine Learning Experimentation Leadership

Senior Manager – Machine Learning & Analytics

Tailored Brands INC.

Jan 2024 - Mar 2026 (2 years 2 months)

Co-designed and implemented an in-house recommendation platform replacing a $1M/year Salesforce contract, reducing software costs by 99%. Established centralized Test & Learn capability enabling 50+ enterprise experiments annually influencing $20M+ in optimizations.

Python SQL Vertex AI Docker REST APIs Machine Learning Experimentation Feature Engineering Cloud ML Git

Postdoctoral Scientist – Technical Lead

Lehigh University

Apr 2022 - Apr 2025 (3 years)

Served as Technical Lead on a $2.5M+ U.S. Department of Energy (ARPA-E) initiative, designing and implementing probabilistic risk optimization algorithms, production Python software, and grid digital twins for next-generation power system planning.

Python Probabilistic Modeling Optimization Power Systems Digital Twin

Senior Data Scientist

Tailored Brands INC.

Apr 2022 - Jan 2024 (1 year 9 months)

Developed and deployed production-grade ML and AI intelligence engines supporting Marketing, Stores, Merchandising, Rental, and eCommerce, including rental reorder and sizing optimization across 1,000+ stores and 60K SKUs, generating $1M+ in operational cost savings.

Python SQL Machine Learning Forecasting Optimization Data Engineering

PhD Researcher / Assistant Professor

University of Los Andes

Dec 2017 - Jan 2022 (4 years 1 month)

Designed and taught graduate-level courses in statistics, data science, and quantitative methods for Master's students. Published peer-reviewed research and developed interpretable statistical and AI methodologies for complex decision systems.

Statistics Data Science Machine Learning Teaching Research Quantitative Methods

Data Scientist

Correlation One

Jan 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 11 months)

Developed and operationalized statistical risk models and monitoring software in partnership with the Colombian Ministry of Justice. Led an engineering team to architect a centralized data evaluation platform for the Ministry of Health.

Python SQL Statistical Modeling Risk Modeling Data Engineering

Financial Analyst

Alkanza

Jan 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 11 months)

Automated financial portfolio optimization engines focusing on corporate bonds, ETFs, and asset risk management, increasing customer ROIs and streamlining algorithmic investment decisions.

Financial Analysis Portfolio Optimization Risk Management Automation