Rob
Operations Research Consultant, Toronto Office
Education
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
B.Math. in Statistics/Combinatorics & Optimization, 2001
Activities at Waterloo: Waterloo Co-operative Residence apartment division manager & South Division Council, Weavers' Arms pub Advisory Council
Hometown
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
ZS Career Path
Operations Research Analyst, 2003
Operations Research Associate Consultant, 2005
Operations Research Consultant, 2006
On the work
"I have worked on a Sales Forecasting project for a pharmaceutical company. We created an Excel-based model that would help the client quantify the potential for their product across a number of different patient groups. We had a series of meetings with the client, to get a better understanding of their product, their market and what they hoped to get out of our model. In the end, I gained some great experience in a new practice area, and the client was really excited about their new tool."
On ZS values
Do the Right Thing: “The thing that strikes me about ZS is that no-one ever refuses to help. They might say 'I'm tied up right now', but that's inevitably followed by 'but I can make some time later/tomorrow/next week, and here are the names of a few people who might be able to help in the meantime.' No matter how busy they may be with their own work, everyone is willing to go the extra mile to ensure that other projects are as successful as their own.”
On the Toronto office
"Because ZS's presence in Canada is relatively new, we enjoy the best of both worlds—the excitement and accomplishment of helping to build the practice in a new country, backed by the stability and expertise of hundreds of other ZS Associates around the world."