Bio
Lieutenant Colonel Pietz is a passionate educator and analytics leader who is committed to inspiring future Air Force officers to become innovative problem solvers. He has multiple publications in the areas of business analytics and applied optimization. He holds a Doctorate from the Naval Postgraduate School, a Master of Arts from Rice University and a Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Air Force Academy, and he is a Certified Analytics Professional.
Education
PhD, Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. (2013)
Master of Arts, Computational & Applied Mathematics, Rice University, Houston, Texas (2003)
Bachelor of Science, Operations Research, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. (2001)
Professional Experience
Associate Professor of Management & Senior Military Faculty, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. (2019-Present)
Division Chief & Senior Operations Research Analyst, Headquarters Air Force, Washington, D.C. (2017-2019)
Chief & Deputy Chief, Operational Assessment Team, Combined Air Operations Center, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar (2017)
Associate Professor of Management, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. (2016-2017)
Assistant Professor of Management, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. (2013-2017)
Graduate Student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. (2010-2013)
Assistant Branch Chief, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany (2007-2010)
Air Campaign Analyst, Combined Air Operations Center, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar (2008-2009)
Mobility Analyst, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, St. Clair County, Ill. (2003-2007)
Draper Lab Fellow, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas (2001-2003)
Graduate Student, Rice University, Rice University, Houston, Texas (2001-2003)
Honors & Awards
Certified Analytics Professional (2014-present)
Rita A. Jordan Award, excellence in research (2020)
Outstanding Academy Educator Award, excellence in education (2017)
UPS George D. Smith Prize, team award (2017)
F. Theodore Helmer Award, excellence in teaching a core course (2016)
UPS George D. Smith Prize finalist, team award (2016)
James R. Woody Award, excellence in teaching an advanced course (2015)
Air Force Analyst of the Year Award, Field Grade Officer Category, honorable mention (2014)
George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award, finalist (2014)
Best Paper, Air Force Operations Research Symposium (2007)
Best Paper, Air Force Operations Research Symposium (2005)
Draper Lab Fellow, the Charles Stark Draper Lab (2001-2003)
Distinguished Graduate, United States Air Force Academy (2001)
Omega Rho Operations Research Honor Society (2001)
Research and Scholarly Interests
Applied Optimization
Business Analytics
Data Visualization
Decision Analysis
Optimal Search
Sports Analytics
Publications
Pietz, J., McCoy, S., & Wilck, J. H. (2020). Chasing John Snow: data analytics in the COVID-19 era. European Journal of Information Systems, 29(4), 388-404.
Armacost, A., Lowe, J., Pietz, J., Wilck, J., Martin, K., & Ives, D. (2018). Developing America’s Operations Research Leaders: U. S. Air Force Academy Operations Research Program. INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics (formerly Interfaces), 48(6), 500-509.
Burzenski, M., Hayes, D., Kalybekov, B., Wolters, A., Pietz, J., Wilck, J., & Ives, D. (2018). Complementary & Integrative Health Analysis of a Non-Profit Military Veteran Clinic. International Journal of Applied Management Sciences and Engineering (IJAMSE), 5(1), 1-10.
Pietz, J., Ives, D., & Williams, M. (2017). Air Force Academy’s Constantly Evolving O.R. Program. ORMS Today, 44(5), 16-17.
Mackintosh, P., Brantley, L., Hansen, A., Lindell, J., Pietz, J., Wilck, J., Leonard, T., & Gonzalez, G. (2017). Maximizing Clicks in Email Marketing Campaigns for a Retail Company. International Journal of Applied Industrial Engineering (IJAIE), 4(2), 33-46.
Pietz, J. & Wilck, J. (2016). Profiles of UPS Prize Finalists: U.S. Air Force Academy’s Operations Research Program. ORMS Today, 43(4), 38-39.
Whitaker, S., Goirigolzarri, B., Getty, S., Pietz, J., Wilck, J., Martin, K., & Mindrup, F. (2016). An Optimization Approach to Balancing Risk and Cost in Combatant Command Capability Advocacy. Industrial and Systems Engineering Review, 4(1), 12-21.
Furtado, J., Mastey, T., Menke, S., Gonzalez, G., Pietz, J., & Wilck, J. (2016). Improving the Production Process for a Medical Device Manufacturing Company using Monte Carlo Simulation. Industrial and Systems Engineering Review, 4(1), 45-53.
Pietz, J. & Royset, J. O. (2015). Optimal Search and Interdiction Planning. Military Operations Research, 20(4), 59-73.
Guadagno, K., Saval, K., Van Drew, Q., Vasiliadis, S., Cho, P., & Pietz, J. (2015). Optimizing Humanitarian Relief Operations with Transloads. Industrial and Systems Engineering Review, 3(2), 28-36.
Pietz, J. & Royset, J. O. (2013). Generalized Orienteering Problem with Resource Dependent Rewards. Naval Research Logistics, 60(4), 294-312.
Pietz, J. & Bedrossian, N. (2003). Momentum dumping using only CMGs. In 2003 AIAA GN&C Conference, 11-13.