Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Holger Teichgraeber is a Data Science Manager at Archer Aviation. Previously, he worked at Convoy as a Research Scientist on their trucking marketplace, and at various companies in the energy space. Holger has a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Aachen, Germany, and a Masters and Ph.D. with research focus on machine learning and optimization applied to energy systems from Stanford University. He regularly writes on LinkedIn, with the goal to show how to build valuable products at the intersection of machine learning and optimization in production. If you enjoy the show, subscribe to the channel and leave a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on dalianaliu.com for more on data science and career.
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:28 How he got into operations research
00:02:39 Operation research vs data science
00:04:37 Trucking optimization at Convoy
00:08:42 Optimization problem
00:10:18 Strategic planning on air mobility at Archer
00:13:50 Using simulation and solving a problem
00:16:45 Big data science work vs smaller data science work
00:21:23 Stakeholder management
00:29:28 IC vs Manager
00:32:04 Advice on promotion
00:39:12 Work cultures in Germany and the US
00:41:16 How to handle tight deadlines
00:43:21 Important feedback from his work
00:44:14 How to plan projects
00:44:45 Next big challenge for data science teams
00:45:40 Career growth in the next few years
00:46:01 Connect with Holger
Holger Teichgraeber is a Data Science Manager at Archer Aviation. Previously, he worked at Convoy as a Research Scientist on their trucking marketplace, and at various companies in the energy space. Holger has a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Aachen, Germany, and a Masters and Ph.D. with research focus on machine learning and optimization applied to energy systems from Stanford University. He regularly writes on LinkedIn, with the goal to show how to build valuable products at the intersection of machine learning and optimization in production. If you enjoy the show, subscribe to the channel and leave a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on dalianaliu.com for more on data science and career.
Holger's LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/holgerteichgraeber
Daliana's Twitter: twitter.com/DalianaLiu
Daliana's LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dalianaliu
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:28 How he got into operations research
00:02:39 Operation research vs data science
00:04:37 Trucking optimization at Convoy
00:08:42 Optimization problem
00:10:18 Strategic planning on air mobility at Archer
00:13:50 Using simulation and solving a problem
00:16:45 Big data science work vs smaller data science work
00:21:23 Stakeholder management
00:29:28 IC vs Manager
00:32:04 Advice on promotion
00:39:12 Work cultures in Germany and the US
00:41:16 How to handle tight deadlines
00:43:21 Important feedback from his work
00:44:14 How to plan projects
00:44:45 Next big challenge for data science teams
00:45:40 Career growth in the next few years
00:46:01 Connect with Holger
