Christian Maurer
Christian Maurer

My Background

I live in Loveland, Ohio and have lived here my entire life. I am very interested in aviation and hold a Commercial Pilot with Airplane Single Engine, Airplane Multi Engine, Instrument Airplane, and Private Pilot Privileges Gliders License. I am also a flight instructor at the Red Stewart Airfield in Waynesville, Ohio where I am also working on obtaining my airframe & powerplant mechanics license. I am also a glider tow pilot at the Caesar Creek Soaring Club.

Academic Background

I am a fourth year Operations Management student in the Lindner College of Business at the University of Cincinnati. I started in 2020 and will be graduating in the Spring of 2025. I am currently considering a certificate in Business Analytics as well. Relevant major courses I have (and am currently) taking include Operations Management, Field Studies in Operations Management, Operations Planning and Scheduling, Quality and Project Management, Data Mining and Analysis, Procurement and Logistics, and Business Analytics I & II.

Professional Background

At the beginning of my work career, I worked at Kroger as an eCommerce Associate from 2017 to 2023. In 2023, I was hired on at Rhinestahl Customer Tooling Solutions as a Supply Chain and Sourcing co-op and was rehired for another co-op and currently work there. I have worked at Stewart’s Aircraft Service and have had many roles such as an Office Administrative Assistant, Aircraft Line Service Technician, Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice, Glider Tow Pilot, and now Flight Instructor.

Experience with R

Prior to my Data Mining and Analysis class I began in the Spring 2024, I had no prior R programming experience.

Experience with Other Analytic Software

In addition to R I have gained experience with Excel in school and with my co-op at Rhinestahl Customer Tooling Solutions. I had some Python experience in my Computer Programming I class in high school.

An Example Equation and Answer Written and Displayed in R

a <- 1
b <- 2
c <- 93
a + c + b ^ 2 
## [1] 98