The Freedom to Pursue Your Passions
We are happy to announce that Data Scientist Lisa Nguyen was accepted as a PhD student in Applied Physics at University of Michigan, specifically working in climate dynamics, and will start her studies next month.
Lisa joined Omnium as an intern in the Summer of 2019 and moved to full time in January 2020 following her graduation from University of California Berkeley with dual degrees in Physics and Pure Mathematics. She was one of our first full-time hires in the San Francisco office and has made significant contributions to our clients’ businesses and our company culture.
Lisa, who also completed an internship in Nuclear Radiation and Detection at Sandia National Labs, was first attracted to Omnium because of the small company size, opportunities for impact, and ability to develop multiple skills. She was especially intrigued by the “potential intern project list” which contains dozens of areas to explore that would be beneficial to the company and industry - allowing interns to choose a project that best allows them to further develop specific skills and domain knowledge. Lisa was interested in learning more about algorithms and developing her python skills, so she selected a Mixed Integer Non-Linear Programming (MINLP) problem to solve and developed a framework that the company can use with other applications.
According to Lisa, “At Omnium, there are chances to try many different roles (analyst, scientist, manager, sales person, etc). It's been a joy to dabble in all of these and has allowed me to learn more about myself and my strengths and weaknesses. I appreciate that Omnium actively promotes a balanced lifestyle with fitness challenges for charity, game nights, mandatory vacation, public speaking classes and more. When I decided to continue my education, the Omnium team was supportive and let me take time off to work on my applications.”
During her time at Omnium Lisa worked on Amy’s, Gavina, Juanitas, Lenny and Larry’s, and Lundberg. At Michigan, she is engaged with a group to look at atmospheric and ocean interactions. She does not exactly know what her future holds, but hopes to stay in touch with her clients and colleagues. We know Lisa will continue to make meaningful contributions and wish her the best!