weekly savings
Developed a forecast model with stakeholders and developers to reduce truck cancellations at Amazon.
● SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST · LUXEMBOURG
Turning complex data into better decisions.
I'm Alexander Mraz, PhD. I connect data science, engineering and business insight to solve practical problems—from transport planning to large-scale logistics.
FORECASTINGMACHINE LEARNINGPYTHON & SQLGEOSPATIAL ANALYTICS
ALEXANDER MRAZ, PHD
DATA SCIENCE · ENGINEERING
THE APPROACHCuriosity meets
real-world impact.
real-world impact.
01 / SELECTED IMPACT
Good analysis.
Meaningful outcomes.
From forecasting to engineering, I focus on work that helps teams make better-informed decisions.
higher operational efficiency
Supported long-term resource planning with an eight-week supply capacity forecast.
less evaluation time
Streamlined road-quality assessment processes at the Florida Department of Transportation.
02 / EXPERIENCE
Where data meets
the real world.
Experience across public services, industry and research—translating complex challenges into useful solutions.
2025 — PRESENT
LUXEMBOURG
LUXEMBOURG
Senior Data Scientist
Luxembourg National Data Service (LNDS)
- Contribute to the development of LNDS data services and its knowledge hub.
- Developing an agentic AI assistant using LLMs and n8n to answer questions about LNDS data access requests and data cataloguing.
- Developed an automated system using the NeTEx standard to generate reference bus schedules, helping the Ministry of Mobility and Public Works identify scheduling issues.
2019 — 2023
LUXEMBOURG
LUXEMBOURG
Data Scientist & Business Analyst
Amazon EU Sarl
- Led stakeholder engagement and execution for a long-term resource planning program, giving teams an eight-week view of supply capacity and contributing to a 20% increase in operational efficiency.
- Led development of a truck-cancellation forecasting model with developers and stakeholders, delivering €108k in weekly savings.
- Built a cost-prediction model that reduced forecasting error by 8%; used AWS AutoML to reduce WAPE by 3% for previously unseen lanes.
- Analyzed routing algorithms and curated large datasets with SQL and ETL to support logistics decisions.
2016 — 2019
CZECHIA · JAPAN
CZECHIA · JAPAN
Research Scientist & Visiting Researcher
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague · University of Tokyo · Palacký University
- Built a mobile GIS mapping tool and applied deep learning to forest infestation detection, achieving 85% accuracy.
- Developed a transfer-learning model for road damage detection, with potential savings of up to €50 per kilometer for transport agencies.
- Worked with remote sensing, hyperspectral imagery and IoT devices for environmental and agricultural applications.
2004 — 2015
UNITED STATES
UNITED STATES
Pavement Assessment Administrator & Project Engineer
Florida Department of Transportation · Applied Research Associates
- Streamlined road-quality evaluation and led audits and inspections.
- Translated stakeholder requirements into technical specifications and developed sensor-based pavement analysis tools.
- Created a hydroplaning analysis program with reported savings of $29k per mile and selection for nationwide adoption.
03 / EXPERTISE
A broad toolkit.
A practical mindset.
Combining analytical depth with the ability to understand the question behind the data.
Forecasting &
machine learning
Time series forecasting, predictive modeling, deep learning, statistical analysis and model deployment.
Data &
engineering
Python, SQL, R, VBA, ETL, data modeling, AWS, Amazon Redshift and TensorFlow.
Geospatial &
decision support
GIS, remote sensing, routing optimization, visualization, requirements gathering and stakeholder collaboration.
04 / BACKGROUND
Grounded in
research & practice.
Education
PhD, Civil Engineering
Information technologies · University of South Florida
MSc, Civil Engineering
Geoinformatics · Slovak University of Technology
Graduate Certificate, Geospatial Analysis
University of Florida
Beyond the data
Professional licensure
Professional Engineering Licensure · Wyoming
Languages
English and Slovak (fluent) · Czech (professional) · French (A2, in progress)
Recognition
European Satellite Navigation Competition, 2nd place · FDOT Teamwork Award
05 / GET IN TOUCH
Let’s
connect.
If you’d like to get in touch, please send me a message. I’d be glad to hear from you.
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