Ze Ren

Research Assistant at Northern Illinois University

Ze Ren is a skilled professional with extensive experience in industrial engineering and operations management. Currently serving as a Research Assistant at Northern Illinois University since August 2025, Ze has previously held positions that include Operations Management Trainee at Carrier HVAC, where responsibilities included reliability testing and performance evaluation of MTO centrifugal chillers. Additional experience includes a role as Product Assistant at Jubilee Furniture, focusing on enhancing e-commerce platform operations, and a capstone project at Avon Plastics that involved process optimization and quality improvement. Ze also worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at St. Cloud State University and as a Product Manager at Black Lake Technologies, where a SaaS-based manufacturing software was developed. Ze's academic background includes a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Northern Illinois University, a Master's degree from the University of Minnesota, and a Bachelor's degree from Shanghai University of Engineering Science.

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