Miguel Rodríguez García

MIT Research Scientist | Cybersecurity in Supply Chains | Logistics Automation & Technology | Online Education

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

About

Dr. Miguel Rodríguez García is a Research Scientist at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics. His research focuses on the global transformation of supply chains through robotics, automation, and technology. Specifically, he studies how companies should evaluate and deploy new supply chain technologies; and how to defend against the cybersecurity risks associated with these new technologies. Miguel has built a progressive career in supply chain management, with 12 years of experience across research and education. He brings broad knowledge across manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution, with a background in Industrial Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, and E-commerce Logistics, in which he earned his PhD. Passionate about teaching and knowledge transfer, Miguel led the largest online course in the MITx MicroMasters Program in Supply Chain Management, reaching more than 20,000 learners per year. He now teaches in MIT’s graduate and executive education programs, equipping current and future leaders with the knowledge and tools to drive excellence in supply chain management.

Experience

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Full-time · 4 yrs 2 mos)
    • Research Scientist
      Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

      -Leading research in Cybersecurity for Supply Chains, Logistics Automation & Technology, and Warehouse of the Future -Development and Leading Tasks for the MITx MicroMasters Program in Supply Chain Management. Largest online master's program worldwide: >1,000,000 enrollments -Main instructor: SCM.292 - Logistics Automation & Technology -Co-instructor: SCM.289 - E-Commerce and Omnichannel Fulfillment Strategies (w/ Dr. Eva Ponce) -Lecturer: MIT CTL Executive Education and MIT Professional programs

    • Postdoctoral Associate
      May 2022 - Jul 2024 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      -Research in E-commerce and Omnichannel Distribution Strategies, and Warehousing Technology and Design -Development, Research and Leading Tasks for the MITx MicroMasters Program in Supply Chain Management. Largest online master's program worldwide: >30,000 students/year -Course Lead of SC1x/Supply Chain Fundamentals program. Main topics are forecasting, inventory and transportation management. Average of >15,000 students/year -Supply Chain Management (SCM) program lecturer (ranked top 1 SCM program worldwide) -MIT Global Scale Network lecturer

  • Private Investor at Frankie The King
    Oct 2018 - Jul 2022 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    At Frankie we aim to disrupt pet food industry. We offer a convenience suscription plan with fresh and human-grade food for dogs. Create your pup's profile and our algorithm will adapt our recipes to their activity, breed, weight, phisical condition and so on. So yes! A healthier and more convenient dog's feeding is possible.

  • Researcher, E-commerce Logistics & Supply Chain Management at Grupo de Ingeniería de Organización (GIO)
    Oct 2015 - Dec 2021 · 6 yrs 3 mos

    I was honored to have a job that offers the possibility of working in two different fields simultaneously: research and consulting. I support my PhD studies in E-grocery Supply Chain Management by developing projects for different companies that improve their competitiveness. This allows me to take a more realistic approach to my research. Our consulting group has broad professional experience working for manufacturing, services, and state-owned companies. In total, more than 100 Spanish companies have collaborated with us. We develop projects in many business areas such as Logistics, Quality and Environmental Management Systems, Business Strategy Design, Lean Production, Human Resource Management and Marketing. The key to our work is the real University – Business Cooperation. I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with this team and to keep learning day by day, while helping companies improve.

  • PhD at University of Vigo
    2017 - Nov 2021 · 4 yrs 11 mos

    My research focuses on e-commerce logistics and operations. In addition, every year I teach two courses at the Industrial Engineering School: Marketing Strategy and Quality Control.

  • Teaching Team Director at AdingorJoven
    Sep 2019 - Aug 2021 · 2 yrs

    AdingorJoven emerges as a meeting point among young Industrial Engineering researchers from Spain. My job is coordinating the annual teaching workshop that we present at the Industrial Engineering Congress of Spain (CIO), where we discuss the present and the future of teaching with experts in this field.