Brian Nelson
Consultant at Bain & Company
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBrian Nelson is a mission-driven consultant and former U.S. Coast Guard leader with 11 years of experience executing high-stakes search-and-rescue, law enforcement, and Arctic policy operations. Currently pursuing an MBA at Chicago Booth and transitioning into consulting and strategy roles, he blends operational rigor, team development, and strategic problem-solving to align people, processes, and priorities for measurable impact. As a coxswain and on-scene commander he built high-performing teams under pressure and managed complex compliance and training programs, skills he applies to business operations and strategic execution. His background in Arctic maritime strategy and computational interests (topology, scientific computing, ML) give him a rare mix of operational, policy, and technical perspective. Outside of work he channels endurance-sports discipline and volunteer leadership into sustained personal and team growth.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Gilman SchoolCalvert SchoolPinkard Scholars Program Theology/Theological Studies, Pinkard Scholars Program Theology/Theological Studies at St. Mary's Seminary and UniversityBachelor of Science - BS Political Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Political Science at University of Maryland Global CampusMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessGovernment International Relations Concentration, Government International Relations Concentration at US Coast Guard AcademyGraduate Student at Large Business at Booth School of Business Business, Graduate Student at Large Business at Booth School of Business Business at The University of Chicago Graham School
Github Skills (45)
reader10
jupyter10
topology10
jupyterlab10
jupyterlab-extension10
binder10
jupyter-notebook10
science10
jupyter-book10
julia10
programming-language9
machine-learning9
hpc9
root-finding9
persistent9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
bnels/lartpc_mlreco3d
May 2019 - Sep 2019
Contributions:103 pushes, 3 branches in 4 months
CompTop/BATS
Jun 2019 - Jun 2022
Basic Applied Topology Subprograms
Contributions:1 release, 518 commits, 5 PRs in 2 years 11 months
topologyapplied
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