Frank Burkholder
Senior Data Scientist, Logistics
Denver, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolFrank Burkholder is a senior data scientist based in Denver with 10 years of applied experience using forecasting, simulation, and optimization to improve logistics and healthcare delivery. He currently helps Shelf Engine reduce food waste and boost grocery margins through demand forecasting and inventory management, and previously built a vehicle-routing simulation and routing constraints at DispatchHealth to enable ER-level care at home. His background spans teaching advanced data science, managing R&D teams, and hands-on engineering—he holds a PhD in civil engineering and has patented low-cost heliostat hardware that combined ML-driven calibration with field deployment. Frank blends rigorous experimental design and production ML engineering, is comfortable contributing code and end-to-end tests, and has a history of turning research prototypes into operational systems. He’s driven by applying values-aligned, consented data to measurable societal impact, from renewable energy to healthcare logistics.
10 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Data Science Certification, Data Science Certification at Galvanize - Denver, PlatteMaster’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Master’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering at University of Wisconsin-MadisonDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Civil Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Civil Engineering at University of Colorado BoulderBachelor’s Degree, Biology, Bachelor’s Degree, Biology at Stanford University
English, Spanish, oshiwambo
Github Skills (10)
probability5
statistics4
survey4
science4
python3
machine-learning3
data-science2
version-control1
collaboration1
cli1
Github contributions (5)
Frank-W-B/codewars
Nov 2016 - Nov 2019
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years
Frank-W-B/typing_tutor_in_terminal
Oct 2017 - Aug 2019
Contributions:33 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 10 months
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