Frederic Boivin
Senior Data Scientist
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolFrederic Boivin is a Senior Data Scientist based in Montreal with 11 years of experience blending statistical rigor, machine learning, and production engineering to solve real-world problems. He progressed through multiple data science roles at Intact, moving from intern projects modeling driving behavior to senior-level responsibilities driving applied analytics and model deployment. A former ecology researcher and university lecturer with a PhD in Biology, he brings deep domain expertise in biostatistics and scientific communication that sharpens his approach to experimental design and interpretability. He contributes to open-source back-end work—helping improve the Solidus eCommerce framework—illustrating comfort across data pipelines and production systems. Known for clear communication and fast learning, he excels at translating complex models into business impact while mentoring cross-functional teams. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who pairs academic depth with hands-on coding and optimization instincts.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Citation of excellence, Bachelor's degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Citation of excellence at Université de MontréalShort master's degree, Pedagogy, Short master's degree, Pedagogy at Université du Québec à Montréal
French, English
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Github Skills (11)
rspec10
ruby-rails10
rails10
spree10
backend10
solidus10
back-end-development10
ecommerce10
ruby10
python6
numpy6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
solidusio/solidus
Apr 2016 - Jul 2017
🛒 Solidus, the open-source eCommerce framework for industry trailblazers.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:18 commits, 11 PRs, 39 comments in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Frederic primarily focused on enhancing the Solidus e-commerce framework's back-end functionality. They addressed a bug related to stock transfers, implementing regression tests and fixing an error when a source location was missing. Additionally, the user improved tax calculation logic by adding a custom values filter for addresses and enhancing test coverage for different scenarios. They also refactored order declarations and updated the calls for pluralization.
ecommercerailssolidusrubyshopping-cart
fredericboivin/dotfiles
May 2023 - Mar 2025
Contributions:1 PR, 109 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 10 months
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