Applied AI 路 Data Science 路 Product Engineering

I build AI and data systems that turn ambiguous operational problems into working products.

I am a data scientist and founder-builder with experience developing machine-learning systems, LLM applications, production data pipelines, internal tools, geospatial platforms, and automated business workflows.

My work combines analytical depth, software execution, and operational problem-solving.

Collin Forbes
CurrentData Scientist 路 Buyers Edge PlatformEducationUniversity of FloridaMS in Information Systems
$6M+operational impact
50M+product records processed
94Kcalls analyzed
9K+product variants automated

What I build

I build complete systems鈥攏ot isolated models.

01

Applied AI systems

LLM applications, RAG systems, agentic workflows, NLP, and decision-support tools designed around real business processes.

02

Data products and machine learning

Production pipelines, forecasting systems, classification models, analytical tools, model monitoring, and operational dashboards.

03

Product and software engineering

Full-stack platforms connecting interfaces, APIs, databases, authentication, business rules, and external services.

04

Automation and geospatial systems

Automated workflows spanning geographic data, order processing, rendering, customer delivery, and physical fulfillment.

Featured case studies

Selected work with a clear path from technical build to operational use.

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Professional experience

Enterprise scale, founder urgency, and systems that get used.

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Buyers Edge Platform

Data Scientist

Builds reliable data products and modeling workflows that make large, messy product datasets useful across the business.

July 2024鈥揚resent

United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI)

Data Scientist I

Delivered decision tools and AI workflows for shrink, food safety, operating procedures, and customer feedback.

March 2023鈥揓une 2024

Fortegra Financial Corporation

Data Scientist & Leadership Development Program Associate

Served as the primary data scientist in corporate analytics, translating operational needs into production Python and SQL tools.

August 2022鈥揗arch 2023

Remarkable Roads

Founder & Software Engineer

Built a customizable geospatial-art storefront and the automation that took an order to print-ready artwork without manual production work.

November 2020鈥揗arch 2023

How I work

I do my best work where the problem is unclear and the system does not exist yet.

  1. 01

    Frame the business question

    Identify the decision, user, constraints, available data, and measurable business outcome.

  2. 02

    Design the complete system

    Define the data model, workflow, interface, model behavior, integrations, and human checkpoints.

  3. 03

    Build and validate

    Develop the application, pipeline, model, or automation and test it against real operational conditions.

  4. 04

    Operationalize

    Add monitoring, exception handling, documentation, feedback loops, and a path to adoption.

Let's talk

Looking for someone who can connect AI, analytics, software, and operational execution?

I am most useful when a problem requires both analytical depth and the ability to build the system around the model.