Jack Burleson
Jack Burleson

AI / Machine Learning Data Scientist

Open to offers · Member since 3 Oct 2026
Location
Madison, United States
Desired salary
Unspecified
Work preference
Remote Only
Experience level
Junior

About

Professional summary

I am an AI and machine learning practitioner and an M.S. candidate in Psychology: Data Science in Human Behavior at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. My work combines applied machine learning, document intelligence, behavioral data science, and experimental research.

I build end-to-end AI systems, including multi-agent document-processing workflows, transformer fine-tuning pipelines, LLM evaluation harnesses, computer vision classifiers, and predictive models. I am particularly interested in reliable, measurable, and cost-efficient AI systems.

My master’s capstone with American Family Insurance focuses on improving document intelligence workflows and reducing AI inference costs. I have designed reproducible LangGraph pipelines for document routing, entity extraction, classification, prompt experimentation, deterministic scoring, dataset management, and deployment.

I have practical experience with Python-based ML development using PyTorch, Hugging Face, scikit-learn, ONNX, FastAPI, Docker, and cloud tooling. My work includes model calibration, cross-validation, error analysis, SHAP feature importance, OCR-based classification, and evaluation of LLMs against traditional ML baselines.

My research background includes cognitive neuroscience, behavioral prediction, psychometrics, and EEG data analysis. I have contributed to research on chatbot truth and deception, cognitive workload, sleep quality, and communication apprehension, and I presented findings at the 2025 Midwestern Psychological Association conference.

I also bring five years of logistics and systems operations experience, with strengths in quality assurance, operational documentation, root-cause analysis, and iterative process improvement. I am open to relocation and seek opportunities where I can apply data science and AI engineering to meaningful real-world problems.

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Experience

Career history

Undergraduate Researcher, Cognitive Neuroscience Lab UW–Parkside

Conducted cognitive neuroscience research under Dr. Melissa Gregg, designing and pilot-testing an experimental study on perceptions of chatbot truth, deception, and user cognitive workload.

Operated EEG systems and analyzed neural time-series data to quantify brain activity, contributing signal-processing and statistical insights to research on sleep quality and cognitive load.

Presented research findings at the 2025 Midwestern Psychological Association conference.

Building Services UW–Madison Recreation & Wellbeing

Maintain recreation and wellbeing centers across campus to standards of cleanliness, safety, and operational readiness.

Respond to facility and equipment issues across multiple locations, helping keep centers safe and operational during peak use.

Coordinate with operations and event staff to resolve facility issues quickly and minimize disruptions for students, staff, and visitors.

Driver Avis Budget Group

Transport, stage, and safety-check rental vehicles across a fleet of more than 500 vehicles, supporting readiness and on-time availability throughout the rental network.

Coordinate vehicle movements between locations while upholding fleet safety standards and operational requirements.

Logistics Coordinator Meijer Distribution

Promoted from Retail Loader to Logistics Coordinator based on reliability in quality assurance and data-driven process documentation within high-volume operations.

Analyzed quality-assurance data for 64 daily outbound trailers across the Midwest regional network, maintaining error rates below 1% through root-cause investigation and process refinement.

Partnered with warehouse and transportation teams to investigate quality problems and resolve logistics exceptions before shipment.

Education

Learning history

University of Wisconsin–Madison

M.S. Candidate, Psychology: Data Science in Human Behavior

GPA: 3.85. Graduate coursework in machine learning, statistics, behavioral data analysis, predictive modeling, experimental design, and publication-quality visualization.

University of Wisconsin–Parkside

B.S., Psychology, Concentration in Neuroscience; Minor in Sociology

GPA: 3.93. Earned Provost's List recognition seven times, Dean's List recognition eight times, the Distinguished Achievement Award in 2025, and Psychological Research Certification with 300 lab hours.

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