Data IQ™ Practice · AI & Machine Learning

Production-grade ML that
improves decisions,
reduces risk.

Most organizations have data and AI ideas — few have ML systems that run reliably and generate measurable value. We build end-to-end AI/ML solutions: from problem framing and feature engineering through model deployment, monitoring, and adoption.

Predictive & prescriptive ML Fraud & anomaly detection Time-series forecasting NLP & document intelligence MLOps
End-to-end ML delivery
NIST RMF & model governance
MLOps built in from day one
First model in 4–8 weeks
45%
average error reduction in fraud and anomaly detection engagements
4–8 wks
from kickoff to first production-ready ML model using our Discovery Sprint model
6
ML use case types — predictive, forecasting, anomaly, NLP, optimization, recommendation
Ph.D.-led
delivery — Applied Mathematics, computational modeling, and enterprise AI on every engagement
What brings organizations here

Three ML problems we solve
before the first line of code.

Models that work in notebooks but fail in production.

98% of ML projects never reach production. The cause is almost never the algorithm — it's the absence of MLOps, data pipelines that weren't built for inference, and models that were validated on the wrong cohort. We build for deployment from day one.

Predictions nobody trusts — or nobody acts on.

A model with 94% accuracy is worthless if users don't understand what it's telling them or why. We design the decision UX, explainability layer, and adoption program that turns a model output into a workflow action — with human override and feedback capture built in.

No governance — and no visibility when models drift.

Deployed models degrade silently. Without drift monitoring, a model that scored 91% on training day may be running at 74% accuracy six months later — with no alert, no audit trail, and no retraining trigger. We implement model governance proportional to decision risk.

What We Build

AI/ML systems that fit your workflow —
not just a model file.

End-to-end delivery: problem framing, feature engineering, training pipelines, deployment, monitoring, and the decision interfaces your teams actually use.

Predictive Modeling
Estimate future outcomes so teams act earlier.

Build classification and regression models that score churn, propensity, risk, and next-best-action — validated against business decisions, not just held-out test sets.

  • Churn, propensity, and risk scoring
  • Utilization and capacity prediction
  • Claims and denial likelihood
  • Next-best-action recommendations
Time-Series Forecasting
Forecast demand, volume, cost, and throughput.

Deploy operational and financial forecasting systems with explainable drivers, confidence intervals, and scenario analysis — so planners can act on uncertainty, not just point estimates.

  • Demand planning and inventory optimization
  • Call volume and staffing forecasts
  • Revenue, spend, and cash forecasting
  • Seasonality and event impact modeling
Anomaly, Fraud & Risk Detection
Find what's wrong without drowning in false alarms.

Identify unusual behavior, prioritize investigations, and surface explainable evidence — calibrated to operational thresholds so analysts receive actionable alerts, not noise.

  • Outlier detection and alert triage
  • Network and entity risk scoring
  • Behavioral drift and threshold tuning
  • Explainable anomaly evidence and reason codes
Optimization & Decision Intelligence
Turn predictions into constrained decisions.

Combine ML predictions with optimization and business rules to produce decisions — not just scores. Scheduling, routing, allocation, and inventory policies that respect real-world constraints.

  • Scheduling, routing, and resource allocation
  • Inventory and replenishment policies
  • Workforce planning optimization
  • Scenario simulation and sensitivity analysis
NLP & Document Intelligence
Extract structure from unstructured text at scale.

Classify documents, extract entities, route work intelligently, and surface structured intelligence from contracts, clinical notes, policies, and correspondence — without manual review at scale.

  • Document classification and tagging
  • Named entity extraction and matching
  • Summarization for casework and compliance
  • Policy and clause detection
Model Integration & Decision UX
Deliver predictions in the context teams understand.

Scores are only useful when embedded in the workflow that drives action. We build the API services, work queues, dashboards, and human override interfaces that close the loop from prediction to decision.

  • REST/batch API inference services
  • Work queues with priority scoring
  • Power BI and app-embedded predictions
  • Human override and feedback capture
The Data Products ML Approach

A repeatable pathway
to reliable ML outcomes.

We don't start with a model. We start with the decision — then engineer everything backward from there.

01
Frame the Decision
  • Define the decision, the users, and the workflow
  • Set measurable KPIs and operational thresholds
  • Determine oversight, risk tier, and governance needs
  • Align on "good enough" before writing code
02
Engineer the Data
  • Data readiness assessment and gap analysis
  • Feature engineering and candidate catalog
  • Label strategy and ground truth definition
  • Train/test split design and leakage prevention
03
Deploy & Sustain
  • Model CI/CD and environment controls
  • Drift monitoring, performance tracking, alerting
  • Human feedback capture and retraining triggers
  • Governance runbooks and lifecycle documentation
Deep Dives

Six disciplines. Every engagement
draws on the right combination.

Data readiness checks
Source system access and refresh cadence
Data quality profiling and anomaly detection
Definition alignment across metrics and entities
Label availability and ground truth strategy
Security, privacy, and regulatory constraints
What you get
Data requirements and gap analysis document
Remediation plan for identified gaps
Feature candidate catalog
Labeling plan if needed
Feasibility score and go / no-go guidance
Training & tuning
Baseline models and comparators
Feature engineering and selection
Hyperparameter optimization
Calibration and threshold tuning
Validation & robustness
Leakage prevention and backtesting
Segment-level performance checks
Stress testing and scenario validation
Error analysis and remediation
Interpretability
Feature importance and SHAP explanations
Reason codes for decisioning interfaces
Model cards and documentation
Policy-aligned transparency standards
Operational capabilities
Model registry, versioning, and experiment tracking
CI/CD pipelines for training and deployment
Batch vs real-time inference architecture
Drift detection, performance monitoring, data quality alerts
Incident runbooks and escalation protocols
What you gain
Reliable model behavior over time
Faster iteration cycles and safer releases
Clear audit trail for all model changes
Reduced downtime and production surprises
Scalable portfolio management as you add models
Model inventory
Centralize models, owners, use cases, and risk tiers
Lifecycle status and approval stages
Aligned to NIST AI Risk Management Framework
Documentation standards
Model cards and validation evidence
Data lineage and feature documentation
Approval artifacts that stand up to audit review
Oversight routines
Periodic reviews for drift and bias
Business impact and data change reviews
Retirement and replacement procedures
Decision integration patterns
Work queues with explainable priority scoring
Dashboards with driver visibility and confidence signals
API services embedded in existing applications
Human override and rationale capture
Feedback loops for continuous learning
Adoption metrics
Usage rate by team and role
Override and acceptance patterns
Cycle time and throughput reduction
Precision and recall at operational thresholds
Cost-to-serve improvements
Deliverables

Implementation-grade artifacts
for real ML deployment.

Common deliverables across AI/ML engagements — tailored to your timeline, risk level, and regulatory environment. We build for handover, not dependency.

Use-Case & KPI Package
Decision definition, users, and workflow map
Success metrics and operational thresholds
Risk considerations and oversight requirements
Data requirements and integration needs
Data Readiness & Feature Plan
Data profiling and quality rules
Label strategy and ground truth definition
Feature candidate catalog
Remediation backlog for data gaps
Model Development Artifacts
Training pipeline and reproducible experiments
Validation report and error analysis
Interpretability and reason-code approach
Bias and segment checks · model card
MLOps & Deployment Pack
Model registry, versioning, and CI/CD
Inference architecture (batch / real-time)
Drift, performance, and data quality monitoring
Alerting, runbooks, and audit logging
Decision Integration Design
Queue and dashboard UI patterns
Explanation and confidence signals
Human override and feedback capture
Adoption metrics dashboard definition
Governance & Oversight Playbook
Model inventory and ownership
Lifecycle stages and approval workflow
Periodic review cadence
Compliance documentation standards
Client Success

AI that lasts requires
engineering discipline.

Engagements where Data Products moved organizations from AI aspiration to production-grade ML with measurable outcomes.

Healthcare · AI & Data Analytics
Transformative Data & AI Strategy Engagement

A life sciences organization needed to operationalize AI across their analytics portfolio. We delivered the governance framework, AI prioritization model, and phased implementation roadmap that moved them from scattered prototypes to a structured, governed ML program with validated use-case sequencing and ROI milestones.

Structured
AI portfolio and governance model
Validated
use-case roadmap with phased ROI
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Healthcare · HR Analytics
HR Data Platform — Thresholds

Built a governed analytics and prediction layer on top of UKG ERP, replacing manual HR reporting with ML-informed workforce planning — including utilization forecasting and anomaly detection for compensation patterns.

30%
efficiency gain
45%
error reduction
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Healthcare · AI Literacy & Adoption
AI & Data Literacy Transformation

ML adoption is a human problem as much as a technical one. This engagement addressed the organizational side — building the AI literacy programs that made clinical and operational teams confident users of ML-driven tools.

80%
staff skills improved
30%
more tool adoption
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Ready to Begin?

Select the ML outcome
you need most.

Pick the use case closest to your immediate need. We scope each engagement specifically — from a 1–2 week discovery sprint to a full ML program.

Starting with: Forecasting & demand planning

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Common Questions

Questions we answer
before the first call.

What's the fastest way to know if our ML use case is feasible?
Start with data readiness: confirm the outcome definition, assess data availability and quality, determine if labels exist or can be created, and validate the refresh cadence needed to operationalize the model. A 1–2 week ML Discovery Sprint will tell you whether to build, wait, or reframe the problem — before any substantial engineering investment.
How do you avoid models that look good in testing but fail in production?
We align validation to the decision context — time-based splits, backtesting, leakage prevention — set operational thresholds, and implement monitoring and drift detection from deployment day one. Models are validated against the business decision they're supposed to improve, not just held-out accuracy on a static test set.
Do you build only the model or the full ML system?
We build the full capability: data pipelines, feature engineering, model training and serving infrastructure, monitoring, decision UX integration, and user enablement — so the solution is usable, auditable, and sustainable without us permanently on-site. Notebook-to-notebook delivery is not our model.
Can you support regulated industries like healthcare and financial services?
Yes. We implement role-based access controls, audit logging, model documentation, and governance routines aligned to HIPAA, SR 11-7, and EU AI Act requirements. Model risk controls are proportional to decision criticality — we don't apply enterprise-grade compliance overhead to low-stakes automation, and we don't skip it on high-stakes clinical or financial decisions.
What does ROI measurement look like for ML?
We define workflow-level KPIs before build begins — cycle time reduction, throughput gains, loss reduction, false positive reduction, staffing efficiency, conversion lift — then track them through adoption metrics and monitoring dashboards. ROI is designed in from the problem framing step, not retrofitted after deployment.
What industries do you serve with AI and machine learning?
Healthcare and life sciences (telemedicine fraud, clinical prediction, utilization forecasting), financial services and insurance (risk scoring, claims analytics, actuarial ML), manufacturing (demand forecasting, predictive maintenance, supply chain optimization), government and public sector, and professional services. Each engagement is sector-tailored — clinical ML has different validation, governance, and compliance requirements than manufacturing ML.

Chicago-based · National reach · Senior-led delivery

Bring the decision
you want to improve.

We'll respond with a recommended approach, data requirements, and a realistic implementation path — whether that's a 1-week discovery sprint or a full ML program.

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