Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dylan Flynn

AI & Analytics Specialist

I build practical analytical tools that turn complex data into clearer decisions.

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SELECTED WORK

From research questions to applied analytical systems.

A focused selection of analytics engineering, research automation, and practical data products built to make complex evidence easier to use.

Analytics Engineering

Wellness Metrics Dashboard

A local-first ETL pipeline that turns MyFitnessPal and Apple Health exports into a daily-grain health dataset for Power BI and other analysis layers.

  • Python
  • ETL
  • Power BI
  • SQLite

Data Product / CLI

Caffeine Scout

A location-aware Python CLI that normalizes public energy-drink offers to price per can, tracks price history, and scores deals with a deterministic index.

  • Python
  • Typer
  • SQLite
  • Playwright

Business Intelligence

Interactive Analytics Dashboards

A selection of Tableau work focused on translating operational and research data into clear, decision-ready views for stakeholders.

  • Tableau
  • Data Visualization
  • Business Intelligence

Applied AI Research

Algorithmic Trading Research

A sanitized research demonstration using Python and Answer Set Programming to compare model signals, evaluate rule-based strategies, and make inspectable portfolio decisions.

  • Python
  • Answer Set Programming
  • Quantitative Analysis

Research & Publications / 03

Reasoning, systems, and societal impact.

Peer-reviewed and conference work spanning multi-agent supply chains, declarative reasoning, and the societal relevance of business research.

Research themes include intelligent agents, formal reasoning, sustainability analytics, and useful ways to communicate technical evidence.

Dylan Flynn presenting research in front of an analytics visualization
Research communication

2026

Revolutionizing Societal Impact in Business School Research: Can the FT50 Lead the Change?

David S. Steingard, David Reibstein, Simon Linacre, Dylan Raymond Flynn, Caden J. Springer

Society and Business Review, Volume 21, Issue 2

2024

A Simulation for Supply Chains Contract Execution

Long Tran, Tran Cao Son, Dylan Flynn, Marcello Balduccini

Procs of the 17th International Conference on Logic Programming and Non-monotonic Reasoning (LPNMR 2024)

2024

Simulating Supply-Chain Contract Execution: A Multi-Agent Approach (Extended Abstract)

Long Tran, Tran Cao Son, Dylan Flynn, Marcello Balduccini

Procs of the 40th International Conference on Logic Programming (ICLP24)

2023

Formalizing and Reasoning about Supply Chain Contracts between Agents

Dylan Flynn, Chasity Nadeau, Jeannine Shantz, Marcello Balduccini, Tran Cao Son, Edward Griffor

25th International Symposium on Practical Aspects of Declarative Languages (PADL 2023), volume 13880

Selected Experience / 04

Research depth, practical delivery.

Selected roles across AI evaluation, university research, analytics, and commercial finance.

June 2026 — Present

Independent

AI Evaluation & Quantitative Research Consultant

  • Evaluate AI-model outputs, reasoning processes, and task performance through structured technical review.
  • Develop quantitative research and analytical workflows for confidential decision-making and market-analysis engagements.
  • Produce scoring criteria, evaluation frameworks, and ground-truth solutions for complex technical tasks.

September 2025 — May 2026

Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph’s University · AI at Haub School of Business

Graduate Assistant

  • Developed Tableau dashboards and reporting workflows with SQL, Python, and Excel to support executive decision-making in the Dean’s Office.
  • Designed and analyzed AI-adoption surveys across faculty, students, and employers, translating findings into recommendations for academic leadership.
  • Contributed to research on AI in sustainability reporting and responsible business education.

May 2022 — September 2025

Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph’s University · United Nations SDG Dashboard Team

Data Analyst

  • Built cloud-enabled data pipelines with Google APIs to automate ingestion and update centralized reporting datasets, reducing manual extraction time by 95%.
  • Integrated research metadata from OpenAlex, Elsevier, and Dimensions to classify outputs against UN Sustainable Development Goals.
  • Supported institutional sustainability reporting, benchmarking, and dashboard development.

September 2021 — May 2025

Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph’s University

Undergraduate Researcher

  • Designed reasoning-based AI models with Answer Set Programming for decision-making and optimization problems.
  • Built predictive models with Python, scikit-learn, and TensorFlow.
  • Collaborated on research involving Intel, the Federal Highway Administration, and peer universities.

June 2024 — August 2024

Horsham, PA

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Commercial Finance Analyst Intern

  • Analyzed demand and forecasting data with Excel, SAP, and financial reporting tools, improving estimated demand by $16MM across multiple pharmaceutical franchises.
  • Supported the transition from SAP Lynx to SAP Analysis for Office, streamlining financial reporting and the close process.

February 2024 — June 2024

San Francisco, CA

Outlier

AI Physics Evaluation Specialist

  • Trained AI models to solve problems in fluids, thermal physics, and electricity and magnetism.
  • Assessed model outputs for accuracy and consistency in evaluating physical phenomena.

December 2023 — February 2024

New York, NY

Elemental Cognition

Intern

  • Tested a reasoning model with a focus on logic-based problem solving.
  • Identified opportunities to improve reliability in real-world applications.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

About / 05

Working where analysis becomes action.

Dylan Flynn is an AI and analytics specialist with a foundation in machine learning, physics, business intelligence, and data science. His work spans forecasting and commercial analytics at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; AI and optimization research involving Intel, the Federal Highway Administration, and university partners; and structured evaluation of language models and autonomous agents. At Saint Joseph’s University, he developed executive-facing dashboards, studied AI adoption, and contributed to research on intelligent systems, supply-chain contracts, and sustainability analytics. Across these settings, he has built predictive models, automated research workflows, and reporting tools designed to make complex information more useful. He is especially interested in decision-support systems that combine rigorous analysis with clear, practical delivery.

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Education / 06

Saint Joseph’s University

Master of Science — Business Intelligence & Analytics

May 2026

GPA 3.88

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration — Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence

May 2025

GPA 3.79 · Magna Cum Laude with Honors

Outstanding Graduate in Machine Learning & AI

Departmental Honors for Algorithmic Trading with Declarative Programming Methods

Bachelor of Science — Physics

May 2025

Capabilities / 07

Selected skills

Analytics & Visualization

Tableau · Power BI · Alteryx · Microsoft Excel · Forecasting · Dashboards

Programming & Data

Python · SQL · Pandas · NumPy · Selenium · Requests · Web scraping

Artificial Intelligence

Machine learning · Model evaluation · Intelligent agents · scikit-learn · TensorFlow · Keras

Research & Optimization

Answer Set Programming · Prolog · Multi-agent systems · Predictive modeling · Supply-chain optimization · Statistical analysis

Contact / 08

Let’s make complex work clearer.

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