Thomas M. Puch
Director
+1 (312) 729 8093
Thomas Puch is a director with Baker Tilly’s digital solutions practice. With more than 30 years of experience in business analytics, data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence and application development, Thomas has a proven track record of success in leading and managing teams, developing and implementing data-driven solutions, building trust during project delivery, and translating business goals into artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technical requirements.
Thomas is experienced in a variety of data science, machine learning and AI technologies, including natural language processing, computer vision, anomaly detection, information discovery, information extraction, automated decision-making agents and customer service personal assistants.
Thomas served 13 years as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army Reserves and Illinois National Guard.
- Extensive experience across diverse industries: Insurance, financial services, private equity, manufacturing, aerospace and public government (federal, state, local).
- Strong business acumen combined with deep technical expertise.
- Spearheaded the automation of invoices, financial statements and contract compliance audits through the deployment of compound AI systems using generative AI, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and natural language processing (NLP). Optimized Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for improved accuracy.
- Designed and implemented decision automation systems that relied on AI and machine learning (ML) to improve predictive maintenance, inventory decisions, situational awareness, claims processing and financial contract audit.
- Developed and implemented data-driven asset management systems utilizing historical utilization, repair notes, real-time telemetry, weather data, and images using ML, NLP and computer vision. Optimized maintenance schedules, overhaul timing, and asset health. Performed root-cause analysis and forecasted aftermarket parts demand. Leveraged a cloud-based design for real-time capture of IoT streaming data.
- AWS Certified Machine Learning Specialist
- AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialist
- AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate
Location
Indianapolis, IN
Education
Graduate Certificate in predictive analytics
University of California
Master of Science in information technology
DePaul University (Chicago, Illinois)
Master of Arts in political science
Bachelor of Arts in political science
Eastern Illinois University
