Tanner Boyle
About Tanner Boyle
Tanner Boyle is a Data Scientist currently working at Milliman in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has a strong background in data science and actuarial science, with experience in code review, data pipeline transitions, and statistical modeling.
Work at Milliman
Tanner Boyle currently serves as a Data Scientist at Milliman, a role he has held since 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In this position, he has been involved in various data science projects, including leading a team to transition the data science pipeline from R to Python. This transition utilized tools such as Databricks, PySpark, and AWS S3. Prior to his current role, he completed an internship at Milliman from 2020 to 2021, where he gained experience in data science methodologies.
Education and Expertise
Tanner Boyle holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and Economics, with a minor in Statistics, from Iowa State University, which he completed from 2013 to 2017. He furthered his education at the same institution, earning a Master's degree in Statistics from 2019 to 2021. Additionally, he studied abroad at University College Cork in 2015, focusing on Economics for 11 months. His academic background provides a strong foundation for his work in data science.
Background
Tanner Boyle's professional background includes various roles in the field of data science and actuarial science. He worked as an Actuarial Science Intern at Transamerica in 2016 and later as an Actuarial Student from 2017 to 2019, where he contributed to IFRS actuarial modeling of variable annuities. He also served as a Calculus Tutor at Iowa State University from 2015 to 2016 and as a Resident Advisor at The University of Iowa in 2014.
Achievements
During his tenure at Milliman, Tanner participated in a company-wide Hackathon in 2021, where he was part of the winning team. The team developed an ensemble modeling approach to predict hospital readmission probabilities. Additionally, he was involved in a significant side project that analyzed and classified high-ranking Dota 2 matches, which stemmed from his Master's thesis.