Turner Burchard

About Me

Hello! I'm Turner Burchard, a passionate computer scientist with a background in software engineering, artificial intelligence, and data science. I thrive on solving complex problems in an environment where I can grow alongside talented developers. I'm most passionate about Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering, but I enjoy working on anything with interesting problems to solve. Currently, I am a Master's Candidate at Montana State University, where I plan to graduate in May 2025 with an M.S. in Computer Science and an Artificial Intelligence Certificate.

In my free time, I love to experience nature through hiking, skiing, and climbing (check out my photography on Instagram). When I'm inside, I enjoy hacking, chess, gaming, reading, drawing, and more.

Take a look at my resume, LinkedIn, or email me for more information.

WORK EXPERIENCE

onXmaps

June 2024 – August 2024

Software Engineering Intern Bozeman, MT

Engineered a data pipeline processing multiple petabytes per month using Python, Go, and GCP.

Designed and implemented a customer usage analytics dashboard with BigQuery, Python, and Airflow.

Led infrastructure improvements, reducing build times by 35% and optimizing deployment processes.

Transformed and integrated raw geospatial data for Web, iOS, and Android apps.

Quiq

May 2023 – March 2024

Conversational AI Backend Intern Bozeman, MT

Developed Scala and Python backend for a customer support AI web app.

Collaborated as a full software engineer in a high-achieving team, consistently exceeding project expectations.

Built customizable AI chatbots with LLM reasoning, increasing self-serve rates and satisfaction by over 100%.

Brightvine

Jan. 2022 – May 2023

Full-stack Engineering Intern Bozeman, MT

Led development of blockchain-based financial web apps as the senior engineer from inception to deployment.

Designed and implemented frontend (React) and backend (Go) components in a microservices architecture.

Collaborated with a small team to build scalable, secure financial apps supporting blockchain technology.

Montana State University

Aug. 2021 – Present

Teaching Assistant Bozeman, MT

Paid teaching and grading position for Machine Learning, Data Science, and Honors Chemistry.

Led weekly class sessions, tutoring 30+ students as a group and 200+ students one-on-one.

Wiedenheft Lab

Aug. 2020 – May 2021

Undergraduate Research Scientist Bozeman, MT

Modeled CRISPR and COVID in Python, Perl, and MATLAB in a computational biology research lab.

Ran lab website with custom JavaScript, HTML, and CSS framework.

D.A. Davidson

June 2019 – Aug. 2021

I.T. Risk Management Intern Great Falls, MT

Introduced Python automation to reduce a full summer project to weeks, achieving a 70% efficiency increase.

Managed network proxy, email filters, and vendors for 3000+ employee finance company.

EDUCATION

Montana State University

Aug. 2024 – May 2025

MS, Computer Science Bozeman, MT

Artificial Intelligence Certificate, Teaching Assistant.

Montana State University

Aug. 2020 – May 2024

BS, Computer Science Bozeman, MT

4.0 GPA, Summa cum laude with honors, President’s List for 8 semesters, 157 credits.

Presidential Scholar, Honors College, ACM officer.

Great Falls High School

Aug. 2016 – May 2020 Great Falls, MT

4.0 GPA, Rank 1/252, 35 ACT.

President: Student Council, Speech and Debate; Officer: DECA, NHS, Band, School Board.

SKILLS, INTERESTS & SCHOLARSHIPS

Skills

Python, Scala, React, Go, Java, SQL, Bash, Git, Agile, GCP, 100 WPM.

Interests

Climbing, skiing, hiking, hacking, gaming, chess, photography, traveling.

Scholarships

Cameron Presidential Scholarship, National Merit Scholarship, MUS Honors, MUS STEM.