Résumé
Chance Davies
AI Solutions Engineer · Applied AI & Technical Project Leadership
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Profile
Chance Davies is an AI Solutions Engineer at the Idaho Housing and Finance Association, where he designs, builds, and ships production-grade AI systems that automate and augment internal business processes. He pairs hands-on engineering with a background in DevOps and technical project management at HP, an MBA and a BBA in Information Technology Management, and research presented at the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS). A certified Project Management Professional (PMP), he speaks regularly on cybersecurity and project management (ISSA, PMI) and has served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and research collaborator with Dr. Mahesh Boodraj.
Nearly a decade across AI engineering, DevOps, project management, and technical leadership.
Work Experience
Education
Boise State University
2026–2029
Doctor of Philosophy in Computing (AI Emphasis)
Boise State University
2024–2026
Master of Business Administration
Boise State University
2020–2023
Bachelor of Business Administration in Information Technology Management
Magna Cum Laude
College of Western Idaho
2015–2017
Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts
Magna Cum Laude · Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Awards
COBE Graduate Showcase Award
AI Call Bot (N.A.M.P.A.)
Outstanding Graduate Award
BSU Professional MBA (Spring 2026)
- Recognized for excellent academic records and contributions to classes, department, college, and university.
Signature Student Award
BSU Professional MBA (Fall 2025)
- Recognized for a passion for learning, communication, critical thinking, ethics, leadership, and community engagement.
SW-EE Excellence Award
HP Inc. (2025)
- Indigo R&D leadership, recognizing impact on team performance across 3 continents.
AI Projects
Autonomous Telephony Agent (N.A.M.P.A.)
Architected and deployed using local LLMs, Python, and the Piper framework for low-latency voice synthesis and complex, real-time telephony tasks, with no cloud dependencies.
Automated Transcript Evaluation Dashboard
Prototyped the Bronco Fast-Track using LLM inference and OCR to eliminate manual data entry, with prompt-defense guardrails ensuring high-accuracy mapping.
Academic Harmonization Engine (Acajourn)
Built a Python application using large context windows to automate aggregation of high-volume data under strict academic governance and scraping standards.
Professional Speaking
Cybersecurity Project Management: A Labor Market Analysis
3/2026 · 23rd Annual Boise Information Security Conference
The Critical Path
11/2025 · BSU PACE Bootcamp for PMP Certification
Passing the PMP
7/2025 · The Program Management Guild at Clearwater Analytics
An Exploration of Cybersecurity Project Management
5/2025 · PMI Professional Development Day
Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP)
PMI · Credential ID 3903769
Certificate in Business Analytics
Boise State University · 2023
Beyond the Résumé
Team-building with Cascade Raft & Kayak. PMP exam prep completed during the excursion.
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