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Lloyd Palum - Prof. P.

Hi, I'm Lloyd Palum

My students call me Prof. P., and with more than 30 years of experience in building data-intensive systems and teaching how to coax value from data at scale, I can help you crack the code and become more data-capable.

Let's unlock your data's value together!

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What Can Data Do? by Lloyd Palum

The Book Is Here

A practitioner's guide to building data-intensive applications that actually work — drawn from 30 years of building systems across transportation, defense, and manufacturing.

Why projects fail.

The ten predictable failure modes and how to diagnose them before you start.

The Drivetrain Approach.

Work backward from business objectives to data and models, not the other way around.

Readiness assessment.

A five-dimension framework for knowing whether you're ready — or what to fix first.

Get It on Amazon

Available in paperback & Kindle

What People Say

Read what my students and clients have to say about working together.

Jordan Pappas

Jordan Pappas

Solutions Engineer @ Hightouch

"Professor Palum has everything I look for in a mentor: knowledgable in his field, generous with his time, and, importantly, in tune with industry needs. Because of Prof. Palum's course, I landed a Solutions Engineer position at Hightouch, a leading innovator in the Customer Data Platform. I can't thank Prof. Palum enough."
Anne L. Wakeman

Anne L. Wakeman

COO, GM, EVP

"We were looking for assistance on how to manage our software development. Lloyd listened. He quickly understood the software's current state and what was desired for the future. I highly recommend Lloyd for his technical expertise, industry experience and supportive relationship management."
Nina Long

Nina Long

SWE Intern @Intuit | CS @ U of Rochester

"Prof. Palum's class on data-intensive applications was one of the best classes I've taken at UofR. Through his deep industry insights, he delivered practical advice on data analysis and ML workflows. The curriculum strongly emphasized applying data analysis skills to real-world problems—an aspect that I highly valued."

Is Your Organization Ready?

Most data projects fail because nobody checked readiness first. Take the AI Maturity Assessment — an interactive, AI-guided evaluation across five critical dimensions.

Data Readiness
Process Clarity
Technical Foundation
Org. Capacity
Value Potential
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Gap analysis
PDF action plan
~15 minutes
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