From mission-critical engineering to boardroom decisions
Frank Data Consultants started from seeing a need across businesses of every size: critical insights and significant savings were being missed by not having a robust data and analytics process. Our founder and team of analysts have worked with organizations including Cleveland Clinic, NASA, major utility companies, and nationwide pharmaceutical companies.
That experience led to the creation of the FDC Apex Method — a multi-attribute utility framework originally developed for mission-critical aerospace and defense programs. What began as a tool for aerospace engineering has been refined into a comprehensive Decision Engineering methodology applicable to any high-stakes choice.
Today, FDC combines decades of data analytics expertise with proprietary Decision Engineering to serve organizations across aerospace, defense, healthcare, and enterprise — delivering outcomes that are mathematically defensible and strategically sound.
Our Mission
"To empower organizations by transforming complex decisions into defensible, mathematically rigorous outcomes — driving confidence, alignment, and sustainable growth."
Industries Served
Aerospace · Defense · Healthcare · Enterprise
Framework Origin
Aerospace & defense heritage
Core Capability
Decision Engineering · Data Analytics · Technology
The people behind the precision
Lyle Frank
Founder
Lyle Frank is the Founder of FDC with over two decades of experience in data analytics and decision science. His background spans work with NASA, the U.S. Air Force, Cleveland Clinic, Boeing, L3Harris, and Aerojet Rocketdyne. Lyle created the FDC Apex Method — a mathematical decision-engineering framework rooted in mission-critical aerospace decision science, now applied across industries. He personally leads every Apex engagement, facilitating the behavioral calibration sessions that produce each client's decision algorithm.
Greg Wave
Partner
Greg Wave is a Partner and Technology Lead at FDC with close to a decade of hands-on experience building custom CRM and EMR systems for healthcare and clinical environments. He leads all of the firm's technology delivery — from full-stack application architecture and database design to AI agent development, workflow automation, and deep healthcare system integrations. Greg is the architect behind Kairos, FDC's AI-powered decision agent, and serves as the firm's healthcare vertical lead, running qualifying and discovery engagements with clinical and health-tech clients.
Graham Casner
Partner
Graham Casner is a Partner and Business Development Lead at FDC, responsible for client engagement, strategic growth, and go-to-market execution across all verticals. He leads discovery and onboarding for new engagements, manages client relationships from first contact through delivery, and drives cross-industry expansion into energy, infrastructure, and financial services. Graham brings an offer-building lens to every engagement — connecting FDC's analytical capabilities to high-value business outcomes and long-term partnerships.
Mukinka "Kinks" Chubanga
Data Scientist
Kenneth Shelley
Lead Analyst
Benjamin Bailey
Lead Researcher
How we operate
Mathematical Rigor
Every recommendation traces to documented inputs and transparent equations. We don't hand-wave. We show the math.
Radical Transparency
No black boxes. Every deliverable includes full methodology documentation. You'll understand not just what we recommend, but precisely why.
Defensible Outcomes
Our work is designed to withstand scrutiny — from boardrooms to regulators. Decisions backed by FDC aren't opinions; they're conclusions.
