Hello - my name is Howell.
I'm a supply chain technologist specializing in real-time demand sensing, autonomous inventory rebalances, and fulfillment network optimization. I design and deploy mechanisms that mitigate stockout and overstock risk, improve forecast accuracy under volatile demand, and enforce end-to-end SKU traceability across high-velocity fulfillment networks.
My focus: Building trustworthy supply chains by design, where every inventory decision is optimized in real-time.
This site serves as a working archive of my research and writing.
the-TRUSTLESS-report is where I discuss verifiability tools without hype or buzzwords, for planners and technologists who’ve heard “smart contract,” but want to understand how the tool can work. What if you could scan a label and validate a SKU’s exact origin, transfer path, or ownership claim without third-party intermediaries? My essays analyze how these systems might underpin future inventory assurance and anti-fraud strategies, and discusses current innovative current applications of decentralization in the supply chain.
research-log captures technical notes and logistics mechanisms I’ve designed, including inventory alert-suppression models, and forecasting pipelines. Lately, I've been working on a predective stockout model that integrates social sentiment analysis with traditional demand signals.
Ethical penetration testing plays a central role in my work, and the global security research community has been instrumental in my learning and growth. I’m pushing myself to build in public now, sharing tools, frameworks, and experiments in hopes of contributing to our culture, connecting, and maybe helping others along the way.
Howell Francis 2025