Nick Stoddart

About Nick Stoddart

I\'m an academic, entrepreneur, and software developer with 10 years of experience in full-stack data-driven web applications. I am passionate about optimizing data science workflows, developing scalable solutions, and delivering business value.Looking to the future, I want to build systems that 1.) solve a business problem 2.) continuously improve and 3.) respond to natural language. I am excited by the potential to leverage LLMs alongside traditional ML — simplifying interactions with advanced tooling.I am well-versed in starting projects from the ground up and building to meet massive scale.Tools and platforms: GCP, Vertex (Pipeline, Model Endpoint/Train), MLFlow, DataBricks, BigQuery, Firebase, PubSub, KNative, Terraform, AWS, Kubernetes, Python, Spark, Argo, Sagemaker, Docker, Hapi, React, GraphQL, Redux, Languages: Python, TypeScript, Node, SQL, Bash, Fortran, and C#https://github.com/nick-transition

Experience

1. Chief Technology Officer

   Direct Commerce

   Oct 2025 — Present · Chattanooga, TN, US

   As CTO at Direct Commerce Inc, I\'m leading our transformation into an AI-first organization, fundamentally reimagining how enterprise AP/AR automation works through agentic AI systems.We\'ve adopted advanced AI as our strategic partner, integrating it across our engineering workflows and product architecture. This isn\'t just about productivity gains—it\'s about building intelligent agents that can autonomously handle dispute resolution, supplier negotiations, and complex exception management for Fortune 500 enterprises across retail, defense, and supply chain sectors.My focus is on enterprise AI transformation that balances innovation velocity with SOC 2 compliance and security. I\'m building teams that develop alongside AI, where engineers leverage next-generation models to accelerate development while maintaining the rigor enterprise clients demand.The shift to agentic AI requires rethinking everything: our architecture, our development practices, our user experiences, and our trust models. We\'re not building better software tools—we\'re building AI teammates that reason, act, and learn autonomously.The next decade of enterprise software belongs to leaders who can navigate this transformation while delivering production-grade systems that enterprise clients can trust.

Education

• University of Arkansas

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Biological Engineering

  2009 — 2013

Skills

• Sustainability
• Python
• Environmental Science
• Public Speaking
• Statistics
• Management
• C++
• Research
• Microsoft Office
• Social Media Marketing
• C#
• Marketing
• Javascript
• Strategic Planning
• Data Analysis
• Sustainable Business
• Life Cycle Assessment
• Marketing Strategy
• Node.js
• Engineering
• Start-Ups
• Sustainability Index
• Business Development
• Science
• Risk Assessment
• Html5
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Entrepreneurship
• Sustainability Reporting
• Consulting