Nick Chase

About Nick Chase

I drive AI/ML innovation and revenue growth, both at CloudGeometry and for our clients, through strategic product leadership, targeted marketing programs, and open-source collaboration. As Chief AI Officer, I shape technology roadmaps, define high-impact features, and launch scalable solutions that expand market reach and drive profitability.Beyond CloudGeometry, I’m the author of more than a dozen published technical books, most notably the best-selling Machine Learning for Mere Mortals, and I founded Nutgraf.io while leading the OpenNutgraf open-source project. I have contributed to Kubernetes and OpenStack, and co-lead the Linux Foundation AI & Data Generative AI Commons Models, Applications, and Data workstream. These roles underscore my commitment to advancing best practices, mentoring developer communities, and strengthening the global AI ecosystem.I bring strategic vision, data-driven decision-making, cross-functional leadership, and agile execution to CloudGeometry, building high-impact teams, forging partnerships with academia and industry, and developing export-ready AI modules that deliver both economic growth and social value.

Experience

1. Head of Ai and Data

   CloudGeometry

   Jan 2025 — Present · OH, US

   Lead an AI/ML organization responsible for both client delivery and pre-sales, as well as defining internal products and the company-wide AI strategy.* Spearheaded our entry into the AI Agent space using CrewAI, LangChain, LangGraph, and LangFlow, architecting and launching the CloudGeometry AI Agent Platform.* Shape technology roadmaps, prioritize high-impact features, and oversee agile execution of market-ready AI solutions that solve real-world business challenges.* Forge and nurture strategic partnerships with industry leaders as well as the open source community, enabling us to co-develop innovative, exportable AI modules.

Education

• Case Western Reserve University

  B.A., Physics, Mathematics, Education

  1986 — 1990

Skills

• Editing
• Subversion
• Mysql
• Java
• Tomcat
• Eclipse
• User Experience
• Architecture
• Programming
• Servlets
• Openstack
• Web Development
• Web Services
• Intellij Idea
• Xml
• Rest
• Jquery
• Web Applications
• Technical Marketing
• Jsp
• Php
• Representational State Transfer (Rest)
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• Html5
• Technical Writing
• Html
• Ajax
• Software Development
• Open Source
• Community Management
• Css
• Sql
• Javascript
• Html 5
• Solr
• Openfire