Summary
Nick Cortale is a Director of Analytics with 11 years of experience turning data into strategic value at Live Oak Bank, where he led a cross-enterprise migration to Databricks, transitioned 130+ data products, and built a real-time monitoring system that helped remove the bank from FDIC watchlist. He combines hands-on data engineering and data science chops—building automation that processed hundreds of PPP loans daily and scalable analytics platforms—with strong operational leadership, shrinking 110+ dashboards into 30 high-impact assets and identifying $5M+ in annual opportunities. Nick has a research background in physical oceanography and open-source scientific Python tooling (two peer-reviewed packages) that informs his rigorous approach to model validation and reproducible pipelines. Known for instituting CI/CD, code review, and Agile practices in analytics teams, he aligns technical transformations with C-suite strategy to deliver measurable business outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.), Physical Oceanography, Master of Science (M.S.), Physical Oceanography at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Rutgers University