Principal for AI Solution Development at Microsoft with over 20 years of experience leading cloud-native innovation, open-source strategy, and enterprise-scale AI integration. Driven high-impact engagements across the Fortune 100 and is the creator of both the Azure SaaS Development Kit and the FinOps Development Kit, which are widely used across Microsoft and in the open-source community.

Proven track record of transforming technical incubation into scalable solutions, delivering results in AI platforms, cloud architecture, FinOps and developer ecosystems. Frequent speaker at industry events including Microsoft Azure + AI Conference, NextGen AI Conference, Visual Studio Live!, Live! 360, and many more sharing thought leadership on building and operationalizing modern AI and cloud solutions.

Passionate about incubating early-stage ideas into production-ready platforms and contributing to the growth of Microsoft’s open-source and AI innovation ecosystems.

Nick holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Information Systems and a Bachelor’s Degree in Management with a concentration in Electronic Commerce, both from Boston University.