AI / MLIn Development
Recipe SaaS
AI-powered recipe generator using RAG, vector embeddings, and Claude. FastAPI backend with Postgres + pgvector, Voyage AI embeddings, and Anthropic API integration.
PythonFastAPIAnthropic APIpgvectorDocker
Nicholas Swanger
Data & AI Engineer
Building AI systems on production data infrastructure.
About
Data & AI Engineer based in Charlotte. Currently BI Developer II at Coca-Cola Consolidated — the title says BI, but the work is data engineering with AI applications, most recently a conversational agent layered on an ML-driven territory optimizer. Outside work, I'm building a recipe-generation SaaS (RAG + Anthropic API) and a native workout tracker. Eagle Scout, Gilman Scholar, and University Innovation Fellow at Stanford somewhere earlier.
Projects
AI / MLIn Development
Workout Tracker
Native mobile workout tracker built with React Native and Expo. SQLite for local persistence. On-device AI for personalized training recommendations is the next planned milestone.
React NativeExpoTypeScriptSQLite
Career
BI Developer II, Data Products & Analytics
Sep 2024 – PresentCoca-Cola Consolidated Inc. — Charlotte, NC
- Designing an ML-powered territory optimization system using k-means seeding and constraint-based rebalancing, with active development toward a conversational agent enabling the sales team to query territory data and surface customer insights interactively.
- Architected a modular Python authentication library for Microsoft Graph API leveraging Azure app registrations and secure credential management via Key Vault, enabling automated email ETL and Active Directory management across enterprise workflows.
- Led Snowflake platform cost optimization implementing usage monitoring, query tuning, and warehouse right-sizing, reducing compute costs by 40% and delivering $100K in annual savings.
Business Systems Analyst
Jan 2023 – Sep 2024TransTech Energy — Charlotte, NC
- Designed and implemented Power BI service architecture including workspace strategy, app deployment model, and access governance, establishing a scalable analytics platform across multiple business units.
- Owned full project lifecycle for analytics solutions — requirements gathering, data modeling, report building, UAT, and documentation — leveraging ERP, CRM, CPM, and project management data sources.
Education
BBA: Finance · Summa Cum LaudeDec 2023
University of North Florida
Certificate: International BusinessJul 2021
Universidad de Alicante, Spain
Skills
AI & ML
LLM applicationsAgentic workflowsRAG pipelinesML optimizationGitHub CopilotClaude Code
Data Platforms
SnowflakeMicrosoft Fabric / Foundry
Dev Practices
Modular architectureGitCI/CDDevOps pipelines
BI & Reporting
TableauPower BISigmaStreamlit
Get in touch
Open to AI engineering roles, project collaborations, and interesting conversations.