Nicholas Carter

2023 – Present

Verdict / Independent

Independent Engineer — AI Infrastructure & Data Systems

Florida

Build AI developer infrastructure and full-stack data systems, from routing policy and API integrations to real-time pipelines and operator interfaces.

• Designed and shipped Verdict, a Python-first LLM control plane with TypeScript integrations, explicit eligibility checks, decision receipts, replay, and failover workflows.

• Built CLI and API workflows for catalog qualification, routing, simulation, benchmarking, health probing, and compatibility checks.

• Developed a paper-first trading and ML platform with real-time market data, PostgreSQL/Redis persistence, LightGBM training, FastAPI inference, and React and terminal dashboards.

• Maintain automated tests, typing, linting, security scans, build and install checks, and cross-language contract checks across repositories.

Jan 2018 – Nov 2023

AgileThought

Senior Consultant

Tampa / St. Petersburg, FL

Shipped React features for Deloitte’s Symphony platform and owned major portions of Bankers Surety’s next-generation platform—from C# services and Angular UI to integrations, build pipelines, and release support.

• Shipped React-based features on Deloitte’s Symphony platform in collaboration with product, UX, QA, and engineering teams.

• Owned major portions of Bankers Surety’s next-generation platform across C# services and middleware, Angular UI, API integrations, and build pipelines.

• Supported architecture and implementation planning, code review, defect resolution, production troubleshooting, and release delivery.

• Applied responsive design, accessibility, and cross-browser practices to long-lived enterprise applications.

Jul 2016 – Jan 2018

Mad Mobile

Senior Software Developer, Team Lead

Tampa, FL

Led web and mobile delivery for VF Corp’s Concierge MPOS across brands including Vans, Timberland, and The North Face. Also contributed to Sysco inventory and ordering applications, while mentoring developers and coordinating delivery.

• Delivered VF Corp Concierge MPOS across US and European brands including Vans, Timberland, and The North Face.

• Contributed to Sysco inventory-management and conversational ordering applications, connecting user experiences to backend APIs and business workflows.

• Mentored developers, reviewed code, and coordinated delivery across client teams; recognized as Developer of the Month three consecutive months.

Oct 2013 – Jul 2016

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Senior Web Developer / Senior Web Designer

Detroit, MI

Led front-end development for Member Portal R2, bringing responsive interfaces, reusable patterns, and WCAG accessibility practices to member-facing healthcare software.

• Built responsive interfaces and reusable front-end patterns with Backbone, jQuery, Adobe CQ/CMS, HTML5, and CSS3.

• Partnered with UX, product, content, and engineering teams on WCAG accessibility, cross-browser support, and maintainability.

• Received a Team Project Award and multiple internal recognitions, including the 1% Award.

Mar 2013 – Jul 2013

Compuware

Senior Software Developer

Detroit, MI (Contract)

Developed and supported GM infotainment software in a cross-platform environment.

• Worked with HTML5, AngularJS, Node.js, WebSockets, and SOAP service integrations.

• Supported QA and release tooling, defect triage, and cross-platform troubleshooting.

2006 – 2012

Wayne County • Motor City Interactive • Enlighten • Summit Sports

Earlier Engineering Roles

Michigan

Built the foundation of my career across CMS, intranet and portal, e-commerce, and interactive web applications.

• Developed applications with JavaScript, PHP/MySQL, reusable UI components, and server-side integrations.

• Worked with enterprise content-management platforms and publishing workflows.

Choosing models within limits

Verdict

An AI model can rank first and still be the wrong choice for a request. I built Verdict to check capability, privacy, reliability, and policy before ranking, with a receipt that explains each routing decision.

The repository includes a credential-free routing demo with simulated failures. It uses fixtures, not live providers.

Keeping market data in sync

Prediction Market SDK

Market feeds need more than an open connection. I built typed Kalshi API workflows, reusable order-book state, and WebSocket subscription and reconnect handling so applications can work with the data instead of rebuilding the plumbing.

Kalshi signing, order workflows, and market-data handling are tested. Polymarket signing and live-order safeguards are still limited.

Checking risk before action

Verdict Risk

Risk rules should be testable without placing a trade. This library separates drawdown, position, exposure, and sizing checks from storage and network calls, keeping each decision deterministic.

Property-based tests exercise the risk rules. This is a library of checks, not a trading system.

Request checks for Node.js apps

verdict-node

A TypeScript adapter for applying request checks in Express and Next.js. It moves checks to the outgoing HTTP boundary, rather than asking every caller to implement them separately.

Published as an alpha. The shared Python/TypeScript request contract is still being aligned; end-to-end enforcement is not complete.

2005

Lakeland High School, White Lake, MI

High School Diploma, General Studies