Rodrigo Ortega

Rodrigo Ortega

Commercial Credit, Fintech & Applied AI

Former JPMorgan Chase commercial credit underwriter with operator experience and hands-on technical work across fintech, automation, applied AI, and business systems.

Selected Work

Commercial Banking · JPMorgan Chase

Credit Underwriter

Underwrote and monitored senior credit facilities for middle-market companies ($20M-$500M in revenue), managing ~30 relationships across ~$100M+ portfolio. Later operating experience includes helping lead finance, cash flow, purchasing, staffing, and operations for a multi-location retail business.

Digital Node Technologies

Applied AI

Independent venture focused on applied AI, fintech infrastructure, automation, and business systems, including a full-stack platform for a live event venue with 300+ monthly website visitors.

Work has earned external validation from Circle, Google AI, Vultr, and NVIDIA GTC, including 2nd place among 221 teams in Circle’s Agentic Commerce on Arc hackathon, Best Use of Google AI Model recognition, and a Vultr booth presentation at NVIDIA GTC after a 2nd-place robotics track finish.

Rodrigo presenting applied AI and autonomous systems work at NVIDIA GTC

Commercial Credit × Fintech × Applied AI × Business Systems

A commercial credit and operating background connected to hands-on work in fintech, automation, applied AI, and business systems.

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