About Nick Rakovsky

My mission: Replace phone calls, headaches, and analog paperwork with clean digital workflows for check-ins, dock management, yard management, and real-time visibility.

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A little about me and how I ended up here

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I didn’t start in supply chain or tech. My first “break” was actually just a door I refused to stop knocking on when I was 16. There was a startup in my hometown, I must’ve asked them for a job a dozen times before they finally said yes. That persistence sort of stuck.

After that, I went on to study business and electrical engineering while playing football, then worked on projects that quite literally went to space, building and testing components for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. From there, I helped design underwater robotics for Navy SEALs and deep-sea ROVs before eventually finding myself running warehouses and supply chain operations.

Somewhere between outer space and the loading dock, I found what I really loved: making complex systems simple enough that people can actually use them.

The start of my journey

Building for the Extremes

Where It All Clicked

The work that followed

When I couldn’t find the kind of software I wanted to run a warehouse, I built it. That turned into DataDocks, where we’ve kept the same spirit solving real problems for real people with tools that make sense.

Now, my days are split between leading an incredible team, learning constantly, and finding better ways to connect technology with the people who make operations run.