Design. Develop. Create.

I design and code experiences that users

Howdy, I'm Nick. Nice to meet you.

I've been making cool things for the web for over 15 years. From the early days of the web - geocities, email marketing, and flash-based games to NPM, React, Node, and today's modern dev tools - I haven't met a browser that could keep me down. I design with users in mind, take great care to always polish my pixels and skills, because the sites we visit and tools we use should delight us always.

Designer

I love UI/UX - I design things users touch and feel and get giddy about when they interact. It should be obvious and feel good.

What I like to design:

Websites, Apps, Landing Pages, Product Pages, Motion Graphics, Infographcs, Presentations (they can be cool too)

Tools I Use:
  • Pen & Paper
  • Adobe XD
  • Figma
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • Chrome Dev Tools
  • Codepen
  • After Effects

Developer

I build intuitive user experiences that people want to return to. I love the process of taking an idea and imagining the code.

What I like to develop:

SPA's, Web Apps, Websites, Tools, Products, Complex Interactions, Stories/Animations, Api's & Relational Schemas

Tools I Use:
  • VS Code
  • React (Sometimes Next)
  • SASS (or LESS)
  • Node JS (MERN)
  • SVG (Lotti)
  • Angular
  • JQuery (less these days)
  • CLIs

Thought Leader

I love ideas, I love sharing them, and I love the spark I see when I help someone learn something new or invent.

Some of my experience includes:

Project Management, Team Lead, Functional Manager, Technical SME, Lead Developer, Technical Scoping & Sales

Some Stuff I've Done:
  • PMI ACP Certification
  • MBA Student (1/2 done)
  • ATD-CIC Tech Summit Presenter
  • ATD-ICE Presentation on Tech Adoption
  • ATD-ICE Presentation on 360 Video & Tools

Project Work

I've worked on so many things over the years... Here is some cool stuff I did for clients.
dormakaba Market Masters
Mobile-first responsive game built to give dormakaba employees training on new branding nomeclature.
Lilly Marketing Studios
Lilly Marketing Studios is an interactive proccess guide and resource portal that allowed Eli Lilly to significantly reduce intenral marketing budgets.
Various Roche Apps
I've made approximately 100+ little websites and apps for Roche over the years. Some are training tools, some are resource libraries, and some are simple games.
Johns Hopkins University Resource Library
The Digital Magazine product I developed for Bottom-Line Performance was a perfect fit to be used as a training library for Johns Hopkins University.
Leadership Training App
The Leadership Training Applicaiton was developed as a micro learning platform to allow managers & directors at Spectrum to get training content on the fly via the convenience of their mobile devices.
Cummins IAP Digigtal Resource eMag
The Digital Magazine product I developed for Bottom-Line Performance was a perfect fit for Cummins Information Assset Protection Training content.
See Full Portfolio

Looking for something specific? Email me.

Conference Presentations

I'm a bit of a nerd. I enjoy sharing cool new ideas, techniques, and technologies just as much as I love to learn. The best thing is seeing someone get excited by a new idea. My wife tells me I should be a teacher.

360° of Separation
Association of Talent Development International Conference - A presenation on how to use 360° video and web technolgies (including authoring tools) to produce proof-of-concept interactive video.
Promise vs Hype
Association of Talent Development International Conference - A presenation and rubric for evaluating technology prior to large-scale organizational adoption.
Interactive Video in Articulate Storyline
Association of Talent Development Central Indiana Chapter Tech Summit Presenation on more effective ways to put together interactive video.

I'm Gathering My Thoughts
(Blog Coming Soon)

I’ve created/written a lot over the years, I’m pruning the tree, and will add old and new posts soon. Check back soon!

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