Nicki Sanders

“Nicki Sanders is an expert in blockchain technology as well as a technology leader who excels in leading teams and driving innovation. I had the privilege of working with Nicki Sanders over the last 7 months at Nerd where she led the blockchain team as Director of Engineering. Nicki brought a level of creativity onto the team that helped shape its success. She possesses the expertise to anticipate the complexities and hidden opportunities of the rapidly evolving world of web3. Her ability to lead teams in building cutting-edge technologies sets her apart as a tech leader. Nicki brings an infectious enthusiasm to every project, coupled with a "let's get this done" attitude that motivates everyone around her. Her ability to quickly build and deliver valuable software is remarkable. She quickly got the reputation at Nerd for leading the highest performing teams. One of Nicki's standout qualities is her quick and earned trust from both executive leadership and her teams. Her combination of technical expertise, business acumen, and leadership skills makes her a clear choice for anyone seeking a technical co-founder or a leader for their high-growth Web3 startup.”

“Nicki Sanders was the TaxBit blockchain team lead and my team leader for most of my tenure at TaxBit. She is a fantastic team lead, one of the best Web3 engineers in this industry. She knows how to be hands-off and give her engineers autonomy to work, while still keeping goals and expectations high. As a blockchain engineer, Nicki has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the field. She invented IP in smart contracts related to securities and ERC-20 tokens, and understands how a blockchain works from details on the hashing algorithm all the way up to the broad market dynamics that shape this industry. She successfully led a team of three blockchain engineers on projects with Uniswap, Avalanche, Polygon, Opensea, and several other blockchains and DeFi protocols. Her ability to navigate complex projects and problems is matched by her ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with her team and stakeholders. One of the best examples of this was a war room we had to optimize one of our integrations to quickly handle an order of magnitude more transactions. She asked really concise questions about the performance algorithm, listened to her reports, and brought in ways the business would be impacted. Crucially, she took action: she reduced the sprint scope, ran interference on other projects to give us time to get this critical patch shipped, and even made sure that nobody was going to get burned out with the load they were assigned with the project. Leadership in tech is a balancing act, and she knows how to balance priorities to get things shipped. I have no doubt that Nicki would be an asset to any organization, and I wholeheartedly recommend her for any opportunity that may arise.”