“Nick is a very talented energetic strategic thinker with deep experience in the technical, organizational, and social challenges associated with delivering enterprise technology solutions. I worked with Nick on a mobile strategy engagement for a major airline in which Nick was the strategic relationship manager for projekt202. Nick provided great leadership in establishing the goals for the project and keeping the team moving towards success. Because of his background, Nick was able to dive into technical discussions and roll up his sleeves to help with project deliverables when needed. Nick was always encouraging and thankful for the team’s efforts which can go unnoticed in many environments. It was a pleasure working with Nick and I look forward to working with him on future engagements. ”
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It's the wildest thing seeing my products on Amazon. Such a long road to this very moment and everything good we've experienced with the launch of…
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I wonder if advocating for an unconstrained schema approach to KG construction will lead to a backlash of the relevance of KGs in LLMs. My fear is…
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Southern Methodist University
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Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Psi, Innovation Gym, Tower Center for Political Science
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Ambassador
The Dallas Entrepreneur Center
- 2 years 6 months
Economic Empowerment
The Dallas Entrepreneur Center’s Ambassador Program is a volunteer network created to give individuals the ins and outs of working with startups, provides leadership opportunities for those wanting to help support the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Dallas, and be a great networking tool to connect volunteers within the startup community. Volunteer ambassadors assist with promoting and educating the public about programs and offerings in the startup community. DEC Ambassadors share in the DEC…
The Dallas Entrepreneur Center’s Ambassador Program is a volunteer network created to give individuals the ins and outs of working with startups, provides leadership opportunities for those wanting to help support the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Dallas, and be a great networking tool to connect volunteers within the startup community. Volunteer ambassadors assist with promoting and educating the public about programs and offerings in the startup community. DEC Ambassadors share in the DEC values and mission of creating a collaborative ecosystem by supporting talent and innovation in the area.
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Mentor
The Dallas Entrepreneur Center
- Present 6 years 2 months
Education
Early stage startup mentor at the DEC where I provide support to startups in the idea to early execution stages find their MVP and determine their needs as a business.
Publications
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Intelligence Community Reform: Developing a Clear Path
Dialogue: the Tower Center Undergraduate Journal for Political Studies
As national security threats continue to emerge, the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) needs to make improvements in several key areas such as budgeting, cooperation and efficiency, knowledge management, and data security.
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Frito Lay Manufacturing Improvements
During this project, I assisted the Director of the Innovation Gymnasium in leading a student team through brainstorming and prototyping exercises to solve real-world manufacturing and distribution problems for Frito Lay.
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Swarm Robots
Oversaw a student-led team which developed a swarm robotics system as a demonstration for Lockheed Martin using Labview and National Instruments robotic hardware. Successfully demonstrated swarm navigation despite the failure of the primary navigational GPS components.
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Viper Ship Defense System
As an undergraduate student, led a project to develop an automated non-lethal self defense system for cargo ships off of the coast of Somalia. This project covered a vast array of topics including materials properties, computer vision, and UAV control systems.
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Mandarin
Limited working proficiency
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Alpha Kappa Psi
VP of Alumni Relations, VP of Fund Raising
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