Nick Holt Email & Phone Number

Nick Holt is a Software Engineer at Tailwind. He possess expertise in java, c++, python, javascript, objective c and 5 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I've had the pleasure of working with Nick for the last year and a half and throughout that time I've been continually impressed with his superlative analytical ability and keen approach to simplifying difficult software problems. He consistently demonstrates mastery across multiple challenging problem domains. He is relentless in his exacting approach to tackling big tasks, and always finds a way to get the job done, even if it's not clear exactly what to do. Nick has a track record of leadership and innovation that is evident to anyone who has worked with him. I first met Nick at my previous company, where he was leading efforts to develop a set of bioinformatics tools, as well as spearheading the development of numerous vital web services for the company. From the time we started working together, it was clear that he cared about writing clean, maintainable, and idiomatic code. He was also eager and enthusiastic about learning. When I started my own company, Nick was instrumental in helping develop our backend infrastructure. I've loved working with him because he is always able to point out ways of improving things, not to mention his excellent work ethic and positive attitude. The bottom line is that Nick is a guy that I know I can rely upon. You can always count on him to do the job and do it well.", "Nick was my direct supervisor during my three month internship at Driver. During that time, it became evident that Nick is both an extremely talented engineer and an invaluable mentor. Nick impressed me not only with his knowledge, but with his constant drive to learn more and become a better engineer. This conscious dedication to constantly improving his own skill set set will allow him to succeed at anything he sets his mind to. In addition to his strong technical abilities, his insight into the non-technical aspects of the industry give him a unique perspective that I know will set him apart. I believe that a large part of why my internship was so rewarding was due to Nick's guidance. He gave me thorough feedback on each of my pull requests, which allowed me to become aware of best coding practices and drastically improve as an engineer. In addition to the technical guidance, Nick also gave me advice on school and my career that I know will continue to help me in the future. I truly appreciate Nick's dedication to mentoring me throughout the entire summer and putting in the extra effort to ensure that I got the most out of my internship. I would strongly recommend Nick for whatever position he chooses to pursue. He is an incredibly hard-working, intelligent, and thoughtful team member and any team would be lucky to have him.", and "Nick is by far one of the best software engineers I have worked with. I worked closely with Nick at Driver for several months while he was the software engineer building internal tools to improve & optimize workflows of the laboratory. I have no software background, which in most cases, I imagine, would be difficult for a software engineer. Nick was excellent at fielding and eloquently explaining every question I had on a high level and also detailed level, depending on the necessary context I was inquiring about. As the main user of the tool, I looked forward to collaborating with Nick daily, knowing he would be able to understand my requests, and also help me to gain a better understanding of the internal tool both technically and conceptually. Nick is very well spoken, and excellent point person for non-technical people to go to in order to gather more information regarding bugs, blockers, or an interest in learning. During my time working with Nick he also was a great mentor to the younger SWE on the team. I 100% recommend Nick. As a non-technical teammate, I can guarantee any team will increase value, improve collaboration, and gain an amazing teammate."

Listed skills include Java, C++, Python, Javascript, and 6 others.

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  University Of California, Berkeley

  Electrical Engineering And Computer Science