Hi, I’m Nick
Things I do
- Software engineer at Google. I get YouTube Music onto all your devices, such as Tesla, Wiim, and more.
- Googler Orchestra music director.
- G Sharp Jazz Band music director.
Things I did
- Softare engineer at MuseScore. Rewrote the beaming algorithm for MuseScore 4.
- Created Finale Superuser, which had 4k subscribers on YouTube.
- Created Parts and Score, which enabled musicians and composers to buy and sell sheet music.
- UC Santa Barbara double-major in music composition and trombone performance.
Things I’m proud of
- Conducted Amjad Ali Khan.
- Held a guiness world record.
- Grew the UCSB Pops Orchestra from 15 to 70 musicians.
- Earned the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Scholarship, Leadership, and Citizenship at UCSB.
- Lost 40 pounds of weight.
- Ate salmon.
Things I believe
- Act with integrity
- Integrity is what you do when no one is watching
- Actions, not words, are your values
- Close the loop
- Build trust through transparency
- Be authentic
- Build character ethic, not personality traits
- Admit when you’re wrong, publicly
- Lead with clarity and context
- Writing is thinking
- Take notes, even for yourself
- Translate chaos into a clear, compelling plan
- Be deeply informed
- Feedback > planning
- Be an owner
- Quality matters
- Quality enables speed
- Quality is the best differentiator
- Good isn’t good enough
- 1% better every day
- Raise the bar
- Be meticulous in your craft
- Be exothermic
- Generate an energy and warmth that is infectious
- Really, really, really care
- Seek truth
- People come first
- Assume good intent
- Lead with empathy and curiosity
- Address conflict when it’s small
- Most people underestimate potential
- Work can be fun
- You can still have hobbies
- Passion + boundaries > “work-life balance”
- Passion without boundaries -> burnout
- Passion without direction -> burnout
- Your best work comes from your curiosity
- Simple wins
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