Nick Siscoe
Co-founder • Husker • UI/UX-Enthusiast • Guitarist • Raikes School Student • Star Wars Connoisseur • Kansas City BBQ Lover
Doing
Things I'm having fun with
Findo
Co-founder
April 2019 - Present
- Leveraging technology to democratize access to human financial advice and guidance at scale
- Semi-finalist at First National Bank of Omaha's "The Pitch" 2019
Tigerpaw | Design Studio
Product Manager
April 2019 - Present
- Delivering a voice interface to Tigerpaw-powered businesses around the world
- A Design Studio project through the Raikes School
The University of Nebraska Raikes School
Web Engineer
September 2019 - Present
- Reimagining the digital face of the Raikes School
- Single-handedly building the new UNL Raikes School website from scratch
Done
Things I'm proud of
Hudl
Software Engineer Intern
May - August 2019
- Improved tools that 98% of American high school football coaches use to manage their game film
- Increased the average efficiency of storage usage requests by ~500%
- Assisted with the release of 1080p HD video on Hudl Classic
DayPaper
Creator
January - May 2019
- Write daily, simply
- A React.js/Firebase personal project to motivate me to write daily
TD Ameritrade Response Search
Developer
January - May 2019
- Raikes School Sophomore SWE project enhancing TDA's tax-related support
- Awarded as the "Most Outstanding Technical Software Project" out of eight teams
- Here's my reflection on my technical contributions to the project
SponsorWhale
Creator
July - December 2018
- Monetize your passion by sharing products you love
- A React.js-based personal project aligning with my passion for small business
TechCrunch: PayIt raises $100M+ from Insight Partners
PayIt
Software Engineer Intern
May - August 2018
- Developed production software as an early employee of a rapidly growing startup
- Helped launch an app used by 1/3rd of smartphone-owning adults in the State of Kansas
- Continuously deployed features trusted by city and state governments nationwide
Pradl
Co-founder, Frontend Development Lead
December - August 2018
- Web-based CRM platform for Craigslist sellers
- My first startup and experience building a web-app UI from scratch
- Here's some info about the concept and here's my reflection on ending the startup after six months of development
Simple React Native Weather App
November 2017
- Displays the five-day forecast for Kansas City, MO
- First dive into JavaScript and React Native
Munchy
Sole Developer and Publisher
January - February 2017
- Free-to-play mobile game once on the Google Play Store
- My first crack at mobile development with Java and publishing a finished product
Crazy Joe's Fireworks Website
Freelance Web Developer
Spring 2015
- Website for Belton, MO fireworks business
- Completed alongside Snead's BBQ's site as first HTML/CSS professional experience
Snead's BBQ's Website
Freelance Web Developer
Spring 2015
- Website for Belton, MO barbecue restaurant
- Completed alongside Crazy Joe's site as first HTML/CSS professional experience
Backlog
Things that interest me
Small Business Tech
Developing technologies that small businesses can use to get ahead
- Interest stems from growing up around firework and BBQ family businesses
- "How Tech-Savvy are Today’s Small Businesses?" - Ruthie Miller"
- Fascinated by Square's technology
Audiovisual Production
Adobe After Effects, Sony Vegas Pro 13, GIMP, Photoshop, Adobe XD, Garageband, Audacity...