Nick Poulden nick@poulden.com | | |

Overview

• Software Engineer and Entrepreneur located in Boulder, CO.
• Specializing in large, complex JavaScript applications.
• Expert in React, node.js, MongoDB and CSS.
• Experienced with e-commerce, social APIs and cloud deployment.

Origin Protocol

Senior Engineer December 2018 - Present

• Authored Ethereum Marketplace Smart Contract in Solidity.
• Architeched decentralized Marketplace DApp powered by Ethereum + IPFS.
• Developed GraphQL server that runs both client and server side.

Palo Alto Networks

Lead UI Architect February 2016 - December 2018

• Developed UI for the AutoFocus security research tool.
• Developed MineMeld platform backed by on-demand Kubernetes instances.
• Developed advanced search tool for searching trillions of records with ElasticSearch.

Enterprise

Contractor October 2014 - February 2016

• Lead UI architect for large enterprise applications.
• Developing big data products from wireframe to public release.
• Using React JS for high performance, single page applications.

C3 Energy

Lead Engineer June 2012 - September 2014

• Primarily developing C3's UI Framework and customer facing applications
• Working mostly with JavaScript, both in the browser and node.js.
• Rapid prototyping, transforming wireframes to responsive web apps.

Sencha

Senior Software Architect December 2010 - June 2012

• Technical Lead on the AT&T HTML5 SDK project
  • Designed and implemented server side SDK to wrap AT&T's RESTful services.
  • APIs included carrier billing, device location, messaging and voice transcription.
  • Created a client side JavaScript counterpart as an extension to Sencha Touch.
• Created large showcase applications for the SDKs
  • Designed user interface and worked with design team to produce polished wireframes.
  • Implemented the application with backend integration and cloud deployment.
  • Made use of Facebook's Graph API for user authentication and newsfeed posting.
• Learning Center
  • Responsible for the acquisition and enhancement of the documentation software, JSDuck.
  • Implemented new design, API commenting and inline examples.
  • Managed a team of outsourced documentation writers to produce tutorials, guides and screencasts.
  • Presented to 500 people at SenchaCon 2011

Dominé

Founder July 2005 - December 2010

• Founded a Web Development company straight out of University.
• Responsible for lead generation, sales, design, implementation, deployment and customer satisfaction.
• Used Ruby on Rails to deliver numerous bespoke e-commerce, CRM and CMS systems.
• The Leaky Cauldron
  • Top Harry Potter fansite with over 100,000 unique visitors per day at its peak.
  • Custom CMS system with image and video gallery built with Ruby on Rails.
  • Winner of a Webby Award in 2006.
• Gatekeeper Property
  • Custom CRM system for national real estate agents built with Ruby on Rails.
  • Complete customer and workflow management system with KPI tracking.
  • Seamless integration with customer facing website.
• Dozens of other projects small and large.

Other Projects

DIY Soylent

• Featured in The New Yorker, The Verge and Lifehacker.
• Soylent recipe editor built with node.js, MongoDB and express.
• Over 22,000 registered users, 3,000 public recipes and a thriving, active community.

Appetise

• Bespoke e-commerce system for real time food ordering and fulfillment.
• Restaurant hardware integration - sending orders to GSM Printers via IRC.
• Automated email marketing platform with A/B testing.
• Sencha Touch Application for mobile.
• Built with node.js, express, MongoDB and hosted on AWS.

Education

BSc Computer Science Warwick University, UK, 2002 - 2005

About

• Born and raised in the UK, I moved to the Bay Area in 2010 and Boulder in 2014.
• On a never ending quest to find a curry that beats Brick Lane.
• I love to ski, especially off piste through the trees!