Nicholas Mckay
Treasurer at SomaSim LLC
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNicholas Mckay is a software engineer with a decade of experience combining hands-on development, project leadership, and technical operations across startups, corporate, and academic settings. Based in Chicago, he currently balances engineering work at SomaSim and leadership roles as President of Xenith Games and Treasurer of AIGA Chicago, showing fluency in both product delivery and organizational stewardship. His background spans R&D on automated systems, commercial communication software, and fMRI data analysis from research roles at the University of Michigan, reflecting a rare mix of systems engineering and data-driven research. A motivated problem solver and effective communicator, he has also handled bookkeeping and operations responsibilities in retail and nonprofit contexts, signaling strong operational discipline beyond code. He is pursuing an MS in Artificial Intelligence at DePaul, positioning him to bridge applied AI with production-grade software.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at University of MichiganMaster of Science - MS Artificial Intelligence, Master of Science - MS Artificial Intelligence at DePaul UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Forest Hills Northern High School
Github Skills (39)
simulator10
simulation9
game-development9
minecraft-fabric8
open-source8
utility-mod8
game-engine8
minecraft-forge7
minecraft7
godot7
forge7
quilt7
mappings6
fabric6
addon5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Nick-McKay/pokemon-showdown
Aug 2021 - Mar 2022
Pokémon battle simulator.
Contributions:9 pushes in 7 months
mongamebattlesimulationsimulator
benlturner/EECS-493-Final-Project
Apr 2020 - Apr 2020
Contributions:28 pushes in 9 days
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