Nicholas Rizzio
Software Engineer at PNC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNicholas Rizzio is a software engineer at PNC with a background in human-centered design from Penn State and a decade of hands-on experience across software engineering, data analytics, security, and technology operations. He progressed through PNC’s Technology Development Program, where he built SQL connection pools to slash API latency, automated CI configuration to save the company significant annual costs, and developed executive Tableau dashboards. Nicholas contributes to mobile user experience improvements on Signal-Android, focusing on bug fixes, HTTPS handling, and UI refinements, reflecting a practical attention to security and usability. Outside work he’s deeply engaged in urbanism and local government advocacy—volunteering with Pro-Housing Pittsburgh to expand housing supply—and brings that civic-minded systems perspective to product decisions. He’s comfortable leading small teams and cross-functional vendor engagements, blending technical rigor with clear communication and process improvements. Colleagues would describe him as a pragmatic engineer who seeks mission-aligned impact both in code and in the community.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at North Penn Senior High SchoolBachelor of Science - BS, Human-Centered Design and Development, Bachelor of Science - BS, Human-Centered Design and Development at Penn State University
Github Skills (8)
javas10
uid10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
android10
java10
debug9
http8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
signalapp/Signal-Android
May 2016 - Apr 2018
A private messenger for Android.
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:10 commits, 9 PRs, 196 comments in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Nicholas primarily contributed to the Signal Android application by addressing bugs and improving the overall user experience. Their work involved fixing issues related to HTTPS usage for external links, enhancing the UI, and refining the display of group member names. They also exported a string related to backup creation. This indicates a focus on maintaining and improving the application's functionality and user interface.
signalandroidkotlinmessengerjava
FTC-9791/ftc_app
Sep 2015 - Dec 2015
Contributions:5 PRs, 87 pushes, 19 branches in 2 months
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