Nicholas Smit
Portfolio Chief Technology Officer at Smit Technology Services
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Top SchoolNicholas Smit is a seasoned technology leader and Portfolio CTO based in Barcelona with over a decade of hands-on experience building mission-critical, real-time systems and scaling teams from a few people to several hundred. As Ticketer's board-level technologist for 12+ years he combined software architecture, embedded hardware, security and operations to deliver transit payment and smartcard solutions that became industry standards and enabled a successful PE exit. He now advises and delivers pragmatic technology strategy, product architecture and execution for startups across fintech, robotics and AI, often acting as a fractional CTO or technical investor. Comfortable toggling between code, electronics and boardroom strategy, he brings rare depth in cryptography, devops and manufacturing-informed hardware development. Known for smoothing complex handovers, negotiating third-party integrations and turning regulated, high-volume requirements into reliable products, he excels at getting early-stage companies to the next level.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Computer Science, BSc Computer Science at Stellenbosch UniversityBSc (Honours) Computer Science and Information Systems, BSc (Honours) Computer Science and Information Systems at Rhodes University
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jimmejardine/qiqqa-open-source-website
Jul 2022 - Jul 2022
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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