Nick Crooks
Head Of Strategy And Business Development
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNick Crooks is a strategic business development leader based in Los Angeles with 7 years of experience blending media, partnerships, and technical problem-solving across global entertainment and digital platforms. Currently Head of Strategy and Business Development at Jubilee Media and a board advisor to multiple media and tech firms, he has a track record of scaling digital distribution, monetization, and cross-platform partnerships for brands like Nitro Circus and Fullscreen. Equally at home in boardrooms and code, Nick contributes to major open-source Rust projects—helping modernize rustup’s shell integration and improving compiler front-end and Postgres-extension tooling—bringing systems-level thinking to product and ops challenges. An athlete at heart and a self-described “rainbow bridge builder,” he combines creative instinct with rigorous engineering-minded refactors to deliver durable, cross-platform solutions and high-impact partnerships.
7 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Montgomery County Maryland, Montgomery County Maryland at Paint Branch High SchoolBachelor of Arts (B.A.) Mass Media/Film and Marketing, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Mass Media/Film and Marketing at Northeastern University
french (conversational)
Github Skills (30)
postgresql10
multiplatform10
scripting10
memory-management10
clippy10
cross-platform10
automation10
script10
compiler-design10
system-administration10
linting10
sh10
automations10
refactoring10
shell10
Programming languages (33)
Github contributions (5)
pgcentralfoundation/pgrx
Apr 2022 - Jan 2023
Build Postgres Extensions with Rust!
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:22 releases, 1020 reviews, 223 commits in 9 months
Contributions summary:Nick's contributions primarily focus on refactoring and optimizing core data structures and low-level code within the pgx library. They re-implemented the `Datum` type, improving its memory safety and type correctness. The user also made modifications to array handling and serialization, including introducing `PallocSlice` to optimize memory management. These changes demonstrate a deep understanding of Postgres internals and Rust programming.
postgresql-extensionrustrustlangpostgrespostgresql
rust-lang/rustup
Apr 2020 - Apr 2021
The Rust toolchain installer
Role in this project:DevOps Engineer & System Architect
DevOps Engineer & System ArchitectContributions:7 reviews, 45 commits, 6 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Nick primarily contributed to the Rustup project by refactoring and modernizing its shell integration, a core part of the toolchain installer. They implemented a new strategy for managing PATH updates using environment scripts, improving the project's robustness and maintainability. The user's work involved significant changes to shell integration for various shells, indicating a focus on system-level configuration and ensuring cross-platform compatibility. Furthermore, the refactoring efforts highlight architectural understanding and a focus on long-term maintainability.
rusttoolchainrustlang
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