Nick Hericks
Senior Software Engineer at Principal Financial Group
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolNick Hericks is a Senior Software Engineer based in Seattle with nine years of experience crafting user-focused front-end web applications and leading projects at Principal Financial Group. He blends strong JavaScript and React skills with practical back-end familiarity (Node/Express, PHP, MySQL) to deliver efficient, accessible interfaces and robust integrations. Beyond coding, Nick translates technical content for broad audiences, shapes content and learning strategies, and streamlines processes—skills honed through roles migrating global learning platforms and building enterprise training tools. He has a track record of improving user experience and organizational efficiency, from launching conference mobile apps to saving program budgets through process redesign. As a longtime freelancer and continuous learner (Treehouse, Udacity, Cornell certificates), he pairs hands-on development with product-minded collaboration across remote teams.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Community and Nonprofit Leadership, Bachelor of Science, Community and Nonprofit Leadership at University of Wisconsin-MadisonFront-End Developer Nanodegree, Front-End Developer Nanodegree at UdacityCertificate, Project Leadership, Certificate, Project Leadership at Cornell UniversityFull Stack JavaScript Techdegree, Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree at Treehouse
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
nickhericks/hand-wave-animation
Jul 2019 - Aug 2019
Contributions:25 commits, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 4 days
nickhericks/memory-game
Feb 2018 - Aug 2019
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
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