Nick Potts
Business And Finance Manager - Operations Support
Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNick Potts is a Business and Finance Manager with 12 years of experience blending federal procurement expertise, contract management, and operational finance across government and defense sectors. He has handled contracts cradle-to-grave as owner, prime, and subcontractor, advising on FAR compliance, risk mitigation, and earned value financials while supporting multi-million dollar programs. A former Air Force officer and government purchase card manager, Nick brings disciplined program readiness, audits, and process improvements that consistently reduce risk and drive on-time delivery. He pairs an MBA and economics background with hands-on technical curiosity—contributing embedded sensor drivers to an open-source Go robotics/IoT project—illustrating a rare mix of finance, contracting, and hardware-integration fluency. Known for quickly becoming the subject-matter expert, he builds team synergies, mentors colleagues, and thrives in multicultural, fast-changing environments. Outside work he channels curiosity into tinkering and adventurous pursuits, from welding to high-altitude drops.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Community College of the Air ForceAA Economics/Business, AA Economics/Business at Valencia CollegeMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) at University of Central Florida
Github Skills (14)
i2c10
iot10
embedded10
robotics10
go10
driver10
sys10
sensor10
system-integration10
integrations10
hardware-interface10
arduino9
testing8
go-testing8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
hybridgroup/gobot
Aug 2018 - Sep 2018
Golang framework for robotics, drones, and the Internet of Things (IoT)
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 1 PR, 4 comments in 14 days
Contributions summary:Nick contributed significantly to the Go-based robotics framework by implementing support for the TH02 Grove Sensor. Their work involved writing a new i2c driver, including functions for reading temperature and humidity data, and incorporating unit tests. Subsequent commits included improvements to the driver, such as adding heating profile control and adjustable sample accuracy, showcasing their focus on hardware integration and sensor-specific development within the project.
bluetooth-leintel-jouledroneesp32beaglebone
NCAR/go-figure
May 2016 - Oct 2018
A Viper wrapper to read from tiered locations and files
Contributions:10 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 5 months
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