Nick Zhu
Co-Founder & CTO at Binaxity
George Town, Cayman Islands
Summary
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Top SchoolNick Zhu is a seasoned technology leader and serial entrepreneur with 14 years of experience building and scaling consumer and fintech products, currently serving as Co-Founder & CTO of Binaxity in the Cayman Islands. He has led engineering teams at Affirm up to Senior Director level and co-founded multiple startups (Shopbrain, Yroo) where he combined product strategy with hands-on engineering. A former ThoughtWorks lead consultant and principal consultant, he brings deep expertise in software architecture, agile transformation, and continuous delivery. Nick is also an active front-end developer and open-source contributor, with notable D3/dc.js visualization work that improves chart interactions and styling. He holds an MS in Computer Science from Shanghai University and pairs entrepreneurial grit with a pragmatic, data-driven approach to building transparent financial products.
14 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Shanghai University
Chinese, English
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Github Skills (20)
data-visualizations10
javascript10
css10
data-visualisation10
ui-design10
uid10
svg10
front-end-development10
data-visualization10
d3js10
charting9
chartjs9
charts9
html6
frontend6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
NickQiZhu/d3-cookbook
Feb 2013 - Aug 2016
Source code for "Data Visualization with D3 Cookbook"
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:215 commits, 1 PR, 3 pushes in 3 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Nick primarily worked on implementing recipes for data visualization using D3.js. They created examples for various chart types including lines, areas, arcs, and bubble charts. The commits indicate an understanding of D3.js concepts such as scales, axes, transitions, and data binding to create interactive and visually appealing visualizations, primarily targeting the front-end implementation.
cookbookdata-visualizationvisualization
dc-js/dc.js
Jun 2012 - May 2014
Multi-Dimensional charting built to work natively with crossfilter rendered with d3.js
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:897 commits, 1 comment in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Nick made several commits focused on refining the styling and implementation of UI components within the dc.js library. The contributions involve modifying CSS class assignments and structure in various chart types, including pie, bubble, and geo-choropleth charts. The changes are aimed at improving the visual presentation and interactions, like tooltips and hover effects, of the charts.
visualizationchartsmulti-dimensionalchartcharting
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