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NICHOLAS HERBIC

NickHerbic.com

Summary

Team-oriented programmer with understanding of a wide variety of languages and technologies. Develops practical, user-friendly solutions through user-stories and forward-thinking. Quick and willing learner of any new skills or technology.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Managed Application Services Technical Consultant

RSM US LLP
07.2023 - Current
  • Enhanced end user experience by identifying and resolving on average 12 technical issues a week, through troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
  • Implemented customizations to Dynamics365 ERP software to provide optimized solutions to clients using X++ and SQL.
  • Reduced downtime and improved productivity by providing timely technical support to clients, addressing their concerns and solving problems quickly, maintaining a mean time to repair below company average.
  • Strengthened client relationships through frequent and clear communication translating technical speak into universally understandable terminology.

Challenge Program Tutor

Colorado School Of Mines
06.2022 - 07.2022
  • Tutored struggling, average and advanced students in Calculus and Chemistry course materials.
  • Collaborated with students to complete homework assignments, identify lagging skills and correct weaknesses.
  • Identified sources of difficulty/strain and met with professors to formulate potential changes in material or instruction method.

Teaching Intern

CS@Mines
05.2021 - 08.2021
  • Developed content for & taught Beginner Python, Enviro-geoscience, and Sensor Systems camps

Summer Teaching Fellow

Generation Teach
06.2020 - 07.2020
  • Led/supported four sections of math 5 days a week.
  • Planned, taught, and developed material for classes online while managing multiple learning and information systems.
  • Completed AmeriCorps term of service while serving middle-school students who achieve growth in reading and math.

Resident Mentor

Colorado School of Mines
06.2019 - 07.2019
  • Responsible for mentoring 30 students
  • Participated in full day volunteer events with students.
  • Aided students in excelling at classwork and projects.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO
05.2023

Skills

  • Tools: MS Office Suite, G Suite, Eclipse, MS Visual Studio, JetBrains Software, Jupyter Notebook, JUnit Testing, PostgreSQL, Microsoft Azure, React, Ajax, XAMPP, Godot
  • Languages: Java, C, C#, C, Python, HTML5, CSS, Javascript, SQL, OCaml, Fortran
  • Microsoft Certified Finance and Operations Apps Developer
  • Game development and design
  • Project management methodologies, such as Scrum and Agile
  • Object oriented programming
  • Full stack web programming
  • Database management
  • Machine learning methods
  • Sensor systems & circuit building
  • Soft skills: teamwork, communication, user-training, problem-solving, conflict resolution, flexibility
  • Obtained Platinum trophy in God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnarök (2022) on Give Me God of War difficulty

Certification

Tower Defense: Engineered, Feb. 2022 - April 2022

  • Technologies used: GamerMaker: Studio 2, GML, Github
  • A tower-defense style game in which the player has an active role fighting and repairing/upgrading towers during enemy waves.

Virtual Synthesizer, Nov. 2020

  • Technologies Used: C++, MS Visual Studio, SFML, PC audio device API
  • A simple musical synthesizer to challenge myself in combining the science of sound with coding, as well as creating a robust GUI from scratch. It uses a formula to produce a sin wave from the given frequency of the note being pressed with an "alternate mode" which produces a square wave for an 8-bit sound.

Shredhalla: March 2024 - Present

  • Technologies Used: C#, Godot 4, Github Organizations
  • A combat-focused metroidvania 2D Isometric game, with a heavy emphasis on music and combat synchronization where defeating bosses unlocks new abilities in the form of musical styles and techniques.

Timeline

Managed Application Services Technical Consultant

RSM US LLP
07.2023 - Current

Challenge Program Tutor

Colorado School Of Mines
06.2022 - 07.2022

Teaching Intern

CS@Mines
05.2021 - 08.2021

Summer Teaching Fellow

Generation Teach
06.2020 - 07.2020

Resident Mentor

Colorado School of Mines
06.2019 - 07.2019

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Colorado School of Mines
NICHOLAS HERBIC