Nick has worked with CMSI in varying capacities since 2011. As an AU graduate student, he built the first mobile app for the Media That Matters conference held in DC, in 2012. He designed, and for several years maintained, the current CMSI website.

He is an open-source advocate, WordPress and mobile developer, and software architect. He has worked in several forms of digital media production, from crafting student-narrated webisodes in Belgium & France for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, to creating mobile apps for the Inter-American Development Bank and University Film & Video Association, to providing web infrastructure and services for varied projects designed to help others learn and grow.

In collaboration with Spark Media of DC, he served as Technology Director for humanities.games, a web and mobile platform that allows students, educators and other creators to remix games for their own education and expression, supported through two grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Working with Brigid Maher of AU, he built a proof-of-concept titled A Mosque of Her Own, a spatial exploration of the Wangjia Hutong Women’s Mosque in Kaifeng, China, which enriches the space with relevant content.

He continues to explore ways emerging digital technology can educate, empower and improve lives on both sides of the digital divide.

In addition to these pursuits, Nick has served as an adjunct instructor for American University, teaching digital skills and website portfolio creation and strategy.