Nicholas Parkes

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About

Hi, I'm Nick! I enjoy tackling ambitious problems, exploring emerging technologies, and reading good books.

  • Email: nickparkes7@gmail.com
  • City: New York

Selected Projects

  • All
  • Software
  • Mechanical

Resume

Education

Master of Science in Engineering

2020 - 2021

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

M.S.E in Robotics

Notable Coursework:
Mechatronic Systems, Linear Systems Theory, Applied Machine Learning, Theoretical Machine Learning, Computer Graphics, Control Systems Theory, Database Systems

Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology

2016 - 2020

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

B.S.E in Mechanical Engineering with minor in Computer and Information Science

B.S. in Economics with concentration in Business Analytics

Notable Software Coursework:
Modern Data Mining, Algorithms and Data Structures, Computer Architecture, Discrete Mathematics, Programming Languages and Technologies

Notable Mechanical Coursework:
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Vibratons, Heat & Mass Transfer, Energy Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Thermodynamics

Notable Business Coursework:
Applied Probability Models in Marketing, Scaling Technical Ventures, Corporate Finance, Strategic Cost Analysis, Negotiations

Extracurricular Experience

Teaching Assistant

Fall 2019 - Spring 2021

Courses: Modern Data Mining, Electrical Engineering Senior Design, Macroeconomics

  • Taught recitations, held office hours, assisted with grading, and offered academic support to students

Penn Quantum Computing Club

Spring 2019 - Spring 2020

Founder, President

  • Led club of 60 students dedicated to learning about quantum computing, algorithm development, and business applications
  • Presented educational seminars, facilitated member onboarding, and handled logistics

Penn Undergraduate Assembly

Fall 2017 - Spring 2019

Engineering School Representative, Budget Committee

  • Elected as one of four representatives from the Engineering School that serve almost ten thousand students
  • Budgeted $2.5 million in funding to student groups on campus by analyzing groups’ current spending and needs

Penn Electric Racing

Fall 2016 - August 2018

Mechanical Team

  • Worked with a team of 106 undergraduates to design and construct an electric racecar for international competitions
  • Designed and manufactured the car’s Tractive System Master Switch and Torsion Rig

Professional Experience

Software Engineer

August 2021 - Present

Accenture @ Meta
Financial Technologies Group
San Francisco, California

  • Lead management of client relationship on behalf of Accenture for multiple teams across Meta FinTech ecosystem
  • Development in Python and SQL to support needs of varied teams across data engineering, data science, swe, and product
  • Responsibilities include data pipeline creation, product development dashboarding and road mapping, and broad-scale refactoring
  • Selected projects:
    • Implemented creation of backend data infrastructure for launch of new Whatsapp payments product
    • Developed new Meta-wide solution for automated Python code changes using syntax tree language processing
    • Led real-time dashboarding efforts to provide low-latency views into Meta Pay data and allow for strategic decision making

Management & Engineering Design Intern

Summer 2020

Releaf - YCombinator Startup Internship Program
Uyo, Nigeria

  • Led creation of three statement financial model and associated backend financial data aggregation
  • Built fully automated systems for tracking department-level cash flows and inventory management
  • Ran Solidworks computational fluid dynamics simulations to make recommendations on technology design and CapEx investment
  • Led workstream to use by-product of operations as biomass fuel to reduce energy expenses

Private Equity Analyst Intern

Summer 2019

Panorama Point Partners
Omaha, Nebraska

  • Performed quarterly valuations of existing portfolio companies and developed market research reports
  • Created internal forecast model for a potential acquisition to better understand acquisition impacts on firm
  • Automated several common procedures with Python, including a weekly report to monitor sales of portfolio company
  • Selected transaction experience: Lead investor of Series A for a leading IT infrastructure company
    • Assisted preparation of detailed Internal Review Memo, focusing on market competitors and cloud infrastructure
    • Supported development of financial model to analyze potential returns of acquisition in various performance scenarios

Engineering Intern

Summer 2018

Horsesmouth
New York, New York

  • Led design of new retirement planning software, including strategic analysis of product placement within current market
  • Refactored engineering design of suite of financial modeling tools to increase forecast precision by >30%
  • Analyzed company sales data to draw conclusions about optimal marketing strategies and pitched these strategies to management

Skills

Technical Software Skills

Python 95%
C/C++ 80%
Java 80%
R 40%
Data Analysis (numpy/pandas/scipy) 95%
Machine Learning (pytorch/sk-learn) 85%
Databases (Presto/MySQL) 95%
Matlab 85%

Technical Mechanical Skills

Rapid Prototyping 85%
Solidworks CAD Modeling 90%
Finite Element Analysis (Solidworks/ANSYS) 75%
Computational Fluid Dynamics 60%
Thermal Modeling 40%
Controls Systems 85%

Business Skills

Financial Modeling 85%
Trading and Investments 85%
Advanced Excel & Powerpoint 100%

Interpersonal Skills

Public Speaking 100%
Creative Writing 70%
Karaoke 90%