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

- Email: nickparkes7@gmail.com
- City: New York
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
Technical Mechanical Skills
Business Skills
Interpersonal Skills