Nick Williams

Nick Williams

Software Engineer · Dayton, OH

I've been writing software professionally for 13+ years. Right now I build specialty pharmacy platforms in Ruby on Rails at CoverMyMeds. Before that I spent five years at STRATACACHE where I co-founded an internal tools team and shipped provisioning systems for rollouts like McDonald's (40,000+ devices, 99% accuracy). Navy vet with an avionics background.

What I Work With

Languages

Ruby, SQL, JavaScript, PHP, Python

Frameworks

Rails, Node.js, Sidekiq, Vue

Databases

PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL

Infrastructure

Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Linux

Side Projects

I build custom alert solutions and overlays for streamers using StreamerBot and StreamElements. I also manage the tech and broadcast production for a paranormal live broadcast team, building custom solutions to support their shows.

U.S. Navy veteran (2009–2013). Deployed in 2011 aboard the USS Ronald Reagan with VFA-147. First responder to the Fukushima nuclear disaster (Operation Tomodachi). Awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for rescuing a fellow sailor during a mental health crisis atop a four-story building.