Nick Nishizaka

Nick Nishizaka is an experienced professional with a strong background in project management and application development. Nick has worked at various companies throughout their career, including Sculptor Capital Management, Natixis, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Inc., and Tokai Bank Ltd.

At Sculptor Capital Management, Nick held the position of Head of Enterprise Data and Reporting, where they were responsible for managing various groups, including the Enterprise Data Warehouse and Reporting, Reference Data Technologies, and Corporate Technologies. Nick utilized a range of technologies such as Angular, Node, C#, Web API, SharePoint, and Tableau.

Prior to their role at Sculptor Capital Management, Nick worked as the Application Development Manager and Team Lead in the Reference Data Technologies team, where they managed global master/reference data solutions and a team of developers. Nick was also involved in cultivating relationships with stakeholders, establishing development standards, providing training and mentoring, and applying agile methodologies.

Before that, Nick served as a Senior Developer at Sculptor Capital Management, where they delivered software solutions using agile methodologies. Nick played a key role in designing and implementing workflow and process management systems, dashboards, and re-branding legacy web applications.

At Natixis, Nick held the position of Vice President, Technical Lead, where they managed projects, standardized development practices, and ensured the delivery of robust and reliable software solutions. Nick also played a significant role in designing and delivering .Net and SharePoint-based solutions. During their time at Natixis, they also served as the Vice President, Senior Applications Developer, where they were responsible for enterprise web application development using technologies such as .Net, ASP.Net, C#, and J2EE.

Nick's early career includes roles such as Senior Developer at Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Inc. and Assistant Vice President and Systems Engineer at Tokai Bank Ltd. At Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Inc., they served as a Senior Developer, while at Tokai Bank Ltd., they worked as a Lead Solutions Architect for the Risk Management Team in the Americas. During their time at Tokai Bank Ltd., they managed and architected a global software platform and performed on-site deployments for branches in New York, London, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

Throughout their career, Nick has demonstrated their proficiency in technologies such as AngularJS, Angular, Bootstrap, Node.js, C#, REST, JSON, MS SQL Server, Visual Studio, SharePoint, IIS, TFS, Git, Jira, Confluence, and Micro Services.

Nick Nishizaka graduated from New York University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Economics and International Business. In 2015, they obtained the PMI-ACP certification from the Project Management Institute. In addition, they have obtained several certifications from Microsoft, including MCSE: SharePoint, MCITP: SharePoint Administrator 2010, MCPS: Microsoft Certified Professional, MCSA: Windows Server 2012, and MCTS: SharePoint 2010, Configuration, all of which were obtained in 2014.