Nick Ellington

Nick Ellington, PE has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Nick is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Southeast Banking Systems, a position they have held since January 2023. Prior to this, they served as the Director of Finance at the same company from August 2019 to December 2022.

Before joining Southeast Banking Systems, Nick worked at Splash.org as the WASH Infrastructure Manager from December 2016 to August 2019. In this role, they led a global team responsible for designing, constructing, installing, and maintaining water and wastewater infrastructure in multiple countries. Nick also headed the product design and development, and played a key role in manufacturing and delivering drinking and handwashing stations. During their tenure, Nick achieved two patents as an inventor.

From February 2015 to November 2016, Nick worked as a Project Engineer at Wiles Mensch Corporation. In this role, they led civil/site engineering design for various urban construction and renovation projects. Nick collaborated with architects and builders, managed local and federal permitting, and oversaw drafters. Projects included educational institutions, multi-family residential developments, and large-scale federal land developments.

Prior to that, Nick served as a Water Projects Engineer at NVE, Inc. from February 2013 to July 2014. Nick managed water and wastewater projects for US government facilities globally and provided water quality training to staff from over 40 countries.

Nick started their career as a Civil Engineer I at Burgess & Niple from September 2011 to February 2013. Nick'sresponsibilities involved designing municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater projects. Nick also conducted inspections on linear construction projects and surveyed project sites.

In addition to their professional experience, Nick interned as an Environmental Engineering Intern at Engineering Ministries International (EMI) in 2010. Nick also worked as a Research Assistant at Virginia Tech in 2009.

Overall, Nick Ellington, PE brings extensive expertise in water and wastewater infrastructure, project management, civil engineering design, and leadership to their role as CEO at Southeast Banking Systems.

Nick Ellington, PE holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Virginia Tech. In 2016, they obtained the Professional Engineer certification from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. In 2012, they also acquired additional certifications in Permit Required Confined Space Entry and Fundamentals of Emergency Management from unspecified institutions.