Nicholas Smith

Led 6+ engineers across 3 continents to migrate mongodb.com from a fragmented in-house CMS to Contentstack headless CMS.

•Drove technology stack and frontend architecture decisions (React, TypeScript, Next.js, Tailwind, ESLint, Prettier) and created coding standards for composable architecture including Smartling, BrandFolder, and Optimizely integrations.

•Led migration of 250+ pages and cut content publishing delays enabling 4x faster delivery of content translated into 7 additional languages.

•Enabled 5x faster page publishing (150 pages vs 30 per batch) by architecting Next.js/React/TypeScript framework with Contentstack Automate, improving SEO through faster page load times.

•Cut bundle sizes in half by implementing code splitting, tree shaking, Next.js ISR implementation, and other optimizations.

•Led development of optimized Tailwind integration which reduced CSS bundle sizes by roughly 40% and reduced design to production times.

Developed interfaces for Cisco SecureX that transformed and aggregated unstructured data into actionable threat intelligence, reducing incident response time and increasing visibility into security posture.

•Built threat correlation dashboard aggregating data from dozens of sources (Duo, Meraki, Orbital, Secure Endpoint, Umbrella) to determine CVE exposure.

•Created modular threat visualization widgets using React, D3, and Recharts enabling non-security analysts to interpret IoC data and respond to incidents.

•Developed and demoed POC for Threat Context feature to leadership, leading to its adoption as standalone product.

Built mobile and web applications at a design agency serving startups through Fortune 50 clients. Worked directly with clients to execute their visions. Collaborated with distributed teams across Russia, Ukraine, Africa, and South America. Provided technical direction during planning and design phases. Built and deployed demos, POCs, and production applications using React, Vue.js, Webflow, and AWS infrastructure.