PRODUCT MANAGER · UW FOSTER MBA · ENGINEER BY TRAINING
I’m Nicolas, a product manager who wants to make a positive impact by making AI more accessible to people and communities who need it. I start by talking with the people I’m building for, so I can understand their needs and why a product should exist.
PROJECTS
An AI assistant that screens scam calls for older adults. Our team built an Android app and a plan to reach users through senior-care organizations.
15+ discovery interviews
Course project · Android app & venture concept
Product requirements, financial modeling & fundraising strategy.
11 members: 4 designers, 4 engineers & 3 business students.
A free World Cup 2026 sticker tracker I built in Lovable and used to fill my own album, with collection tracking, parallel variants, and tools for trading.
28 collectors using it
Built and shipped · Used by 28 collectors
Explore projectA clinician-led concept for support during nursing shifts, with a business strategy connecting nurse adoption to hospital workforce needs.
A weekly pipeline that finds, scores, and enriches leads, then emails Runic’s founder the top 20.
Reviewed around 30 startups and led due diligence on OneCourt and Waku, evaluating opportunities for a potential $25,000 university investment during a year-long MBA practicum.
FROM ENGINEERING TO PRODUCT & VENTURES
TheraT · University of Washington
Seattle, WA
30+ discovery interviews
Built the commercial case for a research-stage chronic kidney disease therapy, from customer discovery to market analysis and a possible spinout strategy.
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Runic.AI
Boston, MA · Remote
200% increase in qualified leads
Built and shipped an agentic lead-generation pipeline, from product requirements through deployment, that increased qualified leads by 200%.
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Uber
Seattle, WA · Global Digital Experience Team
100+ merchant calls to our support center analyzed
$2M projected annual savings in merchant support operating costs
Led product discovery and design for Uber Eats merchant-support automation, translating support pain points into requirements and an experience aligned with 32 cross-functional stakeholders.
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Voyager Capital
Seattle, WA
Evaluated startup opportunities and supported due diligence across AI, SaaS, agriculture, and robotics.
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Microsoft
Student consulting project
Participated in a student consulting project with Microsoft from January to March 2025.
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Empire Bio Diagnostics
Hicksville, NY
Grew from R&D engineering into production and business operations, then technical product management at a startup building rapid cleanliness-testing systems.
View experienceBUSINESS & ENGINEERING
June 2026
Master of Business Administration
Product Management & Marketing
May 2021
B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Summa Cum Laude
COMMUNITY & SERVICE
Volunteer leadership
Leadership volunteering with Nucleate.
View volunteeringStudent club leadership · 2025–2026
Co-led Foster’s Global Business Association and LatinX club, served in technology and entrepreneurship leadership roles, and organized a class trip to Colombia.
View volunteeringCeremonies Volunteer · June 2026
Participated in on-pitch ceremonies with the flags at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
View volunteeringCommittee Member · Hackathon Lead · May 15, 2026
Led the hackathon effort within Foster’s student-led day of AI speakers, workshops, networking, and hands-on building.
View volunteeringRECOGNITION
TheraT · team award
UW CoMotion · Spring 2026 cohort
TheraT · team award
Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge · 2026
TheraT · team awards
Nucleate PNW Demo Day · 2026
TheraT · team award
UW Science & Technology Showcase
New York Institute of Technology · 2021
B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Scholarship recipient
University of Washington · The Consortium
Employee recognition
Empire Bio Diagnostics
OUTSIDE THE WORK
LET’S WORK TOGETHER
Have a product role, an idea to explore, or a challenge your team is tackling? I’d love to hear about it.
