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techwhizbang/README.md

Hi, I'm Nick Zalabak

Engineering Leader with 25 years of experience building high-performing teams, scaling globally distributed systems, and driving media platform strategy. I'm as scrappy, relentless, and determined as they come. I love building resilient platforms and high-ownership engineering cultures that scale.

Engineering & Leadership Focus

  • Building High-Performing Teams: Cultivating engineering teams rooted in deep ownership, accountability, and a high bar for quality.
  • Mentorship & Growth: Mentoring engineers to level up their technical craft, execute with confidence, and take pride in what they build.
  • Tenacious Problem-Solving: Locking into complex architecture and staying focused until systems are clean, resilient, and built to last.

Beyond the Office

  • Music: Writing, composing, and performing heavy tunes. Check out my solo project on SoundCloud.
  • Baseball Coaching: Mentoring young players with a focus on core principles: out-working, competing, teamwork, and attitude.
  • Homebrewing: Crafting small-batch brews with the same patience, precision, and experimentation I bring to engineering.

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"Build with intensity, take ownership, and ship software that lasts."

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