Nicholas Thomas

Current

COO at Finicity

Past

CTO and Co-founder at In2M Corporation
Board Member at Bluetooth SIG
Engineering Manager at 3Com

Staff Engineer at US Robotics
Staff Engineer at Megahertz

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Education

Brigham Young University
University of Utah
Northern Arizona University

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Nicholas Thomas’s Summary

Technology Executive and entrepreneur with a broad technical and business background. I focus on creating profitable technology businesses through building effective teams, creating innovative and marketable solutions, and refining operations using a highly collaborative management style.

Currently SVP and Chief Operating Officer at Finicity. Finicity helps individuals and families live within their means, eliminate debt, and reduce financial stress through award winning internet software at Mvelopes.com. As COO, I am responsible for Corporate Operations including Software Development, IT, and Customer Support.

Nicholas Thomas’s Specialties:

Internet Software Services, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Internet Business, Internet Marketing, International Business Operations.

Nicholas Thomas’s Experience

COO

Finicity

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

July 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

Responsible for all Corporate Operations including Software Research & Development, Information Systems, Customer Service, and International Operations. Currently focusing on building up our Web Development team and processes.
CTO and Co-founder

In2M Corporation

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

September 2000 — July 2007 (6 years 11 months)

Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer, and Board Member. Responsible for Corporate Technology Operations including Domestic and International Software Research & Development, Information Systems, and Customer Service.
Board Member

Bluetooth SIG

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Wireless industry)

December 1998 — October 2000 (1 year 11 months)

Represented 3Com and Palm Computing on the PM Board of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group.
Engineering Manager

3Com

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; COMS; Wireless industry)

June 1997 — September 2000 (3 years 4 months)

Responsible for wireless networking communications systems Research and Development, Chipset/Component Supplier Selection and Contract Negotiations, Industry Standards development, and Program Management in the development of Wireless PAN products.
Staff Engineer

US Robotics

(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

February 1995 — June 1997 (2 years 5 months)

Electrical Engineer developing PC Card Modem and LAN cards to connect laptops to the internet through the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) and AMPS wireless phones.
Staff Engineer

Megahertz

(Computer Networking industry)

May 1993 — February 1995 (1 year 10 months)

Electrical Engineer developing PC Card modems to connect laptops to the internet through the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network).

Nicholas Thomas’s Education

Brigham Young University

MBA , Corporate Finance , 2003 — 2005

I determined to become a more well-rounded executive through the study of Corporate Finance, Accounting, and Business Operations in the Executive MBA program. Worked full-time through the program.
University of Utah

BS , Electrical Engineering , 1993 — 1997

Finished my Electrical Engineering degree part-time as I worked full-time as a staff electrical engineer at Megahertz and USRobotics.
Northern Arizona University

Music:Vocal Performance, Electrical Engineering 1986 — 1993

On full vocal performance scholarship for 1 year, served a mission for 2 years in Sweden, then came back on scholarship for another year of vocal performance. Determined to build a more stable career, I joined the engineering college to study Digital Signal Processing and Communications Systems for 2 years towards a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Activities and Societies:

Chapter President - Sigma Gamma Chi, Student Senate Rep - College of Engineering

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Nicholas Thomas’s Interests:

Social Software, Software as a Service, SaaS, Internet Software Services, Subscription Software, Monetization of the Internet, peer production, google, citizen journalism, participatory culture, blogs, blogging, user-generated content, open APIs, web 2.0, remix culture, mashups, GenerationC, GenX, vlogging, videoblogging, eCommerce, trendwatching, lifecaching, online storage, box.net, web hosting and servers, yahoo, microsoft, the long tail, nouveau niche, mobile internet, convergence, open source software, AJAX, Flex, Apollo, Adobe AIR, Silverlight, trends, prediction markets, Google Maps, del.icio.us, tagging, memetrackers.