Summary
Seth Nickell is a multidisciplinary software engineer with 13 years of experience who builds human-centered tools with a hackers’ curiosity and a people-first, KISS mindset. Trained in Symbolic Systems at Stanford, he blends CS, HCI, and design to create practical, well-designed software for diverse communities—from musicians and scientists to farmers and schoolkids. His interests span VR devtool R&D (including programming VR within VR), audio DSP and hardware design, and ML focused on sound and waveforms, with an active commitment to open source and community leadership. Based in Hawaii, he applies his work toward carbon neutrality and environmental sustainability, bringing a rare mix of technical depth, creative audio expertise, and long-term cultural engagement through study of North Indian classical vocal music.
13 years of coding experience
Life Student, North Indian Classical Vocal Music (ICM), Life Student, North Indian Classical Vocal Music (ICM) at Kirana Gharana
BS, Symbolic Systems (CS / HCI / Design), BS, Symbolic Systems (CS / HCI / Design) at Stanford University