Organizer
Nico is active in the SoCal WordPress community as one of the organizers of the Long Beach chapter of the WordPress Los Angeles meetup and a co-organizer of the first-ever WordCamp Long Beach in 2019.
With an education in Engineering, Nico was one of those kids who liked to disassemble things to see how they work. He chose to merge his passion for building things and creating graphics on the web.
He started his career as a web designer and developer, focusing on WordPress, way back in the days of version 2.0. Nico’s first client paid him $100 to do minor customization on a theme. He thought it was bonkers that someone was paying him so much to play with a website; the client later told him, “next time, charge me more.” It’s been quite a ride since, with WordPress not only being his source of income for most of his career but also providing an opportunity to meet amazing people and make some good friends.
Born and raised in Argentina, Nico has lived in London, Montréal, San Francisco, spent significant time in New York and Toronto, and now resides in LA. 100% bilingual in English and Spanish, he can also speak beginner Italian and un petit peu (a tiny little bit) of French.
When he’s not working as the new Technical Project Manager at Sparks, who builds live and digital brand experiences, he’s out riding his bike or reading a book.
Nico likes the twists and spins of X2, though these days he needs some time to recover after such a ride.