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nick rice

@nickrice

Technical intern at Cisco who automated Nexus Hyperfabric infrastructure workflows and cut deployment time from hours to minutes.

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At Cisco Systems, Inc., I developed a Python automation engine for the Nexus Hyperfabric product, integrating REST APIs to simplify network infrastructure management.

I also implemented validation systems for configuration files and built a containerized development environment with automated installation tools, reducing deployment time from hours to minutes.

At American Financing, I developed production reporting solutions with SQL and Qlik Sense, optimized data models, and automated processing workflows with Python. I also created a Slack-based alerting system to surface reporting failures.

At Primordial Dragons LLC, I led development of a fantasy tabletop board game, refining its quests, rules, mechanics, and gameplay systems. I also produced over 1,000 digital art assets using generative AI tools.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Game Developer

Current

Primordial Dragons LLC

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 9 months)

Led the development of a fantasy tabletop board game, designing and refining quests, rules, mechanics, and gameplay systems. Produced over 1,000 digital art assets using generative AI tools.

Game Design Generative AI Content Development

Technical Intern

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Jun 2025 - Sep 2025 (3 months)

Developed a Python-based automation engine for Cisco's Nexus Hyperfabric product, simplifying network infrastructure management through REST API integration. Designed and implemented validation systems for infrastructure configuration files and built a containerized development environment.

Python REST APIs Automation Containerization Docker Validation Infrastructure as Code

Business Intelligence Developer

American Financing

Jan 2022 - Nov 2022 (10 months)

Developed and maintained production reporting solutions using SQL and Qlik Sense, responding to internal business requests and improving access to operational data. Optimized SQL queries and data models to improve reporting performance and automated data processing workflows using Python.

SQL Qlik Sense Python Data Modeling Automation Slack API ETL

Security Research Intern

Forescout Technologies, Inc.

Jul 2018 - Sep 2018 (2 months)

Analyzed large datasets of IoT devices for cybersecurity classification and led the initial development of software to automate the classification process.

Data Analysis Cybersecurity IoT Automation Python