A few of the companies I've spent the most time with. They're a small slice of the 300+ contracts I've completed since 2015, 257 of them on Upwork, across federal research institutions, major universities, large corporations, startups, nonprofits and agencies. The full case studies, featured roles and recent contracts are on the Work page.
Digital Coordinator
Coordination, administration and communications for the SPARC Portal, an open neuroscience and systems physiology platform. My longest engagement.
Project Manager
Kept design projects on track across internal teams and many college clients.
Project Manager, Video Production
Owned the post-production pipeline and timelines for a large library of video courses taught by law professors.
Executive Assistant
Scheduling and project coordination for several leaders at a fast-growing company.
Jr. Marketing Manager
Guided clients from first contact through the sales and onboarding journey.
Account Manager
Managed client relationships and kept orders on track from placement through delivery.
Production company · Remote
Full-time operations lead for a production company, May to September 2026: owning the work between marketing, tech and the other departments.
Cross-team operations · Process documentation · Zapier
Service business · Remote
Hosted four to five Zoom onboarding calls a week for a growing service business from April to September 2026, across two contracts.
Zoom · Client onboarding · CRM updates
Digital advertising agency (geofencing & connected TV) · Remote
Ongoing operations seat for a multi-market ad agency: vendor invoices into QuickBooks, client cancellations, campaign shut-offs and weekly follow-through.
QuickBooks Online · Google Workspace · Slack
Professional association (president) · Remote
Zoom webinar coordination for a professional association in spring 2026 that grew into an ongoing role assisting the president with scheduling and events.
Zoom Webinars · Registration & reminders · Run-of-show
Author and small business owner · Remote
Two fixed-price milestones in early 2026: a consignment task, posting and interviewing for two hires, and fifteen contacts secured for a book outreach push.
Job posting & screening · Interview scheduling · Outreach tracking
Global biodata nonprofit · Remote
U.S.-based executive assistant to the CEO of a nonprofit data trust: calendar, inbox, follow-ups and the logistics that keep a distributed leader on schedule.
Google Workspace · Calendar management · Inbox triage
Community space startup · Remote
A three-day fixed-price project in January 2026: complex Google Sheets operations with AI doing the repetitive parts, delivered for a community-space startup.
Google Sheets · AI-assisted data work · Formulas
Independent presenter · Remote
Ongoing consulting on the technical side of running online webinars: setup, audio and video, and live technical support for an independent presenter.
Zoom · Webinar setup · Audio & video
AI productivity startup (San Francisco Bay Area) · Remote
Operations and admin for the founder of an AI document-tools startup from October 2024 to September 2026: blog upkeep on Ghost, research and recurring admin.
Ghost · Email · Proofreading
Verbatim from Upwork contracts. Upwork shows clients by first name only, so they're identified by the contract here.
“Nick is a hard working and diligent person. Intergrated and adapted to the business and offers we ran. Nick was a project manager for us and helped us move many projects from start to finish.”
“Nick is efficient, professional and easy to work with. He handled every task with ease and maintained good communication throughout the contract. Fast learner, accountable and organized. Highly recommended.”
“Nick was an excellent freelancer who demonstrated strong skills in managing various Zoho apps, where his understanding of our goals enhanced our processes and website. He delivered high-quality results consistently, and I highly recommend him for any project requiring a blend of technical proficiency, creativity, and strong communication skills.”
“Nicholas was a very effective and reliable VA who powered through all the jobs we had. We hired him during the pandemic and he kept things going for us while the sky fell.”
“Nick is responsible and timely. He successfully completed tasks given to him and was a pleasure to work with.”
“Nicholas helped us evaluate candidates in a timely and helpful way. We're thankful for the help and would consider working together again.”
“Nick did a great job helping to support our two-day virtual conference. He manned the virtual “green room” before sessions and also circulated through sessions (we ran 6 concurrent tracks)…”
“We had a great experience with Nick. He was a big help moderating at our virtual event and we'll be hiring him again.”
“Great work!”
“I had a small Canva project and Nicholas was able to jump in quickly and complete the project in half the time I assumed it would take. Can't wait to…”
“Nicholas did a great job and we would use him again when the need arises.”
“A good employee who is responsible for his work”
Most engagements are shorter contracts under NDA: executive support, webinar production, CRM builds, HR projects and one-off operations work. The full list, with client feedback, lives on Upwork.