
Nicholas Wagner
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Get practical AI advice from a 10+ year AI expert
Studied at Northwestern University
Works at Learning Journey AI Inc
Available tomorrow at 9:30 PM UTC
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Nicholas's Coaching Offerings
Getting Started - Prototyping & Vibe Coding
From Idea to Prototype
$4755h of coaching
Build an MVP with Rapid AI Prototyping
From concept to a live, testable MVP
$90010h of coaching
Getting Started - AI Productivity
Work smarter with AI in your daily routine
$4755h of coaching
Custom hourly · $100/hr
Get help with AI Ethics & Responsible AI, AI Research, and .
Nicholas’s free events
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AI Productivity Week Kickoff
Feb 17 at 12:00 AM UTC

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Nicholas’s AI Productivity & Tooling Qualifications
Experience level: Executive
I am an AI educator and coach who specializes in training people to practically use increasingly popular agentic coworking tools such as Claude Code and Claude Cowork. My expertise is grounded in more than ten years of experience working with data and AI in a variety of contexts, whether that be as a physical scientist, research analyst, government program manager, or tech startup builder. I understand how AI fundamentally functions and use that knowledge to show how AI can elevate instead of replacing your work. My coaching style is casual and emphasizes learning by doing. Expect practical projects based on your own challenges that you can showcase in your work portfolio along with plenty of reading recommendations for further growth. Outside of coaching, I like to organize tech meetups in the DC area, play video games, and curl up with my cat and a good scifi book.
Nicholas can help with:
AI Ethics & Responsible AI
AI Research
AI Fundamentals
AI Graphics Creation
chatGPT
Prompting
AI Agents
AI Automation
Work Experience

Chief Executive Officer
Learning Journey AI Inc
July 2025 - Present
Learning Journey AI makes practical AI literacy accessible to all workers through online project-based learning and workshops. We specialize in teaching the effective use of agentic coding and coworking agents.
Science and Technology Policy Fellow
National Science Foundation
September 2024 - May 2025
The National Science Foundation supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Achievements: * Developed program evaluation strategy for NSF's AI Institutes * Provided NSF contributions to the NITRD AI R&D Interagency Working Group * Coordinated AI program merit reviews * Built Python data analytics tools for program oversight

Research Staff Member
Institute for Defense Analyses
September 2019 - September 2024
Interviewer
The Institute for Defense Analyses provides rigorous, independent and objective analyses on national security issues to sponsors across the federal government. Achievements: * Led a multidisciplinary team in developing comprehensive guidance for the evaluation of Large Language Model (LLM) systems for the Department of Defense's (DoD) Chief Digital and AI Office (CDAO). * Conducted in-depth, independent cost-benefit analyses for DoD and other agency programs using research skills and Python data analytics, avoiding millions to billions of dollars in waste. * Briefed senior leaders in DoD on key results from analyses * Recipient of 2020 Extraordinary Achievement Award * Created IDA's AI newsletter

Software Engineering Intern
June 2018 - September 2018
I worked on Google's Accelerated Science team on a high-throughput materials science project where I contributed to development of the team's hyperspectral image analysis software.
Education
Northwestern University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Material Science and Engineering
2014 - 2019
Applied AI to scientific research of new materials for electronics.
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
2010 - 2014
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