Nicholas W.

Nicholas Wagner

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Studied at Northwestern University

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Works at Learning Journey AI Inc

Available tomorrow at 9:30 PM UTC

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Nicholas's Coaching Offerings

Custom hourly · $100/hr

Get help with AI Ethics & Responsible AI, AI Research, and .

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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.

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AI Ethics & Responsible AI

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Work Experience

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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.

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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

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Research Staff Member

Institute for Defense Analyses

September 2019 - September 2024

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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

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Software Engineering Intern

Google

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

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Northwestern University

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Material Science and Engineering

2014 - 2019

Applied AI to scientific research of new materials for electronics.

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Arizona State University

Bachelor of Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering

2010 - 2014

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