Andrew Nichols

Founder

JAN 2026 - PRESENT · 9 months

Built and launched a HIPAA-compliant medical billing SaaS; migrated a live billing company onto it with six provider practices submitting claims, posting remittances, and working denials through it daily. Directed concurrent Claude Code and Codex agents with shared memory and adversarial review as the sole builder, with no formal engineering background. Owned go-to-market and product operations end-to-end: Stedi clearinghouse partnership, HIPAA compliance design, BAAs with three vendors, pricing, and customer onboarding.

Founder

JAN 2026 - PRESENT · 9 months

• Built a HIPAA-compliant medical billing platform and moved a real billing company onto it. Six provider practices submit claims, post remittances, and work denials through it every day. • Sole builder with no engineering background, directing concurrent Claude Code and Codex agents with shared memory and adversarial review. • Owned everything around the product: Stedi clearinghouse partnership, HIPAA compliance design, BAAs with three vendors, pricing, and go-to-market.

Field Project Manager

MAR 2025 - JUL 2026 · 1.4 years

Managed up to 5 concurrent Fortune 20 network deployments across continental US sites, coordinating with engineering teams and PMs globally to hit delivery timelines. Oversaw individual projects ranging from $100K to several million dollars in value, managing budgets, materials, and equipment logistics across all active engagements. Identified $60K in cost misallocations by auditing cost tracking across Sales, Finance, and Field Ops; built the fix and a repeatable process to keep it from recurring. Built dashboards and reporting that gave leadership real-time visibility into project health and costs, cutting decision cycles from two days to same-day. Built an AI-powered BOM Reconciler with Claude Code that cut a 2-3 hour manual reconciliation down to 30 seconds.

Associate Field Project Manager

MAR 2025 - PRESENT · 1.6 years

After Bazaaro, I joined Ciena - a fiber optics company where my team works with a Fortune 20 client- and every day brings new ambiguity and coordination across stakeholders. Achievements/Responsibilities: Recovered $60K+ in missed billing by mapping financials to contract rates and leading root-cause analysis on margin compression. Built dynamic forecasting tools in Excel to improve budget accuracy and optimize resourcing for 10+ field teams. Influenced change across engineering & finance without formal authority by streamlining data integrity processes. Closed reporting gaps, creating real-time visibility into financials for senior leadership.

Founder

MAY 2024 - MAR 2025 · 11 months

Founded and ran an AI e-commerce startup solo for 10 months, managed a 3-person contractor team, and owned operations, sales, and marketing. Built the operational backbone from zero: finance, hiring, vendor contracts, customer onboarding, and compliance. Ran 25+ customer pilots; gathered feedback, tracked what was working, and fed it back into product decisions. Extended runway 15% by automating operations with AI tools, Airtable, Zapier, and QuickBooks.

Junior Project Manager

MAY 2022 - JUN 2024 · 2.2 years

After a year of working at RJN remotely, they promoted me to a Junior PM. Achievements/Responsibilities: Directed $2.3M in active projects, creating systems that improved efficiency 15% and drove 95% client satisfaction. Built Excel dashboards reducing reporting time from 5 to 2 days. Coordinated 12 subcontractors, building workflows for scale and handoff. Delivered 90% on-time completion through disciplined process control.

Junior Project Manager, Project Operations Intern

JUN 2021 - JUN 2024 · 3.1 years

Coordinated 12 subcontractors across a $2.3M project portfolio; managed budgets, schedules, and materials across parallel projects. Designed SOPs and repeatable workflows that cut admin time 60% and improved margins 10%. Built budget tracking and reporting dashboards for the CEO.

Junior Project Manager (Project Operations), Project Operations Intern

JUN 2021 - JUN 2024 · 3.1 years

• Coordinated 12 subcontractors across a $2.3M project portfolio; managed budgets, schedules, and materials across parallel projects • Designed SOPs and repeatable workflows that cut admin time 60% and improved margins 10% • Built budget tracking and reporting dashboards for the CEO

Project Management Intern

JUN 2021 - MAY 2022 · 1 year

At the end of my time at Grossmont, I landed a Project Management internship at a local construction company. Construction projects don't wait for clarity, I learned to coordinate across subcontractors, timelines, and budgets while keeping moving parts aligned. When I transferred to Malibu for university, they trusted me to continue remotely. Responsibilities: Supported cross-functional project execution, performance reporting, and internal process improvement.

Finance Intern

MAY 2023 - AUG 2023 · 4 months

During my senior year capstone on Servant Leadership, I worked with Jay Nolan Community Services - a non-profit supporting individual with autism- and connected so deeply with their mission that I requested to intern there over the summer. Responsibilities: Analyzed financial statements and data trends, visualizing COVID’s impact on service delivery. Improved accounting team efficiency by tackling under-resourced workflow Worked directly with accounting team on accounts payable/receivable

Business Development Intern

MAY 2022 - AUG 2022 · 4 months

During summer break at Pepperdine, I wanted to explore startup life, so I joined Brains N Braun - a healthy baked goods startup - as a Business Development Intern while keeping my part-time role at RJN. Responsibilities: Designed new systems for admin operations, aligning processes with company growth goals. Coordinated vendor/manufacturer communications to ensure demand alignment.

Student Tutor

NOV 2019 - JUN 2021 · 1.7 years

Mentoring students with tailored strategies Refining communication skills to enhance tutoring capabilities. Participating in weekly and monthly meetings with department to refine direction, and strategies.