Ship Faster. Build Smarter. Scale Confidently.
Product and quality systems built on Agile transformations, shift-left testing, and user validation frameworks. Track record includes 94% bug reduction and 99% crash-free rates. Proven at Fender, Native Instruments, Output, and Offtop.
15 years building product and quality systems for music technology and SaaS companies
Experience From
Fender • Native Instruments • EastWest • Output • Offtop
Outcomes You Can Achieve
Transform your product development with systems that deliver measurable results
Faster Insights
User validation and beta programs that surface feedback early, so teams know they're building the right thing before launch.
Predictable Releases
Repeatable release systems that reduce chaos, cut regressions, and increase confidence in every deployment.
Scalable Systems
Agile practices, playbooks, and QA processes that grow with your team and maintain quality at any scale.
What People Say
LinkedIn recommendations from engineers and leaders at Output
Nick's contributions are instrumental to how we operate today.
Ben Inada
Staff Software Engineer, Output
A thoughtful leader who genuinely cares about the growth and development of his team.
Andrew Boscardin
Senior Director of Engineering, Output
Built repeatable processes, championed test automation, bridged the gap between beta testers and developers.
Nick Rapattoni
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer, Output
You'd be hard-pressed to find a more human- and customer-centered leader.
Andrew Coven
Manager, Output
How I Deliver Results
Six proven service areas that transform product teams
Product & User Validation
Build company-wide user validation systems using Centercode and modern feedback frameworks. I helped Output establish beta programs that shaped MVP scope, informed roadmap priorities, and achieved executive adoption across departments—turning user insights into shared inputs for product decisions.
Book a Call →Engineering Leadership & OKRs
Scale teams with VP-level reporting frameworks, OKR systems, and structured performance coaching. I build QA organizations from scratch, establish career frameworks, and translate analytics insights into prioritized backlogs that align engineering, product, and business goals.
Book a Call →Release Systems & Continuous Delivery
Transform release chaos into confidence with shift-left practices and continuous delivery pipelines. I design release scorecards, go/no-go frameworks, and risk dashboards that achieved 87% regression reduction and 99% crash-free rates through proactive prevention.
Book a Call →Test Strategy & Modern Tooling
Build comprehensive test strategies using AI-assisted tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor) to accelerate test creation, combined with proven automation frameworks (Playwright, Detox, Vitest). I help teams scale from zero to hundreds of tests in CI/CD pipelines with clear KPIs tracking coverage and quality trends.
Book a Call →Build a Quality Culture
Quality isn't just QA's job—it's everyone's. I help organizations establish company-wide quality standards, integrated workflows, and cross-functional collaboration models where engineering, product, and design share responsibility for customer outcomes.
Book a Call →Strategic Product Leadership
Embedded leadership for growth-stage companies. I translate user research into roadmaps, shape 0-to-1 products, advocate for data-driven launch decisions, and build organizational transformation systems that scale quality and velocity together.
Book a Call →Proven Impact
Real results from real transformations
"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems."
— James Clear, Atomic Habits
About Me
I've spent 15 years as a product and quality systems architect at companies like Fender, Native Instruments, EastWest, and Output. With a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Miami, I bring a technical foundation to strategic product decisions—from shaping 0-to-1 product launches to building company-wide validation frameworks.
My work focuses on Agile transformations,shift-left practices, and OKR frameworks that translate user insights into prioritized roadmaps. At Output, I reported directly to the VP of Engineering, built beta programs using Centercode that shaped product direction, and achieved a 94% reduction in bugs through structured prevention systems.
I've successfully advocated to drop undercooked features pre-launch based on data, championed continuous delivery adoption, and built repeatable processes that teams actually follow. I help organizations build systems where quality and velocity work together—not against each other.
My approach is holistic: I think about the customer, the developer, and the team. Because quality isn't just about catching bugs—it's about building the right thing, the right way, at the right time.
Let's Build Something Great Together
Book a free 30-minute consultation to discuss your quality challenges and explore how we can transform your product development process.
No pressure. No sales pitch. Just a conversation about building better systems.