Nicholas is a product driven innovator. He has more than 10 years’ experience in early-stage product management, R&D and commercializing new sensing and automation technologies in resource intensive heavy industries. Nicholas plays a key role in the development of investment theses, deal sourcing, due diligence, and managing portfolio companies. He is currently focused on investments that enable the automation & digitization, circularity and decarbonization of resource intensive industries. Nicholas holds a number of board positions and is actively involved with Chrysalix investments in DTE, Sortera Alloys, Luffy, Haila and Applied Impact Robotics. Nicholas has an MBA from the University of British Columbia, an MASc in Mechatronics Engineering from the University of Toronto and a BASc in Mechatronics Engineering from the University of British Columbia.