Paul Nicholson

Software Developer, Designer, Administrator

Paul is a strange breed who has delved deeply into a lot of areas of computers. He is one of the first people we call when there is a server or system problem. He also is one of the first people we call when something doesn't look right in a particular web browser. Oh yeah, and he develops software that sits in between the two also. Paul has dabbled in just about everything, and does it well.

Paul started here as an apprentice in 2004 bringing a lot of self-learning with him and has gained a tremendous amount of skills. In addition to learning a lot about crafting software, he's been a utility player tackling all sorts of technology beyond programming (audio, video, network administration, software packaging, etc)

Paul has been involved in a variety of systems including automotive diagnostics, electronic medical records, preventative medical diagnostics, cattle auctions, online directory management, and more. Paul has used a lot of technologies to build web sites and has built a variety of tools for building and maintaining web sites. Recently he has worked with Austin Taylor to create a true WYSIWYG editor and simple content management system to help greatly increase the flexibility and maintainability of web sites managed by a group of non-technical volunteers on a non-trivial web site. RoleModel has begun to leverage these open source tools in most of their web applications.

Paul is married to Sarah and has a beautiful child. He comes from a large, close-knit family whom he has helped with a variety of businesses including a small band.