Nick Curry

Nick Curry

Woodinville, Washington, United States
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Seasoned global talent developer and management leader with over 20 years of experience…

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Experience

  • Blue Origin Graphic

    Blue Origin

    Renton, Washington, United States

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    Greater Seattle Area

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    Greater Seattle Area

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    Seattle, Washington, United States

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    Greater Seattle Area

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    Everett, WA

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    Greater Seattle Area

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    Greater Seattle Area

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    Greater Seattle Area

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    Greater Seattle Area

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    Bellevue, WA

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    Everett, WA

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    Phoenix, Arizona Area

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    Phoenix, Arizona Area

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    Phoenix, Arizona Area

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    Washington D.C. Metro Area

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    Phoenix, Arizona Area

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    Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom

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    San Diego, CA & Bremerton, WA

Education

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

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    Mentor

    The K.E.Y

    - Present 4 years 8 months

    i18n_veterans

    Our intent is to bring everyone together, in hopes that we can help & continue to elevate others - as we are stronger together. The K.E.Y is purely a volunteer endeavor.

    The K.E.Y provides and hosts workshops, presentations, and panels for multiple entities that support our milcommunity. We aim to raise awareness & connect our community to one another globally.

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    Event Organizer - 2018 & 2019 Amazon Hour of Code

    Amazon

    - 1 month

    Science and Technology

    Coordinated the Amazon employee volunteer Hour of Code Event at Eastridge Elementary School for over 300 students from K-5. Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code", to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science.

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    Lead Organizer - Warriors@Amazon Affinty Group Veterans Day Event

    Amazon

    - Present 6 years 11 months

    Organized the Amazon company-wide event to commemorate Veterans Day, Armistice Day, and Remembrance Day. The in-person and livestreamed event featured Stand-Up Comedy featuring comics from ‘Strong Ending’, an original audio documentary Exclusively on Audible (adbl.co/StrongEnding) with PT Bratton, Michael Garvey, and Stephanie Kline; also with the headlining comedy of Coast Guard veteran Jim Tews. Afterwards the comics and Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP) Founder Sam Pressler hosted a…

    Organized the Amazon company-wide event to commemorate Veterans Day, Armistice Day, and Remembrance Day. The in-person and livestreamed event featured Stand-Up Comedy featuring comics from ‘Strong Ending’, an original audio documentary Exclusively on Audible (adbl.co/StrongEnding) with PT Bratton, Michael Garvey, and Stephanie Kline; also with the headlining comedy of Coast Guard veteran Jim Tews. Afterwards the comics and Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP) Founder Sam Pressler hosted a moderated panel.

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    Global Day of Caring Coordinator 2015 & 2016

    Expedia, Inc.

    - 1 month

    Social Services

    Led a team volunteering at the SeaTac USO during Expedia’s Global Day of Caring, a companywide program where teams participate in their respective Day of Caring throughout the Month of Giving (September). Thousands of Expedia employees across the world volunteer with nonprofits in their local communities. In 2016 at the fifth annual volunteering event, more than 4,000 Expedia employees, representing offices from 39 countries volunteered throughout the Month of Giving.

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    Volunteer

    USAA

    - 7 years

    Children

    Maintains a pen pal relationship with elementary students to help support excellent reading and writing skills.

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    Volunteer

    USAA

    - 2 years 11 months

    Children

    Participates in community Read to Children program. Attends monthly classes to read books to elementary school children to support listening and word identification skills.

Projects

  • Website Designer for Micro-Blogger

    Established domain name, registered website, and designed initial layout for micro-blogging website www.ahandymommy.com. Website is a combination of DIY projects and recipes.

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  • Inc Military Entrepreneurs Mentoring Fair

    Attended Inc Military Entrepreneurs Program sponsored by Inc magazine, one of the top business publications focused exclusively on fast-growing, privately held companies. The Inc Military Entrepreneurs Mentoring Fair program provided mentoring for the day to approximately 100 service military entrepreneurs, offering business insights, answering questions, and providing feedback to active and veteran service members as well as spouses of both groups.

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Honors & Awards

  • Obama Leader USA 2023

    Obama Foundation

    Selected as one of the first 100 inaugural cohort of United States Obama Leaders. The cohort is composed of values-driven changemakers from every corner of the country; hailing from 37 states; Washington, D.C.; American Samoa; Guam; and five tribal nations. We Obama Leaders are united by our passion for building a stronger, more sustainable, and more inclusive world.

    Leaders USA builds upon the Foundation’s work over the past five years to support values-driven changemakers. The program…

    Selected as one of the first 100 inaugural cohort of United States Obama Leaders. The cohort is composed of values-driven changemakers from every corner of the country; hailing from 37 states; Washington, D.C.; American Samoa; Guam; and five tribal nations. We Obama Leaders are united by our passion for building a stronger, more sustainable, and more inclusive world.

    Leaders USA builds upon the Foundation’s work over the past five years to support values-driven changemakers. The program offers the US-based leaders the opportunity to learn new skills and tools to accelerate positive and lasting change in our communities.

    The program focuses on emerging Leaders, 24-45 years old, who aim to drive systems-level change across sectors and issues, and have at least three years of demonstrated impact. Participants are values-driven leaders who are ready to expand our impact and help strengthen our national culture of democracy.

    Participated from June to December 2023.

  • "Beyond The Call of Duty" Award

    VetsinTech

    VetsinTech, the leading national non-profit dedicated to supporting veterans through tech-based programs and opportunities in education, employment, and entrepreneurship, announced the recipients of its annual awards. Each year, VetsinTech recognizes companies that have significantly impacted opportunities for veterans in education, employment, and entrepreneurship throughout 2022. Amazon received the award for employment and I was there to accept. We were selected because Amazon offers a…

    VetsinTech, the leading national non-profit dedicated to supporting veterans through tech-based programs and opportunities in education, employment, and entrepreneurship, announced the recipients of its annual awards. Each year, VetsinTech recognizes companies that have significantly impacted opportunities for veterans in education, employment, and entrepreneurship throughout 2022. Amazon received the award for employment and I was there to accept. We were selected because Amazon offers a variety of programs and resources to support veterans and military spouses, including strong training and apprenticeship programs. Amazon has led the way in hiring dozens of veterans from VetsinTech's Employer Coalition.

  • Industry Partner Champion

    Apprenti

    I accepted the award on behalf of AWS from Apprenti for continued advancements of registered technical apprenticeship programs my team built in 2021. We are the largest hiring partner of Apprenti and Apprenti is our administrative partner for supporting all 1000+ apprentices we've hired since 2017.

  • Customer Champion Award

    Expedia, Inc.

    Awarded for ensuring both the company and individuals understood the customer feedback and what is being done to improve their experience. Maximized the value of that data by identifying the nuggets, and ensured that the corrective actions developed actually delivered what the customer needed and were customer focused and linked. Facilitated cross functional working in order to provide effective solutions.

  • Everyday Innovation Superhero Award

    USAA

    Awarded for grassroots efforts to drive employee engagement and facilitating a program that allows passionate employees to not only offer ideas, but also bring the ideas to life.

  • Phoenix Annual Leadership Award

    USAA

    Recognized as the exceptional manager of the Phoenix Campus in 2010 for exceeding job requirements and leading teams to excellence.

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Elementary proficiency

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