# Nicholas Parkes > FDE @ Gecko Robotics Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/nicholasparkes Passionate about finding quantitative solutions to difficult problems. Always on the lookout for new skills to learn, people to meet, and passions to pursue. ## Work Experience ### Forward Deployed Engineer @ Gecko Robotics, Inc. Jan 2023 – Present | New York, New York ### Contract Software Engineer @ Meta @ Accenture Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Management & Engineering Design @ Releaf Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria ### Private Equity Analyst @ panorama | point partners Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Omaha, Nebraska ### Product Management & Data Analytics @ Horsesmouth Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | New York, New York ## Education ### Master of Engineering - MEng in Robotics University of Pennsylvania ### Bachelor of Science in Economics - BS in Business Analytics The Wharton School ### Bachelor of Science in Engineering - BSE in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics University of Pennsylvania ### La Salle College High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nicholas-parkes-861872153 --- Source: https://flows.cv/nicholasparkes JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/nicholasparkes/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13