The point of these Get to Know articles is to learn about our things about our colleagues we wouldn’t get to know simply from working together, seeing one another occasionally at events, and connecting at kickoffs. And this article has certainly done that for me. I’ve known Nick for years as a savvy SE who always has a sweet smile on his face. Who knew that he is as adventurous as he is, that he is an action fan, and that he is a silly extrovert? Read on to learn more about Nick.
Where were you born?
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
What was your first job?
A coach at a summer soccer camp (futball for many of our readers)
In one word, what's the best thing about your current job?
Collaboration
List three of your favorite hobbies.
Motorcycling, exercising, renovating
Describe yourself in three words.
Positive, curious, fixer
What book are you reading?
Mastering the Raspberry Pi
What is your favorite movie genre?
Action
What is the first web page you go to when you start work?
InsideSAS Canada page
If you could have a dinner party with five famous people, who would they be?
Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs, Thomas Edison, Arlene Dickinson and Drake
What is your favorite podcast to listen to?
American Greed
Name one JMP-related achievement that you're proud of.
My “Mastering JMP” webcasts
Name one thing most of your colleagues would be surprised to know.
For many years, I worked as a motorcycle instructor at a community college.
Name one other person in the division who you admire and describe why in three sentences or fewer.
Not a person, but a group. I admire all JMP AEs for continually finding new opportunities day after day to grow JMP usage and for having those difficult conversations with customers so SEs don’t have to. J
Nick Shelton– This or That
Nick prefers:
- A sea-side holiday over mountains
- Dogs over cats
- Coffee over tea
- JSL over Graph Builder
- Restaurant over picnic
- Cake over pie
- Morning over late night
- Extrovert over introvert
- Silly over serious
- High Tech over Low Tech
Nick's son, Pierce, enjoying Nick's new shades 
Nick's first JMP mid-year meeting in 2016
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Wow, I learned a lot about Nick! Amazing motorcycling photo!
Silly + motorcycle...now that's a wild combo!:)It is a pleasure to work with you, Nick!!
Loved getting to know you more Nick! The motorcycle picture is amazing and gives me anxiety all at the same time hahah
Love the motorcycle pic! I took a motorcycle class at a community college once! It was a blast!
He does all that, and he created this JMP Public post about high school graduation rates.
Wow Nick! Great story. I'd love to hear more about the motorcycle class you taught!
Really cool picture!! Love this article.
