Education
Mediacollege Amsterdam - Software Development (2022 – present)
Focus on full-stack web, .NET, and product thinking.
Resume
Nick Esselman
Creative developer · Almere, NL · 17.3 years old
info@nickesselman.nl · github.com/Nickdev8 · linkedin.com/in/nick-esselman
Experience
- Freelance creative developer (web + Unity)
- Hack Club contributor & event participant
- Former bartender - honed hospitality & teamwork
Highlights
- JazzDesign.nl - Designed and built a calm, editorial home for my sister’s custom clothing commissions. →
- Robijn Fotografie - Custom brand system, gallery pages, and booking flow for Robijn’s photography studio. →
- Disco Trashbin - Nick and Nasi built an interactive trash bin with sensors, motor control, audio, LEDs, and a stage-worthy cabinet. →
- Hack Club: Neighborhood - A long-form diary about the Hack Club Neighborhood residency: shipping projects, crashing events, and figuring out community life on the fly. →
- Hack Club: Juice - Hack Club flew me to Shanghai where I prototyped PartyVR - a chaotic multiplayer party built in just 100 hours. →
- HackPad - Designed a 16-key macropad PCB, modeled a snap-fit case, and soldered everything with my grandpa in a weekend. →
Skills
Languages & Frameworks
PHP, JavaScript, C# / Unity, C++, Python, .NET, Lua
Web
HTML & CSS, Tailwind, Node.js, REST APIs, WordPress
Tools
VS Code, JetBrains Rider, Figma, Git & GitHub, Docker, Linux
Hardware & Creative
Arduino / RP2040, Raspberry Pi, 3D Printing, Fusion 360, Blender
Selected timeline
Milestones
2017
Taught myself to code
Started building browser games at age nine using whatever tutorials I could find.
2022 – Present
Mediacollege Amsterdam
Studying full-stack development with a focus on product thinking.
Dec 2023
Joined Hack Club
Found the community that keeps me shipping.
Apr 2024
Hack Club Juice (Shanghai)
Shipped PartyVR in a 12-day residency.
2024 – 2025
Game jams + experiments
Jumped into GMTK, Brackeys, Boss Rush, and countless weekend sprints.