Nick Beaird

I love the sport of business, specifically startups and product. I've spent most of my career taking People Operations from 0 to 1 with oversight of technology, and as an avid contributor to product and design. Below you can review my experience, projects, writings, and reach out if you're interested in working together or want to connect.

experience

BTC Inc.

4 yrs 9 mos

First HR hire at employee 14. Scaled the events and media teams, then absorbed technology, systems, security, and AI in 2024. Led executive hiring for Nakamoto and helped with M&A/compliance work to take the company public.

Director, People Operations

4/21 - Present

Westwind Aviation, Inc.

11 yrs 8 mos

First HR hire in 2014. Built People Operations across three entities and 145 employees before selling to United Airlines in 2021. Stayed on to run HR, then Finance, for the remaining Part 135 operation.

Director, Finance & HR (Westwind Air Service)

1/24 - 8/25

Director, HR (Westwind Air Service)

6/21 - 12/23

HR Manager (Westwind School of Aeronautics)

1/14 - 5/21

Wells Fargo

1 yr 7 mos

Started as a teller, promoted to Lead Teller (cash and foreign currency ops), then Personal Banker (accounts and lending).

Personal Banker

2/13 - 9/13

Lead Teller

9/12 - 2/13

Bank Teller

3/12 - 9/12

projects

This Website

Built entirely with Claude Code via the terminal. No frameworks, just pure HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Current AI

Simply built • the ai-powered mid‑curve tool for productivity that keeps signal, kills noise, and runs local.

Personal Finance App

Grow wealth • Manage your finances in one spot, locally, tailored to your accounts and investments.

HangarOS

Custom built Aviation CRM that monitors booking, chat, customers, aircraft and maintenance modules.

blog

Coming Soon