Nicholas began his career in 1995 and acquired his passion for interior design as a Design Consultant and Project Manager for the construction of a family vacation residence at The Sea Ranch, along the Northern California Coast. Both his talent and design skills earned him employment with three of the nation’s top interior designers: Thomas C. Achille, Donna Livingston, and Michael S Smith.

Each of these designers are published in international magazines such as Elle Décor, Architectural Digest, Veranda, House and Garden, British House and Garden, The Robb Report, Town & Country, Domino, Los Angeles Magazine, California Homes, Boat International and Showboat International. Michael S Smith has published two books: "Houses" and "Elements of Style".

Nicholas' work with Thomas C. Achille included private luxury residences in Tucson, Arizona and throughout Southern California as well as two luxury mega yachts. During his three year tutelage with Achille, Nicholas was the Project Manager responsible for selecting client schemes, shopping for client presentations, designing custom furniture, and managing installations. Tasks also included working with audio/visual engineers for custom systems and window covering fabricators. He created design books for presentation, approved fabrics, furniture upholstery and custom finishes.

As Designer/Project Manager for Donna Livingston, Nicholas managed projects for several high end residences and commercial offices. Among these was an 8,000 square foot private residence at the Ritz-Carlton Central Park Residences in New York shown in the portfolio – project: Central Park South. This project was published in Architectural Digest in January 2005. During the six years with Donna's office, Nicholas frequently worked directly with the clients and Architects and oversaw custom construction, designing/editing custom lighting plans, as well as coordinating the delivery and installation of museum quality artwork, custom draperies, custom furniture, personal affects and accessories for turn-key installations.

As Senior Designer/Vendor Liaison with Michael S Smith, Nicholas managed several new construction projects, remodels and installations for multi-million dollar residences across the nation and in Mexico. Here Nicholas was able to immerse himself in the incredible range of resources and custom design work that are two hallmarks of Michael Smith's office. Both past and current experience along with an incredible support staff Nicholas was the perfect candidate to maintain and nourish all vendor relations in addition to his Senior level duties and client relations. This position allowed him to utilize his outgoing personality and increase his aesthetic knowledge of interior design.

"... Nicholas has incredible initiative and strong dedication...He leads by example and my staff finds his enthusiasm and dedication both inspiring and motivating. His valued efforts have created notable and more productive business relationships..." Michael S. Smith.