Nick Halsey is an Engineer, Composer, Artist, and Web Developer. He recently completed his B.S. in Civil Engineering (Building Science) at the University of Southern California, with a minor in Musical Studies (Composition) and is currently working on a M.S. in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering). Architecture, engineering, and the built environment are his primary passions, along with a creative drive to constantly make things. In addition to music composition, this often manifests itself in digital works ranging from software (via WordPress) to sheet music, photography, concrete sculpture, and digital art. Nick is a WordPress core contributor, maintaining the Customize component, and has also published numerous plugins and themes on WordPress.org. Some of his notable core contributions include leading the customizer menus project, building theme switching in the customizer, and adding the device previewer.