Meet Nick Burrus, our December Member Spotlight! 🎉

Alison Clancy

Stop what you’re doing and come meet @Nick Burrus, Community Champion and our December Member Spotlight! 

St Nicholas Burrus is the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Production and Project Manager at UBEO Business Services and lives in California.  

Several years ago, Nick worked for a digitization company focused on helping companies transition from paper records to digital records. They began using Smartsheet for internal processes, and soon, Nick was taking classes and happily experimenting until he became the “de facto Smartsheet guru” on the engineering team.

“From there, I’ve just kept practicing, reading the Community forums when stumped, sharing my own work-arounds, and collaborating with others on how to accomplish something unique,” he explains.

Today at UBEO, Nick is a huge fan of cross-sheet references in formulas. He recently built a solution that allows employees to enter the work they’ve done for the day, including details, for tracking and analytics. Dashboards then automatically use references to fill out manifests, showing clients how much of a project is done and providing a live view of progress.

“One of my favorite things about the Community is how people use formulas in new ways,” Nick says. “Did you know you could do algebra with time stamps by stacking LEN and LEFT/RIGHT formulas? Formula stacking is insane and I absolutely love it. With Smartsheet, you can pull off things that are seemingly impossible in other platforms.”

As a Community Champion, Nick spends his time participating in virtual events and opportunities, and he advises fellow Community Members to jump in when they have the bandwidth. “Learn the tips and tricks of Community Champions, Overachievers, and more, and you’re bound to become the champion at your organization,” he says.

Nick recently adopted a dog and loves having her as his frequent companion. As someone who has had a heart transplant, he enjoys volunteering at transplant events as a guest speaker and judge.

Thank you for all you do, Nick!

SteyJ

Congratulations @Nick Burrus!

Rebeca S.

Congrats @Nick Burrus 🎉

“From there, I’ve just kept practicing, reading the Community forums when stumped, sharing my own work-arounds, and collaborating with others on how to accomplish something unique.” Love this! Thank you for all that you do. Also, participating in events and opportunities whenever possible is fantastic advice 😄

Really curious, what's the name of your new dog? 🐶

Nick Burrus

Merry Christmas everyone! Thank you so much for the feature!

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/410914#Comment_410914

Her name is Sky :) She's very quiet for her breed, which is really weird considering her breed is known for being extra dramatic, howl, singing, and barky. She doesn't make a peep!

Rebeca S.

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/410993#Comment_410993

Sky is such a beautiful name! How interesting that she's so quiet, I imagine her as a very chill and sweet dog. 😄

Tarita Miller

Congrats @Nick Burrus I am new to Smartsheet. Looking forward to this experience. Inspired by your story.

Andrée Starå

Congrats! @Nick Burrus

Well deserved! You're an inspiration!

Nick Burrus

Some folks asked to see my dog! Here she is :)

Rebeca S.

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/411682#Comment_411682

She's so cute!! Also, what a fantastic photo, so festive, and she looks super happy 😄

Nick Burrus

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/411775#Comment_411775

She is! I also never realized how much fur a husky can shed. Holy hell where does it all come from?!

She's really behaved and also, she's awkwardly quiet. Have you ever heard of a husky that doesn't sing? That's her!

I adopted her when she had 4 hours before she was put down. They already had her in a crate waiting for an appointment with the vet for euthanasia. She was pretty sick. I wanted her, and they gave me the medicine to nurse her back to health :)

Rebeca S.

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/411932#Comment_411932

I'm so glad you adopted her in time, and nursed her back to health! You got a sweet companion, and she got a loving home. Very happy for both of you 😊

I've only ever had small dogs, but they shed quite a bit, so I can only imagine how much it is with a husky!