Nina Sarabia

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Director of Engineering at Routific

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Overview

Nina is the Director of Engineering at Routific, bringing a unique background that blends a Bachelor of Applied Design with deep full-stack development expertise. She has a history of leading projects from freelance work to co-founding a startup, demonstrating a clear progression into engineering leadership roles.

Outside of her technical work, Nina is a self-described "shutterbug" with interests in photography and film production. Born in the Philippines and a dual Canadian-US citizen, she enjoys watching interviews, cooking, and has a passion for continuous self-learning, living by the motto of teaching herself something new rather than focusing on what she doesnt know.

Interesting fact: Nina comes from a family of scientists but, along with her siblings, pursued a career in the applied arts.

Personality Overview

Imaginative

Full Of Energy

Enthusiastic

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.  They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.

Topics They Care About

Engineering Leadership
Her career has progressed from Lead Developer to her current role as Director of Engineering at Routific.
Design & Development
Combines a Bachelor of Applied Design with extensive experience as a full-stack developer, creating a unique skill set.
API Integration
Led a project for Sony Music that involved custom playlist creation utilizing Spotify's API and oAuth.

Media Appearances

Nina has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2024
Director of Engineering at Routific
12-2023 - 8-2024
Engineering Manager at Routific
11-2022 - 1-2024
Principal Engineer at Routific
5-2009
Freelance Developer + Designer at Nina Sarabia
9-2019 - 3-2020
Co-Founder, Design | Primary Dev | Devops at Darwyn

Education

2-2024 - 3-2024
Certificate in Leadership Principals from Harvard Business School Online
2011 - 2014
Bachelor of Applied Design from LaSalle College Vancouver

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 13 Location : Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Engineering at Routific
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Nina

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Talk about their team and how your product will help them do things better and easier
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Avoid cutting into their flow

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Nina is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Nina

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Nina move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Nina take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Nina

Personality Compatibility


More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.