Nicolas R. — from Vision to Execution (atoomic)

About Me

Nicolas R., known in the Perl community by his PAUSE ID "atoomic", is a software manager at WebPros with deep expertise in the Perl ecosystem. After directing development at Weborama from 2003 to 2011, he relocated to the United States to join cPanel, where he has been instrumental in advancing Perl toolchain development and CPAN infrastructure.

He is an active contributor to the Perl community, regularly presenting at major conferences and summits on topics including XS programming, dependency management, and memory profiling. His work spans from core Perl development to creating practical tools like grep.metacpan.org, and he maintains several open-source Perl modules including B::COW, Simple::Accessor, Clone, and Slack::WebHook.

Location: Utah, United States

Work Authorization: Authorized to work in the U.S. as a U.S. citizen

Experience

WordPress Department Manager

WebPros

September 2025 - Present

Bring together WebPros development teams working on WordPress products: WP Squared, WordPress Toolkit, WP Guardians, and Nova WordPress AI website builder initiative
Oversee strategic alignment and technical coordination across multiple WordPress-focused product lines

WordPress AI for development CloudLinux cPanel&WHM

Technical Lead Manager

WebPros

October 2023 - August 2025

Led a diverse team of 15 professionals in developing WP Squared, an all-in-one WordPress management solution
Integrated third-party applications like Extendify and WordPress Toolkit to enhance platform functionality
Ensured seamless alignment of team objectives with company's strategic vision at WebPros

WordPress PHP APIs Optimization OKRs Team Leadership

Technical Architect

Anantys

Nicolas joined Anantys early in the project, bringing his passion for emerging technologies, stock markets, and cryptocurrencies.
>With a strong background in software engineering and innovation consulting, he contributes technical expertise and a forward-thinking mindset to help shape the platform’s evolution.

AI & API Flask Python Railsway NextJS Docker Compose Traefik

CTO & Innovation Consultant

Emoticonnect

Lead mission to harness emotional intelligence and predictive analytics to transform client interactions
Integrate advanced neuro-cognitive sciences with cutting-edge AI to provide businesses with deep insights into customer emotions, expectations, and behaviors

AI TensorFlow RAG Big Data Web Scraping Docker Compose Traefik

Senior Developer

cPanel Inc.

2011 - Present

Develops and maintains Perl-based web hosting automation tools for cPanel's industry-leading platform
Active CPAN author contributing to the Perl ecosystem with focus on toolchain improvements and infrastructure projects

Development Director

Weborama

2003 - 2011

Led development teams focused on advertising optimization and marketing technologies
Based in France, managing technical initiatives before relocating to the United States

Skills & Technologies

Languages

Perl Python C XS JS

Frameworks & Tools

Mojolicious Flask NextJS Dist::Zilla MetaCPAN B::C Perl Compiler

Tooling & Testing

Distro Packaging RPMs Debian Packages Docker & Docker Compose Travis CI GitHub Actions Overload::FileCheck

Specializations

AI adoption Memory Profiling Dependency Management COW Optimization Toolchain Development

Open Source Contributions

Meta::CPAN

Selected Perl modules and contributions to the CPAN ecosystem including B::COW, Simple::Accessor, Clone, and Slack::WebHook.

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GitHub

Code, tools, and experiments including contributions to Perl core, grep.metacpan.org, and various open-source projects.

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Writing & Blog

I regularly share technical insights, tutorials, and experiences on my Perl blog, covering topics like Docker integration, macOS development, testing methodologies, XS programming, memory profiling, and CI/CD optimization.

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