Despite wanting a career in entertainment, Nikita had also always been fascinated with technology. Whether it was his early-discovered love for video games, or simply the infinite possibilities with computers. His video game affection got him some great accomplishments such as being a beta tester for Activision in their Visioneer program. Not only was he accredited to testing games for the PC, but he was also only one of a handful to be used to test externally on the Sony PlayStation for Sony directly.
In high school he delved into not only computer programming, but also became Cisco-certified for networking. Language arts was also one of his stronger subjects. And while most of the would-be actors were in drama class, he did not find his true passion in it freshman year. It was not until years later that he realized the missing passion was not with acting itself, but merely theatre. In the mean time, what did pique his interest was marketing. The whole premise of branding and advertising really intrigued him. And little did he know that he would be utilizing all these skill sets later in life to pursue his goal of being a professional actor.
But even though he was constantly glued to his computer screen (or any screen for that matter; his great comedic timing comes from watching so much television that he can practically recite certain "Seinfeld" episodes verbatim) he kept very active by playing roller hockey with his friends. Being the stereotypical "computer geek" was never an option for him.