Nathan Nichols
- github.com/nqthqn
- hi@nqthqn.com
- 541-357-8673
Summary
Ambitious autodidact with over a decade of web engineering experience and a broad array of creative skillsets.
Education
BA in Computer and Information Science, University of Oregon, 2013
Work
1/21 - now
VP of Design at Pyxelchain Technology
- Led a distributed 12 member design team
- Built prototypical full-stack software
- Maintained large wireframes & high fidelity Figma projects
- Exemplified constructive and directive design feedback
1/18 - 1/21
Front End Developer at Concentric Sky
- Designed WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliant pattern libraries (HTML/SCSS)
- Built frontend application for Open Badges Search (Elm)
- Wrote automated UI Testing (Cypress)
- Implemented SAML2 authentication, wrote migrations (Django)
- Built infrastructure (Terraform)
9/13 - 1/18
Lead Software Developer at Oregon Research Institute
- Built single page applications (Elm)
- Rewrote legacy PHP web application in Django
- Hired and managed development team
9/13 - 12/14
College Instructor at Pioneer Pacific College
- Teaching TCP/IP, Network Design, Web Design, Visual Basic, and T-SQL at the associateās level
- Established an internship program for CIT Dept.
6/11 - 6/12
Graphic Designer at Uplink Spyder
- Designed WordPress plugins and child themes
- Designed for social media, printed ads, mood boards and design guides for brands
Noteworthy
- Volunteer with ReportThatPantry.org
- Organizer and Speaker for various local tech meetups
- Teachers Assistant at NoRedInk for an ElmBridge Workshop
- JugglingBrothers.com, Central America Tour (2012)