The right hire changes everything.
I bring two decades of experience developing products, leading engineering teams, and growing developer communities. I take teams from good to unstoppable, and products from idea to adoption at lightning speed. Let's make that transformation happen.
- Projects drag on for months that should have taken weeks.
- You're burning success-critical time while momentum slips away.
- Morale dips, engagement fades, and innovation slows to a crawl.
- Your developers keep polishing code instead of shipping products.
- You're stuck in the mud, and looking for a way out.
From rolling up my sleeves to fostering a culture where developers inside and outside your company feel empowered to take ownership, I'll make sure to deliver meaningful results that ignite your business's forward momentum.
I blend a fun and laid back attitude with a results-driven approach to leadership. My win-focused philosophies on product development come from years of team-building and hands-on experience shipping software in high-stakes environments.
- Able to easily break down complex problems into manageable pieces.
- Excellent at uncovering team-member strengths and leaning into them.
- Focused on measurable data-driven decision making.
- Able to adapt seamlessly to shifting priorities.
- High performance under highly demanding environments.
- Emotionally intelligent and self-aware.
- Agile-minded, process-light.
I have extensive experience building and maintaining full-stack web applications, from front-end interfaces to back-end services and databases. I am comfortable working with a variety of technologies and frameworks to deliver robust and scalable solutions.
- React • Next • SvelteKit • Vue • Nuxt • Tailwind • Semantic HTML • CSS
- TypeScript • Node • Bun • Vite • Express • REST • gRPC • GraphQL • Websockets
- Vitest • Mocha/Chai • Jest
- Sentry • GA • Grafana + Prometheus • HotJar • GitHub Actions • Netlify • Vercel • Cloudflare • Snyk
- AWS • Digital Ocean • GCP • Nginx • CDNs
- Firebase • Auth0 • Supabase
- Laravel (PHP) • Flask (Python) • Play (Scala)
- MySql • Postgres • SQLite • Couchbase • Firestore • MongoDB • Redis • ORMs
- Monorepos / Workspaces • Avro • Kafka • Proto-buffers • BullMQ • RabbitMQ • HAProxy • Docker • Cloud Functions / Lambda
- I don't typically do integrations of Kubernetes or infra-as-code (terraform, cdk, etc).
- Experienced in identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities (XSS, CSRF, injection, supply chain). Strong grasp of encryption, hashing, secure authentication, and secrets management.
I've built a world-class reputation as a smart contract and blockchain engineer over the past 8 years. My experience spans multiple chains, languages, and domains within the blockchain space.
- Solidity • Rust • C++
- Hardhat • Foundry • Web3.js • Ethers • Viem • Anchor • Gill • WharfKit
Worked on DeFi and system contracts that secure $1b AUC with zero exploits (years in production), as well as worked with various security auditing firms like Hacken, SlowMist, CertiK, and BlockSec to lead auditing efforts.
I've worked as a protocol engineer, smart contract engineer, and dapp engineer. This gives a unique view of blockchain development across the entire tech stack.
- Quicknode • Alchemy • Moralis • CoinMarketCap API • CoinGecko API • Coinbase • Pinata • BlockCypher • + many more.
- Founded a blockchain wallet with 500,000 downloads and $4b AUC (self-custody) with zero exploits (years in production).
- Created core SDKs for wallet interaction, on-chain transaction building, and multi-chain support.
- Innovated wallet technology that made its way into some of the leading wallets for various chains.
- Chains: Ethereum • Solana • EOSIO / Antelope • EVM-compatible chains (Polygon, BSC, Avalanche, Arbitrum)
- Standards & Protocols: ERC-20 • ERC-721 • ERC-1155 • SPL • token bridges • governance systems
I also have an excellent knowledge of DeFi and tokenomics design (AMMs, Bonding Curves, Staking protocols, etc), multi-sig treasury management, governance systems, and compliance considerations (KYC, AML, audit trails).
Speaking to developers is a skill that organizations struggle with constantly. I've worked with numerous projects to help bridge the gap between marketing and developers, creating effective developer relations strategies that drive adoption, engagement, and grow developer-centric communities.
- Flexible planning aimed at increasing developer adoption and engagement.
- High-quality technical documentation, written/video content, and code samples.
- Organization of and participation in in-person and digital events.
- Proven mentoring skills, having personally guided hundreds of developers.
- Experience interacting at the highest professional level with industry leaders.
- Ability to bridge the gap between marketing and developers.
It's become second nature for me to think about user experience and design in everything I build. I can easily spot areas of improvement in existing products and create new designs that are both visually appealing and highly functional.
- Figma, Photoshop, and Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects.
- Rapid prototyping and iterative design cycles.
- User journey mapping, wireframing, and interactive prototyping.
- Excellent grasp of visual hierarchy, typography, and spacing.
- Conversion-oriented design and copywriting.
- I'm not an illustrator and shouldn't be your go-to for logos or other graphical artwork. I focus on interfaces that convert, maintain user attention, and guide users to easily accomplish their goals.
I am no stranger to being the bridge between either management and engineering, or the center of the Venn
diagram of a combination of other parts of an organization like Marketing, Sales, Product, Design, and Support.
I have been a founder and understand the urgency of market timing. I lead engineering teams and product
development with a consumer-first mentality that keeps both users and management happy.
AI has changed software development forever.
I use AI tools to enhance my productivity and conduct research.
However, I always lead with human creativity and critical thinking, drawing on my years of experience to solve problems and architect solutions rather than relying on an AI trained on the median developer which would only produce typical results, not exceptional ones.
I use AI tools to enhance my productivity and conduct research.
However, I always lead with human creativity and critical thinking, drawing on my years of experience to solve problems and architect solutions rather than relying on an AI trained on the median developer which would only produce typical results, not exceptional ones.
The project took a week.
The project required generating API docs from various repositories, and writing custom documentation as well as the React-based frontend.
It was done live while streaming the process.
This was around the time of the FTX collapse, where people were angry and wanted an outlet to vent their frustrations. It took about 4-5 days, video editing included.
Sadly, I was pulled off the project in the middle and could not finish it, but it highlights an ability to latch onto trends and execute.
At it’s peak, around $250,000,000 in TVL flowed through this frontend as it became the defacto staking interface for the community, despite efforts to funnel users to more robust experiences.
The code was open sourced and used by developers in the ecosystem as a template for how to use the new features.
A new smart contract was developed that “routed” the new token ($A) to EOS at the system level and allowed both tokens to live simultaneously so that the network didn’t need to be re-deployed / forked.
This project was previously named “fuckyea”, but the name was hard to work around in the more professional settings. Lessons learned :)
In terms of ROI, this was by far the least costly way to drive interest and hit KPIs.
He consistently turns ambiguity into working systems without drama or hand-holding.
In 10+ years working with engineers, he’s top 1% in both execution speed and system-level product thinking.
Good luck keeping up.
He's a true 'force multiplier' who doesn't just contribute his own great work but actively elevates the performance of everyone he collaborates with.
I was consistently impressed by his curiosity, ability to learn new concepts quickly, and strong business instincts.
This major undertaking was a significant achievement for a multi-hundred-million dollar market cap cryptocurrency. This project was successful due to Nathan's leadership and technical expertise.
Nathan is a 'swiss army knife' of an engineer, a rare talent who excels in web design, coding, and strategy alike. He is, without a doubt, one of the best teammates I've ever had.
He is an extremely talented developer across a variety of different areas and easily the fastest dev I've worked with.
Nathan can jump on stage, record a podcast, build a website, produce a voiceover for a video just as easily as he can code for 12 hours straight.
This combination of speed, team work, work ethic, natural talent for public speaking, community management and stage presence is extremely rare.
Anyone that hires Nathan is very lucky to have him, and anywhere that I work I'll always hire Nathan.
I used to watch his videos to learn about blockchain around 10 years ago and it blew my mind when I got to work with him.
He will take a product from 0-to-1 in a heartbeat.
One of the most capable engineers you'll ever meet.
I haven’t figured out his secret, but Nathan is somehow amazing with both code and people. His passion is obvious in the products he builds, his community presence and the educational content he creates for developers.
It's been many years now and I'm grateful for all the opportunities we had to work together. It's been a pleasure to solve problems with him and I'd do it all again.
He moves from frontend to backend with ease, turns product goals into technical plans, and wires up working services fast while keeping complexity in check. He is a self taught builder who learns quickly, works across the stack, and owns outcomes.
He blends technical range with creative fluency so seamlessly it feels like instinct, not effort.
Thoughtful, generous, and endlessly resourceful, he’s the kind of teammate who lifts the standard… and everyone with it.
