Hello, I'm Nathan,
a full-stack software engineer.

Dreaming up ideas and making them real is where my passion lies. I can often be found catching up on the latest tech news, learning a new language or framework, reading up on the history of the web, and more... Check out my blog to see what I've been up to!

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Projects

Connect 4
Nov 19, 2020 - Nov 24, 2020
Two-player connect 4 game made with Vue2, Javascript/CSS based physics simulations, and an "AI" opponent. Built from start-finish in ~19h.
Portfolio Website
May 2024 - Present
Web Application built with Nuxt designed for showcasing professional experience and personal projects, and writing about interesting technical topics. Deployed on Cloudflare Pages with live deployment management via NuxtHub Admin.

Experience

Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer
Lobby Technologies, Inc.
Apr 2023 - May 2024
  • - Worked as a key contributor and development lead on multiple projects used by 100% of users.
  • - Engineered and maintained a self-hosted LLM service for personalized AI-driven solutions using FastAPI, Ray, and Docker Compose deployed on NVIDIA H100 powered servers. Leveraged GPU acceleration via vLLM and TensorRT LLM for enhanced performance, and Prometheus / Grafana for system monitoring and alerts.
  • - Developed a data management system, supporting data ingestion from multiple sources including Google Drive, PDFs, and GitHub repositories, with expertise in data modeling, normalization, and querying
  • - Designed a self-managed/deployed enterprise focused offering utilizing Node.js, Deno, and Supabase, with Edge Functions handling streaming requests. Implemented a standard API interface with accompanying documentation.
Co-Founder / Full-Stack Software Engineer
TextToImage, Inc.
May 2021 - Mar 2023
  • - Developed a Full-Stack web application with REST API backend utilizing AWS services.
  • - Implemented a novel NLP pipeline using spaCy, NVIDIA StyleGan, and AWS Sagemaker.
  • - Created a fully functional responsive web application enabling user input guided image generation and modification.
Student - BS, Software Engineering
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Sep 2018 - May 2023

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