Blaylock
Nathan Blaylock is a User Experience Engineer who loves finding creative solutions for complex problems. Nathan began his journey as a graphic designer who found his passion for designing usable and functional websites. Combining that design skill with his interest in web development has truly set him apart among his peers. In website development, Nathan has worked extensively with Jamstack technology in both professional and personal projects.
Nathan has experience with a variety of multimedia skills including graphic design, photography, branding, videography, and more. Nathan has a Master's of Arts from Utah State University where he studied User Experience Design. Nathan is also UX Certified by the Nielsen Norman Group, the world leader in research-based user experience design.
Career
Space Dynamics Laboratory
- Developed and designed internal web applications and external websites.
- Implemented the Small Satellite Conference virtual conference website for 2020 and 2021 during the pandemic.
- UX/UI Lead
Utah State University
- Lead multimedia efforts through graphic design, videography, branding, basic tech support, and photography.
- Lead design and development on various department and program websites.
Freelance
- Designed and developed small to medium size websites for businesses.
- Delivered quality branding and graphic design when needed.
Education
Utah State University
- Master of Arts - Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences. Area of study: User Experience Design.
- Bachelor of Science - Major in Art and Design, double minor in Computer Science and Multimedia Development. Areas of study: Graphic Design, Web Development, and other multimedia skills.
Tools & Technology
Proficient In
- Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch
- HTML, Markdown
- CSS, SASS
- Bootstrap, Bootstrap Vue, Vuetify
- JS, jQuery, Vue, Svelte, Nunjucks, Alpine
- Eleventy, Nuxt, SvelteKit
- Frontend JS Libraries (day.js, excel.js, chart.js, lodash, etc)
- NPM
- Git, GitHub, Bitbucket
- Jira, Asana, Trello
- Mac, Linux, Windows
- Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
- Visual Studio Code
Dabbled In
- Node.js, Express, PHP
- TypeScript
- Rollup
- Strapi, Firebase, PostgreSQL, MySQL
- Bash, GitHub Actions
Interested to Try
- React, Angular
- Gatsby, Astro
- Vite, Snowpack
- Electron, NodeGUI
- MongoDB