Blaylock
Nathan Blaylock is a User Experience Engineer who thrives on finding creative solutions to complex problems. He began his career as a graphic designer, where he discovered a passion for creating usable and functional websites. By combining his design expertise with a strong interest in web development, Nathan has set himself apart in the field. His work in website development includes extensive experience with Jamstack technologies in both professional and personal projects.
Beyond web development, Nathan brings a broad range of multimedia skills, including graphic design, photography, branding, videography, and more. He holds a Master of Arts from Utah State University and is UX Certified by the Nielsen Norman Group, a 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
Nielsen Norman Group
- UX Certification - Attended training courses and passed exams related to Interaction Design, User Research, and UX Management.
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