Nathaniel Wendt is a skilled Software Engineer with extensive experience in developing advanced systems and applications. At Curalate, Nathaniel led the creation of a collaborative filtering recommendation system and contributed robust code to Finatra-based microservices. Currently employed at Google, Nathaniel previously co-founded Barters Closet and Nominate, where significant achievements included winning awards for design and receiving a cloud credit package from Google Cloud for Startups. Academic qualifications include a Master's Degree in Computer Software Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, alongside dual Bachelor's degrees in Computer Engineering and a minor in Entrepreneurship from Gonzaga University. Additionally, Nathaniel's early career includes roles as a research intern focused on nanotechnology and internships at Toopher and WayUp, where innovative projects were developed in authentication and recommendation systems respectively.