Nate Zaugg

Nate Zaugg has been programming since he was around 5. He absolutely loved having the computer do exactly as he told it. His computer didn't work very well either so he'd have to write a game before he could play it, and when the power shut off, he'd have to write the game again to play it again.

Nate always knew he wanted to be a software engineer, so he tried to do all he could in High School including taking the AP computers class and lettering in Computer Science (possibly the only one to have ever done that before). He got his first professional job when he was 15 writing computerized testing and distance learning programs for Salt Lake Community College.

A little while after Nate graduated, he started working for a consulting company. He really enjoyed the challenge of working in different projects for different industries. He developed a habit for studying and keeping up with current technology that he keeps to this day. This helped him in this demanding career choice. He also really liked to teach. He became a founding member of Utah Geek Events in July of 2010. They put on community training for local professionals, including Utah Code Camp, Big Mountain Data, SQL Saturday, Sharepoint Saturday, Kids Code Camp, and various other tech launches, summits, and trainings.