Nathan Smith

Head of Technology at Webstacks

Nathan Smith has extensive work experience in the technology industry. Nathan is currently the Head of Technology at Webstacks, a position they have held since February 2023. Prior to this, Nathan was the Chief Technology Officer at Fruition from May 2021 to January 2023. In this role, they led the strategic direction and development of Fruition's technical services and SaaS, collaborated with business unit leaders to guide the company to profitability, and built and managed a cross-functional team of 23.

Before Fruition, Nathan worked as a Principal Software Engineer at DDEV from June 2018 to May 2021. Nathan managed a team of engineers, built and maintained a desktop app for multiple platforms, and maintained the marketing site for DDEV.

From October 2014 to May 2018, Nathan served as the Director of Technology at NEWMEDIA.COM. Here, they led a team of 8 that grew to 60, provided technical guidance and mentoring, implemented knowledge sharing initiatives, and diversified the company's technology offering.

Prior to NEWMEDIA.COM, Nathan was the Founder and CTO of Blue Riot Labs from July 2010 to October 2014. Nathan led WordPress development for various client projects, fostered open-source development of a custom WordPress starter theme, and built a custom WordPress plugin.

Nathan started their career as a Full-stack Developer at Net-Results Marketing Automation from June 2008 to July 2010. Nathan developed and implemented responsive design techniques, collaborated with designers and developers, and integrated third-party APIs into the application.

Nathan Smith's education history indicates that they are primarily self-taught and there is no specific information regarding the start or end year of this self-learning. No degree or field of study is mentioned. However, they have obtained a certification as a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) from the Scrum Alliance in February 2021. This suggests that Nathan has pursued professional development through this certification program.

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  • Head of Technology

    February, 2023 - present