Hey look it's Nate

My name is Nate Balcom and I’ve been a hired geek for more years than I care to admit. I’ve worked for many entertainment companies and leaders of industry on my way up. I’ve created online classes for the first online accredited college academy .

I’ve built sites for Nascar, Home Shopping Network, Palm, Turner Network Television, Sony, Panasonic, IBM, Proctor & Gamble, Walgreens, United Healthcare, Raytheon, Homedics, Ford and too many more to list here.

The following entries outline my history of development over the years. I felt like I needed to add some back story to my back story to round-out my career in design and development.

Web Experience

I started my career in web design years ago. I’ve literally built and worked on 100’s of websites. I’ve written html from scratch in text editors and installed and ran all manner and sizes of CMS based sites & e-commerce platforms. I’m proficient with Adobe Creative Suite with years of experience creating graphics, mock ups, video, animations and more.

For a more in depth look at my current web design projects please visit my online web design portfolio. Here you can find direct links to projects, see my portfolio and download my resume in multiple different formats.

SEO Experience

I’ve been a total SEO nerd for years. I’ve supplemented my income by writing for others and on my own blogs. Here are just a few of the tools of the trade I’ve been using since 2003 when Matt Mullenweg first released WordPress.

  • Google Analytics
  • AHREFs
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Google & Bing Business Profiles
  • SEM Rush
  • Screaming Frog
  • Google Page Speed Insights
  • Google Search Console
  • Organic SEO

UX Experience

I’ve been working in the UX space for over 8 years. In fact, when I started my first official UX position with Chrysler in the Product Design Office in 2014, “User Experience” wasn’t even a term people Googled.

During my time in Chrysler P.D.O. I worked on developing models for in-vehicle testing as well as ux experiences for stake holders while developing the new UConnect 5 in vehicle experience. This was a project that went on for over half a decade.

In addition to my UX research work I was also in charge of creating and managing prototypes for concept vehicles for auto shows across the globe. Projects include…

Chrysler Airflow Concept

Chrysler Portal Concept

Uconnect 5 In-Vehicle Experience

Chrysler Pacifica PHEV

Why You Should Hire Me

I’ve been a graphic designer, a video editor, a software designer, a UX software designer, a responsive coder, an SEO specialist, a CMS professional, a web designer, an animator, an interactive college course developer, an e-commerce designer, a physical prototyper and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

I’m proficient in Adobe XD, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch & Figma. I’ve been on multiple Google design sprints at Google HQ in Mountainview, CA. I spent years of my career designing and developing responsive websites and software in HTML5 & CSS3.

Resumes & Portfolios

Web Design Portfolio & Resume | UX Portfolio & Resume | LinkedIn Profile


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