CTO @ Uptick • Entrepreneur • Gaming Enthusiast

Nathan Palmer

Leading technical teams and building scalable products as CTO at Uptick. Entrepreneur with experience scaling startups from concept to acquisition. When I'm not architecting systems, you'll find me repairing retro gaming hardware and experimenting with 3D printing projects.

JavaScript
Ruby on Rails
React
Gaming

Gaming Collection

Exploring worlds both digital and analog

Video Games

From retro consoles to modern platforms, explore my collection spanning decades of gaming history.

Browse Collection

Board Games

Strategic thinking meets social gaming in my curated collection of modern board games.

View Games

Technology Stack

Tools and technologies I work with

JavaScript ES6+
Ruby Rails
Python Django
React Next.js
Vue.js Nuxt
HTML5 CSS3
Node.js Express
Docker Kubernetes
AWS Cloud
PostgreSQL MySQL
MongoDB Redis
Git GitHub

Leadership & Skills

Core competencies in technology leadership

Technical Strategy

Architecture decisions and technology roadmaps

Team Leadership

Building and managing engineering teams

Product Development

From concept to scalable production systems

Startup Growth

Scaling from MVP to acquisition

Professional Experience

Leading teams and building products that scale

Chief Technology Officer

Uptick

Current

Leading technical strategy and product development for an eCommerce monetization platform that unlocks new revenue streams for online stores. Overseeing engineering teams, architecture decisions, and scaling infrastructure to support rapid growth. Building modern web applications with Ruby on Rails, React, and cloud-native technologies.

Technical Leadership Team Management Product Strategy Cloud Architecture
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Founder & Principal

10,000 Hammers

Ongoing

My personal technology consultancy and experimental playground. Running diverse projects from client work to personal experiments, exploring new technologies and methodologies. Building everything from web applications to automation tools, always pushing the boundaries of what's possible.

Entrepreneurship Consulting Innovation Experimentation
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Co-Founder & CTO

Crowd Ox → BackerKit (Acquired)

Exit

Co-founded and built Crowd Ox, a crowdfunding fulfillment platform that revolutionized how creators manage and deliver rewards to backers. Led the technical team through rapid growth, scaling to handle millions of dollars in transactions. Successfully acquired by BackerKit, where the platform continues to serve thousands of creators worldwide.

Co-Founder Startup to Exit Fintech E-commerce

What I'm Working On

Current projects and interests

Personal Website

Building my digital presence with Ruby on Rails, featuring my gaming collection and tech interests.

Ruby on Rails Tailwind CSS

Retro Gaming Repair

Breathing new life into classic gaming systems through hardware restoration and repair work.

Hardware Repair Restoration

3D Printing

Exploring additive manufacturing and prototyping, bringing digital designs into the physical world.

3D Modeling Prototyping

Game Collection

Curating and cataloging my growing collection of video games and board games across multiple platforms.

Gaming Collection

Always Learning

Exploring new technologies, frameworks, and staying current with the ever-evolving tech landscape.

Continuous Learning Tech Trends

Let's Connect

Find me across the digital landscape