Nathan Eckberg

PHP Web Engineer

Madison, WI | (507) 990-3021 | LinkedIn | Github

Skills & Knowledge

PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, MySQL, M, C#, Git, Composer, PHPUnit, npm, RESTful APIs, WordPress, Joomla!

Technical Projects

Hashdown | Markdown data serialization tool

A PHP module that reads and writes files resembling an .md file to and from an arbitrary PHP array. Live Demo.

Pivot Libre | Voting platform

A platform for managing and voting on elections, using the Ranked Pairs voting system.

Career / Work Experience

University of Wisconsin Extended Campus

Jun 2022 – Present | WordPress Developer

I build and maintain websites for the University of Wisconsin Extended Campus. Some of my larger projects include: a new website featuring a unified catalog of all online programs for all Universities of Wisconsin campuses, a new website for our Instructional Design team, upgrades to PHP 8.1 for all of our old sites, and a batch process to monitor a REST integration between our websites and Salesforce.

Greenleaf Media

Oct 2020 – Jun 2022 | PHP Web Developer

I worked primarily on WordPress websites, building custom themes to match mock-ups provided by our designers. I gained experience with several popular plugins, including Advanced Custom Fields, WooCommerce, WPML, Custom Twitter and Facebook Feeds, Yoast, Gravity Forms, and Tribe Events.

Cheramy Story Arts and Marketing

Oct 2019 – Jan 2021 | Full Stack Web Developer

I maintained several Joomla! and WordPress sites. My biggest project was a new member portal for Attic Angel volunteers, which involved a complex migration from a homegrown communication, scheduling, and time logging app into several customized Joomla! components.

Orangetheory Fitness

May 2019 – Mar 2020 | Fitness Coach

I called out directions and encouragement while groups of people did intense workouts. This was a good learning experience, but ultimately not my cup of tea, and I decided to go back to development.

Oxford Global

Jun 2018 – Dec 2018 | Epic Application Consultant

I traveled every week from Madison, WI to Fort Worth, TX to advise Cook Children’s Hospital on their new installation of Epic.

Independent

Oct 2016 – Present | Web Developer

I taught myself PHP, JavaScript, and web development principles, and finished my first client project in June 2017 – a website featuring a custom CMS and online store with Stripe payments. I’ve done many projects since, including two Ranked Pairs voting applications (which exposed me to Laravel and Vue), and several WordPress features.

Epic Systems Corporation

Aug 2008 – June 2016 | Technical Services Representative

I supported and developed Epicʼs suite of outpatient medical record software. I participated in the entire lifecycle of Epicʼs products, including design and development, code review, testing and debugging, installation, and long-term customer support.

Education

BA Mathematics, St. Olaf College, 2008