Nathan Haring

Senior Software Engineer · Operations Leader · Firefighter

Summary

Solo-shipped six production native applications in six months across iOS, watchOS, Android, and web — including a free 8-language tourism app featured by KCTV5 and Fox4 KC ahead of the 2026 World Cup. By day I run inside sales for a $20M+ industrial distributor through NetSuite ERP, where my own automation has saved 500+ hours a year. Background as a volunteer firefighter and Lieutenant — Chief's Award 2022, formal recognition from the Pennsylvania Senate and House. The thread through all of it: build the tools that multiply throughput, then share what works.

Selected work · Oct 2025 – Apr 2026

PayCheck Budget

Live

Subscription budgeting SaaS for working families paid weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly.

  • Designed and shipped end-to-end native iOS + watchOS app — App Store subscription management, entitlement logic, CloudKit family sharing, Siri-powered voice expense logging.
  • Headline feature is a “Can I Afford This?” flow that does more than arithmetic — it advises on big-purchase timing and enforces a daily-minimum safety buffer so a yes can't strand the household with $0 between paychecks.
  • April 2026 update: expanded from semi-monthly only to support weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly pay cadences — fits every cadence American working families actually get paid on.
  • 13.8% App Store conversion rate, 300+ downloads as of February 2026; BankruptcyGuide module informed by lived experience.

GoKC

Live · Featured by KCTV5 + Fox4 KC

Free 8-language Kansas City tourism app, native on iOS and Android.

  • Shipped both platforms in 30 days ahead of the 2026 World Cup using a custom AST-based code-conversion pipeline.
  • 750+ curated places across 30+ neighborhoods, 8 languages (English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Arabic, German, Japanese, Korean).
  • Featured by KCTV5 and Fox4 KC — independent press validation.

NativeBridge

Production-used

AST-based developer tool that converts Swift to Kotlin in real time.

  • Real-time collaborative SwiftUI workspace; structured multi-language conversion beyond string substitution.
  • Used in production to ship GoKC to App Store and Play Store from one codebase, by one engineer.
  • Productionized with Postgres, Railway, Netlify; live cursors, lock system, presence and identity.

BRYKK

Shipping

Privacy-first family location and safety app — the Life 360 alternative that keeps your family's data on your family's phones.

  • Native iOS + Apple Watch + CarPlay app. Real-time family map, place-based notifications, trip mode that auto-starts on CarPlay or Bluetooth hands-free, family chat in iCloud, and a long-press SOS that broadcasts a full-screen emergency overlay to every family device — with Apple Satellite SOS fallback when there's no signal.
  • Crash detection with three-signal false-positive defense (drive-mode + speed >25 mph + 18 G CoreMotion spike, or Apple's hardware crash event on iPhone 14+). 10-second pre-alert countdown, then auto-SOS with impact data plus a Live Activity that surfaces medical ID — blood type, allergies, medications — on Lock Screen and Watch face for first responders before anyone unlocks the phone.
  • “Guide Me” turn-by-turn — a family member can be 4,000 miles away and you can route them to the nearest safe haven (police, hospital, fire station) in seconds, without leaving the app.
  • On-device 18-language translation with a hardcoded MedicalLexicon that bypasses AI for emergency terms (penicillin allergy translates exactly, every time), plus an Apple Foundation Models support assistant with section-routed KB context — never a server round-trip.

RANKAN

Live

Offline-first tactical mapping and communications platform for fire, search-and-rescue, and field operations.

  • ICS-aligned command structure, real-time personnel tracking, push-to-talk over Bluetooth mesh.
  • Resilient architecture for low-connectivity, high-stakes operational scenarios.
  • Y Combinator Spring 2026 application submitted; enterprise discovery call with Black & Veatch around pipe-scanning use cases.

Face2Face

Shipping

Real-time multiplayer in-person game platform.

  • Native SwiftUI multiplayer interaction system optimized for low-latency, in-person gameplay.
  • Modern state management and performance tuning for sub-frame coordination.

Inbox Tickets

Daily-use internal tool

Self-built FastAPI/SQLite CRM that bridges Microsoft Outlook into a workflow ticket queue.

  • AppleScript polls flagged Outlook messages, FastAPI server categorizes and stores tickets, browser UI handles triage.
  • Auto-extracts shipping account numbers, normalizes carrier names, cross-references ERP entities.
  • Running daily on real production data — built for myself before asking anyone else to use anything I make.

Experience

Founder · Software Engineer · Self-employed

Oct 2025 – Present

Remote

  • Designed, built, and shipped six production native applications solo across iOS, watchOS, Android, and web — see Selected Work.
  • Owned full lifecycle on each: system design, data modeling, App Store deployment, post-launch iteration.
  • Built developer tooling (NativeBridge) and internal automation (Inbox Tickets) that turn one engineer's output into a multi-platform team's worth of throughput.

Inside Sales · Sales Operations · Power Motion

Nov 2023 – Present

Lenexa, KS

  • Process 43.5% of all sales orders annually for a $20M+ revenue operation — the highest individual share in the department; ~$5.5M revenue managed personally.
  • Engineered automation suite (Stream Deck workflows, custom NetSuite reports, self-built FastAPI ticketing portal) that has saved 500+ hours of manual work per year.
  • Replaced a manual paper-based vendor tracking system with a custom NetSuite report — 75% reduction in fulfillment tracking time.
  • Automated quote and order-confirmation processes (~3 minutes saved per transaction across thousands of transactions).
  • Build and maintain customized reports and dashboards for leadership real-time decision-making.

Director of Operations · Aerocharger

Oct 2014 – Oct 2016

New Century, KS

  • Oversaw operations for a performance-parts manufacturer: BOM management, inventory coordination, production scheduling, vendor negotiations.
  • Redesigned pricing strategy — 44% sales increase and $80K profit gain inside two months.
  • Managed a 20-person staff; controlled costs through strategic vendor negotiations and bulk purchasing.
  • Reported directly to CEO on payroll, project status, and strategic direction.

Outside Sales Representative · Myers Supply

Nov 2016 – Dec 2017

Central & North Arkansas, West Tennessee

  • Hit 133% of quarterly sales goal through consultative selling and product-line introductions.
  • Managed inventory across the Arkansas State Park system (52 parks) using usage-trend and historical-data analysis.
  • Exceeded all quarterly KPIs through strategic account management.

Skills

Languages: Swift · SwiftUI · Kotlin · Jetpack Compose · TypeScript · Python · JavaScript · AppleScript
Apple Platforms: iOS / iPadOS · watchOS · WidgetKit · SharePlay / GroupActivities · CloudKit · MultipeerConnectivity · Foundation Models · App Groups · App Store deployment + subscriptions
Backend & Infra: FastAPI · Postgres · Supabase · SQLite · Stripe · WebSocket · Railway · Netlify · Vercel · GitHub Actions
Operations & Tooling: NetSuite ERP (advanced) · Stream Deck automation · Process design · AST parsing / code-gen · ICS-aligned command · Vendor + customer coordination

Leadership & service

Active Firefighter · Sugar Creek Fire Department

2024 – Present

Sugar Creek, MO

NREMT certification in progress.

Volunteer Firefighter & Lieutenant · Perkasie Fire Company No. 1

2018 – 2023

Perkasie, PA

Promoted to Lieutenant for leadership and operational performance. Recipient of the Chief's Award (2022); formal recognition by the Pennsylvania Senate and House of Representatives. Implemented company website, member email systems, and NFIRS reporting compliance.

Certifications

  • Pro Board / IFSAC Firefighter II — May 2023
  • Pro Board / IFSAC Fire Inspector I — April 2024
  • Pro Board / IFSAC Vehicle Rescue (Awareness & Operations) — January 2023
  • Pro Board / IFSAC Hazardous Materials (Operations) — December 2021
  • Pro Board / IFSAC Firefighter I — December 2021
  • FEMA ICS/NIMS — ICS 100, 200, 700, 800
  • Additional accredited training — Pump Operations, Truck Company Operations, Rapid Intervention Team (RIT)
  • NREMT — In Progress

Press

Education

  • Ottawa University — Business Management coursework
  • Spring Hill High School — General Studies Diploma