Nathan Pennington

Nathan
Pennington

Co-Founder, Full-Stack Product Engineer, and Solutions Architect
18+ years experience
Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship OPEN TO RELOCATION FOR THE RIGHT ROLE
Profile

Commercially focused and entrepreneurial, I lead at the intersection of product, engineering, and business. I translate customer needs into scalable, reliable solutions, and build teams where engineering, product, and commercial thinking work as one.

Nathan Pennington
Experience
2021–
Present
Co-Founder, CTO, and Head of Product
Tripplo
  • Took Tripplo from an early transporter TMS into a freight platform for cargo owners, then toward a bidding marketplace. Owned what customers needed and what shipped, from the first customers through later expansion.
  • Put freight workflows inside the systems customers already used. Shipped integrations with their ERP, order management, and accounting platforms so the product sat inside daily operations.
  • Got the product adopted by working onsite with customers. Spent weeks alongside users, including three weeks with Rhodes Food Group, rewriting requirements from how the work actually ran and shipping changes until teams used it.
  • Supported investment rounds through technical due diligence. Walked investors through how the product would scale and stay secure.
2021
Head of Software Engineering
English Quest
  • Got products to customers on time and ready for production. Put a delivery process in place so releases were tested and shipped when the business needed them.
  • Turned business goals into work the team could ship. Sat with business owners, set engineering priorities, and kept stakeholders aligned on what customers would get.
  • Kept delivery moving when the team was short. Wrote production code alongside the team so commitments to the business still landed.
2015–
2021
Software Consultant
Independent Consultant
  • Took client work from requirements through a product they could use. Owned the full delivery so clients received working software.
  • Clients kept coming back. They returned for more work because delivery was reliable, communication was clear, and the thinking went past the ticket.
  • Delivered for clients across countries and industries. Joined new teams and domains quickly and still shipped against their business context.
  • Cut the time it took new clients to see value. Found the questions that mattered and focused delivery there.
2016–
2021
Software Developer
C2 Systems
  • Owned the banking application regional banks across the U.S. put in front of their customers. Was the only front end developer for the experience bank customers and staff actually used.
  • Kept core banking flows reliable in production. Built and maintained the user journeys and shared interface patterns the banks depended on every day.
  • Shipped interfaces leadership could put in front of customers. Worked with product and engineering partners so the screens were usable and still went out on time.
2013–
2015
Software Developer
Bluegrass Digital
  • Gave client projects a consistent interface they could ship on. Set the UI standards used across engagements so delivery stayed predictable.
  • Hit scope and timeline with global clients and agencies. Worked with product owners to lock requirements and expectations, then shipped against them.
2012–
2013
Software Developer
Future Media Group
  • Kept the core platform working for media clients. Delivered and supported features in the product those clients used.
  • Launched the main public site for The Stormers. Built the flagship website for a leading South African rugby franchise.
2011–
2012
Web Developer
Dealertrack
  • Shaped the marketing and sales sites independent dealers used to sell. Worked daily with marketing stakeholders on dealer strategy and the sites that carried it.
  • Kept the dealer sites stable and current. Cleared production issues quickly so dealers were left with a working, current site.
2010–
2011
Web Developer
AT&T
  • Kept major sections of AT&T's public site in production. Developed and maintained web properties for one of the largest telecommunications brands in the U.S.
2007–
2010
Web Developer
Hilton Worldwide
  • Kept the public sites live across Hilton's brand portfolio. Delivered web updates for Hilton, Hampton Inn, Conrad, DoubleTree, and Embassy Suites.
  • Turned hotel marketing campaigns into live site updates. Worked directly with hotel marketing directors so events and campaigns reached the site on time.
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Nationality & Education
  • Nationality
    U.S. citizen
  • Nationality
    South African permanent resident
  • Education
    Bachelor of Science University of North Texas
18
Years
Software Engineer
5
Years
CTO
5
Years
Head of Product
Core Stack
Full-Stack15yrs AWS10yrs React10yrs Node.js12yrs PostgreSQL12yrs CURSOR AI IDE2yrs
Other technology experience: TypeScript12yrs JavaScript Application Development10yrs Front-End Development18yrs API Design & Development15yrs Data Engineering3yrs React Native2yrs Azure2yrs
Key Leadership & Technical Strengths
  • Co-Founder, Full-Stack Product Engineer, and Solutions Architect
  • Product Strategy, Roadmap & Prioritization
  • Investor, Board & Executive Communication
  • Engineering Hiring, Coaching & Org Design
  • System Design & Architecture
  • Platform Scalability & Reliability
Industries
  • Logistics
  • Banking & Fintech
  • Language Platforms
  • Hospitality
  • Telecommunications
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