Experience

Reach Media Network

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Nathan is the CTO at REACH, where he guides the technical future of the company. He joined the REACH team in 2014, bringing a breadth and depth of Information Technology experience and leadership spanning more than 15 years. Prior to his work at REACH, Nathan was responsible for the design, implementation, and operation of a high-volume laboratory information system at an accredited research laboratory at the University of Minnesota. In his free time, Nathan enjoys spending time with his family outdoors, cycling, or building home automation prototypes.

• System Architect

  • Dec 2019 - Present

  Nathan is the IT Director and principal Systems Architect at REACH, where he guides the technical future of the company. He joined the REACH team in 2014, bringing a breadth and depth of Information Technology experience and leadership spanning more than 15 years. Prior to his work at REACH, Nathan was responsible for the design, implementation, and operation of a high-volume laboratory information system at an accredited research laboratory at the University of Minnesota. In his free time, Nathan enjoys spending time with his family outdoors, cycling, or building home automation prototypes. Nathan is a graduate of the University of Minnesota.



University of Minnesota Medical School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• LIS Developer

  • May 2018 - Dec 2019



Reach Media Network

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT Director

  • May 2014 - Jul 2018

  Research and implement existing and emerging technologies in line-of-business systems. Develop and maintain existing and new software product offerings. Integrate existing systems internally and with third party services. Research and implement existing and emerging technologies in line-of-business systems. Develop and maintain existing and new software product offerings. Integrate existing systems internally and with third party services.



University of Minnesota

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager - Laboratory Information Systems

  • Jan 2014 - May 2014

  Implemented a new Information System for the Advanced Research and Diagnostics Laboratory. Responsibilities included development of new software within the StarLIMS platform, matching system functionality with department needs, developing workflows to meet work tasks in the laboratory, and project management.

• Junior Scientist

  • Jan 2012 - Jan 2014

  Worked in the molecular biology section performing DNA extraction, quantitation, and genotyping. Developed an application to localize, extrapolate, and decode 2D barcodes in 96-well formatted specimen trays using C# and OpenCV framework. Developed software to perform calibration of liquid handling system using regression diagnostics algorithms. Developed software for the Beckman Coulter Biomek NXp to quantitate and export volume data from sampled specimens during ELISA assays improving inventory accuracy



Phyrstorm Technologies, Inc.

• President/CEO

  • Dec 1999 - Jan 2012

  Provided comprehensive IT services to residential and small to medium size businesses. Services offered include hardware and software installation and troubleshooting; network installation, configuration, and maintenance; hardware and software troubleshooting; turn-key and built-to-order software development; security audits; and risk assessment and mitigation. Provided comprehensive IT services to residential and small to medium size businesses. Services offered include hardware and software installation and troubleshooting; network installation, configuration, and maintenance; hardware and software troubleshooting; turn-key and built-to-order software development; security audits; and risk assessment and mitigation.