Nate Chiles

Experience

Lead User Experience Designer, UFP Industries

Led cross-functional strategy and execution of public-facing websites for two multimillion-dollar brands—reducing cost and complexity, while accelerating go-to-market timelines.
Bridged technical and non-technical teams by translating business needs into front-end solutions that were user-friendly, accessible, performant, and scalable—for both internal teams and end users.
Defined a web governance model to support global privacy compliance and standardize content, platform, and access management across 50+ domains

Content Contributor, Codecademy

Authored and maintained interactive lessons on HTML, CSS, JavaScript—delivering engaging material to support front-end development learning.
Improved educational content through learner feedback, applying empathy and a pedagogical approach to make complex topics more approachable and inclusive.
Contributed to cross-functional curriculum development, including Node, Heroku, and Velo by Wix, collaborating with content and engineering teams to ensure technical accuracy.

Web Developer, Freelance

Designed and developed websites—delivering clean, functional solutions tailored to each client’s needs.
Led a full branding and website project, crafting visual identity, site structure, and content strategy for a real estate and brokerage firm.

Prepress Manager, Vector Distribution

Built and led the prepress department from the ground up, standardizing job processing workflows and aligning teams across art, screen prep, ink, press, and QA—improving consistency, speed, and scalability across the shop.
Modernized IT and operations, including a custom ink tracking system, QR-code-based maintenance platform for 100+ machines, and full infrastructure support across servers, VOIP, digital printers, and industrial hardware.

Grand Rapids Community College

Rockford High School

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Strategic Leadership

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