Nathan Haring
Founder & Software Engineer · Native Apps · AI Tooling · Firefighter
Summary
Operator-turned-software engineer building production systems with unusually high shipping velocity — eleven shipped products plus one cross-platform beta Oct 2025–Jun 2026 across iOS, macOS, Android, web, CLI, and local-first tooling, including BRYKK (on-device Apple Foundation Models), Dolly (custom Metal render studio, first commit to notarized release in 34 hours), Blue Springs Local (live town delivery network), and CLOAK (Apache 2.0 on PyPI). Day role processes 43.5% of annual sales orders for a $20M+ operation; self-built automation saves 500+ hours/year. Firefighter operating muscle for reliability and decisions under pressure.
Selected work · Oct 2025 – Jun 2026
7 native apps · 1 town delivery network · 1 OSS on PyPI · 1 cross-platform beta · 2 production tools
BRYKK
LivePrivacy-first family location and safety app for iPhone, Apple Watch, and CarPlay.
- Built a live diagnostic uploader and internal triage dashboard, then used it to trace a production CloudKit permission bug affecting every family joiner.
- Shipped crash detection, SOS, medical ID Live Activity, trip guidance, and on-device translation with emergency-specific safeguards.
Dolly
Live · Invite-only alphaNative macOS render studio for cinematic product shots — custom Metal engine, keyframed camera moves, 4K/60 export.
- Extracted the custom Metal LiDAR point-cloud engine built for RANKAN and re-aimed it at product cinematography: procedural 3D devices, eight cinematic scenes, depth of field, volumetric weather, and one-click App Store screenshot batch export — 18K LOC of Swift and Metal with no third-party engine.
- Shipped v0.1.0 through v0.3.0 in 34 hours from first commit as a Developer ID-signed, notarized DMG with license activation; the studio renders its own marketing showreel headless.
Blue Springs Local
Live · Community trialZero-install peer-to-peer delivery network for Blue Springs, MO — live at brykk.app/local; drivers keep 100% of every fee.
- Re-aimed BRYKK's live-location relay at local commerce: browser-only ordering where the order link is the account, 3-second live driver tracking with 30-meter arrival detection, web-push driver dispatch, and atomic first-claim-wins order assignment.
- Planned June 10, in production June 11 — Next.js + Supabase + Redis with privacy-scrubbed ephemeral tracking, a service-area geofence, rate limiting, and an operations console for driver approvals and dispatch.
PinPals
Website live · iPhone + Android betaGolf companion with live website plus iPhone and Android beta builds for matching golfers and turning chat into rounds.
- Built with Jaret Priddy around golfer discovery, matching, open games, match chat, round proposals, nearby course search, shared scorecards, and a driving-range tracker.
- PinPalsGolf.com is live; iPhone and Android beta builds are both in testing with near-feature parity across all three surfaces.
Fob
Live · Free local toolFree local continuity layer for AI-assisted work — Claude, Codex, durable project memory, and reusable context packets at fob.sh.
- Built the local CLI plus browser dashboard, durable file-backed project memory, multi-model routing, context packets, and saved-decision/handoff flows used across Claude Code and Codex.
- Shipped as a local-first product with a public marketing site on Vercel; the engine stays on the user's machine instead of becoming a hosted dashboard.
CLOAK
Live · OSS · PyPI cloak-cliOpen-source CLI that redacts code before it reaches an LLM, with test-verified obfuscation and a repo-governed policy file.
- Authored a Python and JS/TS redactor (stdlib ast + tree-sitter byte-splice), a .cloakpolicy YAML governance layer, pre-commit hook integration, and an obfuscate --verify mode that fails the operation when the user's own test suite fails.
- Released v0.3.0 on PyPI under Apache 2.0 with Trusted Publisher OIDC, branch protection, ruff/mypy --strict clean, and CI green on Python 3.11/3.12/3.13. Designed as the OSS sibling to Fob.
NativeBridge
Production-usedMultiplayer IDE and conversion platform for Swift ↔ Kotlin ↔ TypeScript.
- Built real-time collaboration, lock management, billing, and multi-tenant workspace infrastructure around native-code conversion.
- Used it in production to ship GoKC to both iOS and Android as a solo engineer.
Additional shipped work: Also shipped GoKC (live iOS + Android; featured by KCTV5 and Fox4 KC), PayCheck Budget, RANKAN, and Face2Face in the same October 2025 through June 2026 run, plus Inbox Tickets for daily internal workflow operations.
Experience
Founder · Software Engineer · Self-employed
Oct 2025 – PresentRemote
- Designed, built, and shipped eleven products plus one cross-platform beta across iOS, watchOS, macOS, Android, web, CLI, OSS, and internal tooling.
- Owned the full lifecycle: product framing, system design, data modeling, deployment, post-launch debugging, and iteration.
- Built the developer tooling and internal operations software that made solo multi-product output sustainable.
Inside Sales · Sales Operations · Industrial distributor
Nov 2023 – PresentLenexa, KS
- Process 43.5% of all annual sales orders for a $20M+ operation; personally manage roughly $5.5M in revenue flow.
- Built automation and reporting systems that save 500+ hours of manual work per year.
- Replaced manual vendor-tracking processes with custom reporting and follow-through workflows, cutting tracking time by 75%.
Director of Operations · Aerocharger
Oct 2014 – Oct 2016New Century, KS
- Oversaw BOMs, inventory, production scheduling, vendor negotiations, and day-to-day operational execution for a 20-person manufacturing business.
- Redesigned pricing strategy for a 44% sales increase and $80K profit gain inside two months.
Skills
Leadership & service
Active Firefighter · Sugar Creek Fire Department
2024 – PresentSugar Creek, MO
Operational firefighter; NREMT certification in progress.
Volunteer Firefighter & Lieutenant · Perkasie Fire Company No. 1
2018 – 2023Perkasie, PA
Promoted to Lieutenant. Chief's Award (2022); recognition from the Pennsylvania Senate and House. Also implemented the company website, member email, and NFIRS reporting systems.
Certifications
- Pro Board / IFSAC Firefighter II
- Pro Board / IFSAC Fire Inspector I
- Pro Board / IFSAC Vehicle Rescue (Awareness & Operations)
- Pro Board / IFSAC Hazardous Materials (Operations)
- FEMA ICS/NIMS — ICS 100, 200, 700, 800
- Pump Operations, Truck Company Operations, Rapid Intervention Team (RIT)
Education
- Ottawa University — Business Management coursework