Summary
Nathan Dykstra is a seasoned software leader with 15 years of hands-on experience translating complex requirements into reliable integrations and products, currently serving as Development and Integration Manager at Brady Corporation. His background spans machine vision QA, financial IT consulting, integration engineering, and senior development roles, reflecting a practical blend of quality-first discipline and systems thinking. Nathan thrives on learning new technologies and details-oriented problem solving—skills honed from early QA work at Cognex through senior engineering and architecture roles. He also runs a small business (North Fratney House LLC), underscoring an entrepreneurial streak and operational empathy beyond pure engineering. Based in Brookfield, WI, he pairs a BS in Software Engineering from MSOE with a pragmatic "make computers do stuff" approach to deliver dependable, maintainable systems.
15 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BS Software Engineering, BS Software Engineering at Milwaukee School of Engineering
English, Japanese