Nathan Eick
Chief Executive Officer at Coordinate Productions
Waterloo, Iowa, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNathan Eick is an aerospace- and geospatial-focused engineering leader with eight years of hands-on experience building and operating airborne LiDAR, mapping UAS, and remote sensing workflows while scaling two companies from concept to delivery. As CEO and founder he blends mechanical engineering rigor with practical aviation expertise—commercial and instrument-rated pilot credentials—and has led flight operations, LiDAR calibration, and product delivery for national mapping projects. He contributes to the widely used ArduPilot project as both a technical writer and embedded systems contributor, improving documentation and flight-control parameters that help real-world UAS users. Raised on a farm in northeast Iowa, he pairs agricultural domain knowledge with a passion for next-generation sensing technologies, enabling pragmatic solutions for clients in both rural and commercial settings.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering, Senior, Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering, Senior at Iowa State UniversityUndergraduate Studies, General Education, Undergraduate Studies, General Education at Hawkeye Community College
English
Github Skills (12)
embedded10
drones10
robotics10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
autopilot10
sys10
documentation10
auto-tuning8
mavlink7
plane7
cop7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ArduPilot/ardupilot_wiki
Mar 2018 - Jan 2021
Repository for ArduPilot wiki issues and wiki-specific website infrastructure.
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:31 commits, 26 PRs, 36 comments in 2 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Nathan primarily contributed to the ArduPilot wiki by updating and clarifying documentation. They added flight mode summaries, improved the organization and formatting of existing pages (V-Tail setup, ESC calibration, FrSky telemetry), and corrected grammar and broken links. The contributions enhanced the clarity and usability of the documentation for users, and solved multiple user issues.
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ArduPilot/ardupilot
Mar 2018 - Dec 2018
ArduPlane, ArduCopter, ArduRover, ArduSub source
Role in this project:Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:9 commits, 9 PRs, 3 pushes in 9 months
Contributions summary:Nathan made multiple updates to various C++ files within the ArduPilot project, indicating a strong focus on the codebase. Their contributions primarily involve modifying parameters and descriptions related to the compass, airspeed, TECS, and control systems. These changes included clarifying orientations, adjusting gains, and correcting typos, enhancing the aircraft's flight control and sensor configuration.
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