Nathan Karasch
Director Of Development Services at Zirous
West Des Moines, Iowa, United States
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Top SchoolNathan Karasch is a technology leader with 11 years of software experience, currently serving as Director of Development Services at Zirous where he scales delivery, fosters innovation, and aligns engineering work to business outcomes. A former infantry rifleman turned software engineer, he blends disciplined leadership and servant-management principles to build supportive teams that prioritize growth, honest communication, and mission-driven results. His hands-on background includes application development, identity and integration projects, data analytics and cloud initiatives, and progressing from developer to manager within the same firm demonstrates strong execution and institutional knowledge. Nathan’s creative side—trained in percussion and having worked as a professional musician—adds a collaborative, rhythmic approach to team dynamics and problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Software Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree Software Engineering at Iowa State UniversityAssociate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) Music Performance Percussion, Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) Music Performance Percussion at McNally Smith College of MusicHVAC/R Level I Electricity Advanced, HVAC/R Level I Electricity Advanced at Mayfield College
English, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (88)
flask-application10
nodejs-application9
travis-ci9
cli8
heroku8
expressjs8
solar-car8
nodejs8
backend7
microsoft-graph-sdk7
python7
devops7
solar7
validatorjs7
docker7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
KrashLeviathan/nextbus
Apr 2016 - Jan 2018
Contributions:4 releases, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
hammer-io/yggdrasil
Nov 2017 - Apr 2018
Connects the 9 worlds of microservices
Contributions:61 commits, 51 PRs, 69 pushes in 5 months
microservices
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