Summary
Paul Nordlund is a solutions-oriented software engineer with 11 years of experience and a strong focus on test-driven modern JavaScript, TypeScript, and front-end frameworks like React and Angular. Currently at AbbVie, he has led complex front-end migrations and built high-performance, data-driven interfaces for scientific applications—optimizing routing, streaming, and dynamic SVG/D3 visualizations for large datasets. He pairs practical engineering with product thinking from his entrepreneurial background, having founded two ventures and delivered client-facing web products as a freelancer. Comfortable in Agile roles, Paul has acted as Scrum Master and consistently brings attention to detail, usability, and performance in cross-functional teams. Based in Chicago, he blends a BA in Economics and an MBA mindset with hands-on front-end craft, often applying creative UI patterns and keyboard-driven workflows to speed scientific review.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Economics, BA, Economics at Grinnell College
MBA, Entrepreneurship, MBA, Entrepreneurship at DePaul University - Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business
Techdegree, Front-End Web Development, Techdegree, Front-End Web Development at Treehouse
English, Russian