# Nathan Blanchette

Nathan Blanchette is a remote worker on Himalayas, Principal at Turnberry Solutions, based in United States.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@nathanblanchette

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Principal at Turnberry Solutions advising enterprises on digital transformation; previously launched Starforge Systems’ e-commerce operation in under four months.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | United States |
| Authorized to work in | United States |
| Salary expectations | 200k+ USD |
| Job categories | Technology Leader, Chief Technology Officer, IT Strategy Consultant, Solutions Architect, Engineering Manager, Software Developer |
| Skills | Digital Transformation, IT strategy, Digital Strategy, Technical Direction, technology strategy, Product Strategy, Ecommerce, Technical Architecture, Software Architecture, Engineering Leadership, Engineering Management, Agile, Sprint Planning, Project Planning, Technical Solution Design |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/nathan-blanchette-207 |

## About

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At Turnberry Solutions, I advise large enterprise clients on digital and technology transformation across strategy, delivery, and staffing. I previously consulted with W. L. Gore & Associates’ consumer brands, including GOREWEAR and Sitka Gear, on IT needs and technical direction.

At Starforge Systems, I joined at the concept stage to build and lead a technical team, set technology vision, and launch e-commerce operations. We delivered the operation in under four months and grew from a concept to a national operation with 20 staff on a budget under $2MM.

At RITE AID, I managed the day-to-day work of up to 20 offshore developers on RiteAid.com. I architected and drove implementation of the buy-prescription-online/pick-up-in-store feature, which was critical during Covid.

At Maine Lobster Now, I delivered a customized Magento 2 e-commerce site and built integrations and shipping tools to support warehouse operations. My earlier web development work included e-commerce integrations, API development, and public-facing websites.
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## Experience

### Principal (current)

Turnberry Solutions. Nov 2024 - Present

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Worked as Principal at Turnberry Solutions.
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### IT Strategy Consultant / Direct to Consumer IT Architect

[W. L. Gore & Associates](https://himalayas.app/companies/w-l-gore-associates-inc). Mar 2023 - Dec 2024

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Consulting with Gore’s consumer brand unit (GOREWEAR, Sitka Gear) where I advised on their IT needs and helped set technical direction for the brands. My work included a comprehensive assessment of IT needs and the existing e-commerce structure, building digital roadmaps, defining budgets, project planning, and general advisory as needed across the business.
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### IT Strategy Consultant

Turnberry Solutions. Mar 2023 - Nov 2024

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Worked as IT Strategy Consultant at Turnberry Solutions.
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### Chief Technology Officer

Starforge Systems. Mar 2022 - Jan 2023

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Starforge Systems is a custom PC builder focused on high-end gaming PCs, backed by top Twitch influencer group OTK. I joined a colleague at the concept stage to build and lead a technical team, own technology vision, and lead execution to launch e-commerce operations.

Successes in this role included delivery of an e-commerce operation in under four months, introducing Agile-like processes with an
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### Solutions Architect

Swarming Technology. Aug 2021 - Mar 2022

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Swarming Technology is an e-commerce development agency based in Milwaukee. I joined in a client-facing role with responsibility across all of the agency’s development projects. In addition to hands-on project work in software architecture and development, I also mentored junior developers, set best practices and workflows for development teams, and contributed to pre-sales and prototyping.
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### eCommerce Dev Lead

RITE AID. Dec 2020 - Aug 2021

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At Rite Aid I managed the day-to-day activities of up to 20 offshore developers in an Agile environment, with our development work focused on features and improvements to RiteAid.com. While in this role I architected and drove implementation of the “buy prescription online/pick-up in store” feature for RiteAid.com that was critical during Covid.

Based on sprint velocity and issues closed per spri
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### Senior Web Developer

Maine Lobster Now. Nov 2018 - Dec 2020

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Maine Lobster Now is a seafood shipping company based in southern Maine, specializing in live lobster and other specialties. When I joined I was the sole developer and tasked to build a new e-commerce site, and later I took on an expanded role to grow and lead a team to support increased demand as the company grew from $10M to ~$40M ARR during tenure.

Technical Project Highlights:
- Independent
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### Web Developer

iBec Creative. Apr 2016 - Nov 2018

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iBec Creative is an e-commerce and marketing agency based in Portland, Maine. In this role I focused mainly on eCommerce integrations with PoS systems, back-end optimization (server stack and application code), and API work. Projects included full site builds on various platforms (Magento 2, WordPress, Drupal, Kirby, etc.) and full stack development (NGINX, PHP7+, MariaDB, Sass, JavaScript, Memcac
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### Webmaster / Web Developer

WABI TV 5. Nov 2012 - Mar 2016

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At WABI I designed and implemented public-facing websites for news and e-commerce applications. Work included use Used Sketch/Photoshop for design, PHP/MySQL/SASS to build, Git for versioning, and Nginx/PHP/Varnish/Memcache for the stack. I also built internal tools to interface with TV production systems via the web browser easily, monitored site and social media analytics, and maintained web ad
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### Student Computer Tech II

ASAP Media Services. Jun 2011 - Jun 2012

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Worked as Student Computer Tech II at ASAP Media Services.
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## Education

### Anthropic

Claude Code in Action

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Apr 2026
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### Anthropic

Building with the Claude API

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Apr 2026
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### University of Maine

Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, New Media. 2008 - 2012

## Tech stack

- Google AdSense
- Sass
- MySQL
- MariaDB
- Memcached
- Git Flow
- Sketch
- JavaScript
- Python
- PHP
- GraphQL
- WordPress
- Drupal
- Git
- Varnish
- NGINX
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Claude Code
- ShipStation

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