Nathan Hladil //
Nathan Hladil
Entrepreneur & Developer — Owen Sound, ON
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Entrepreneur & Developer — Honour Roll, Grade 9–12

Nathan
Hladil

Driven Grade 12 student, 4-year Honour Roll recipient, and nearly a decade of experience building and scaling digital products — from 40,000-user gaming platforms to local hardware ventures.

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00 // Overview

Core /
Proficiencies.

01 // Technical
Technical Stack

C++, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, SQL, Lua (Roblox); REST API design and integration, relational database architecture, server-side scripting, UI/UX design, and 3D modeling. Full-stack development from database schema to deployed front-end — all self-directed.

02 // Ops
Leadership & Ops

8+ years managing online communities, moderation teams, and high-traffic server workflows. Proven player retention strategy, conflict resolution, and operational execution at scale.

03 // Business
Entrepreneurship

99% in Marketing, Entrepreneurship & Accounting. Monetization strategy, product-market fit, scaling digital products to 40,000+ daily active users — backed by formal business education and real-world execution.

04 // Academics
Academic Excellence

4-year consecutive Honour Roll student at St. Mary's High School. 99–100% in Computer Science every year from Grade 9 through Grade 12. Math contest competitor and Grey Bruce Science Fair Judge.

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Pro
jects
Selected Work // 2016 - 2026 - Click Any Card
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Client Work // Live Business
Rees
Landscaping

A full business website and content management system for a 15-year Georgian Bluffs landscaping company — built twice, from prototype to complete platform the owner runs himself.

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Workplace Tools // Scheduling
Shift
Sync

A staff scheduling platform with a draft-and-publish workflow — managers rearrange the roster freely while staff keep seeing the last published version until it's ready.

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Public Safety // Live Deployment
W.A.R.N.

Wild Animal Reporting Network — drivers report wildlife on the road and everyone nearby gets warned. Live, with push alerts confirmed working on real hardware.

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Civic Tech // Municipal Pitch
Road
Werx

A crowdsourced road hazard platform pitched to the City of Barrie — resident app, municipal dashboard, crew field app and public transparency map.

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Client Work // Custom Platform
OneCast
Wiki Engine

Not a wiki install — a documentation platform built from scratch, with automatic cross-linking and tiered staff access, delivered for a Minecraft server client.

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Client Work // Healthcare
Georgian
Waters

A practice website for an Owen Sound psychotherapist — built to Ontario's protected-title regulations, with local search structured data and a full rights and credits page.

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School Tech // Event Systems
Digital
Ticketing

Replaced paper tickets and clipboard check-in for school events with live seat selection and QR verification at the door. 500+ attendees, zero failures.

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Community & Ops // 8+ Years
Minecraft
Networks

Nearly a decade running Minecraft servers — custom economies, moderation teams across time zones, and infrastructure scaled to 400+ concurrent players.

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Embedded // MicroPython
Artemis
Watch

Companion apps for the CircuitMess Artemis smartwatch — MicroPython on an ESP32, polling a live web API from a device with barely enough memory to do it.

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API & Backend Engineering
APIs &
Databases

The invisible layer under everything else — REST APIs, relational schema design, authentication, and server-side logic across every production project on this page.

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Manufacturing // Hardware
3D
Innovation

CAD sketch to cash in hand — designed, printed, finished and sold custom phone stands locally. The full hardware product cycle with no outsourced steps.

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Entrepreneurship // Platform
N8R5K.COM

Before this domain became a portfolio it was a browser gaming platform — real-time multiplayer, custom accounts and leaderboards, grown organically with no marketing budget.

"Building and scaling digital products for nearly a decade."

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06 // Impact

Building
Impact.

From 40,000-user gaming platforms to local hardware sales, real digital ticketing systems to client websites — every project is a proof point. Infrastructure that holds under pressure, products that ship, communities that stick.

40K
Daily Users
400+
Concurrent Players
8+
Years Building
99%
CS Every Year
Innovation Innovation Innovation Innovation Innovation

Experience

01
Home Hardware Building Centre
Customer Service
Associate

Mastering POS and inventory systems while optimizing customer interaction efficiency. Hardware and building supply expertise across a broad product catalogue.

March 2023 – Present
02
Owen Sound Pickleball Club
Front Desk

Running booking software, membership records, and POS transactions for a multi-court pickleball facility. Resolving scheduling conflicts in real time and keeping league play on schedule under pressure.

May 2026 – Present
03
At Last Adventure Camp
Volunteer
Counselor

Leadership for hiking, biking, and rappelling activities. Led youth groups safely through outdoor challenges, building trust and mentorship skills.

July 2022

Education

St. Mary's
High School
Graduated June 2026 — Owen Sound, ON

Four consecutive years on the Honour Roll, with top marks in Computer Science (99–100% every year from Grade 9 through 12), Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Accounting. Competed in Math contests, served as a Grey Bruce Science Fair Judge for two consecutive years, and consistently performed at the top of every class taken.

4 Years Running
Honour Roll

Consecutive Honour Roll from Grade 9 through Grade 12 — every single year.

Gr. 9Gr. 10Gr. 11Gr. 12
99–100% Every Year
Computer Science

Top of class in CS from Grade 9 to Grade 12 — four years of consistent excellence in the subject that drives every project.

CS Gr. 9 — 99%CS Gr. 10 — 100%CS Gr. 11 — 99%CS Gr. 12 — 100%
Academic Focus
Entrepreneurship // 99%

Highest in class. Also completed Marketing and Accounting with top standing.

Extracurricular
Science Fair Judge

Judging community science projects as a Grey Bruce delegate for 4 consecutive years.