Nate Alvar

About Nate Alvar

I love to build happy, successful product engineering teams. As FMG Suite’s VP of Product Engineering, I get excited when I can help people grow, succeed, and find meaning in their work. In addition to leading strong engineering teams, I have over a decade of experience in building SaaS technology products.FMG Suite is the leading provider of automated marketing solutions and software for financial advisors, insurance agents, and broker-dealers. The FMG Suite platform combines powerful, scalable tools like automated campaigns, social post scheduling, and custom email with beautiful, modern websites and award-winning content. My superpowers include making people laugh, making purpose matter, and keeping an eye on the bigger picture. I received my Master\'s degree in IT Leadership from the College of St. Scholastica, dual undergrad degrees in Applied Economics and Computer Science, and am a proud Eagle Scout. Outside of work, I am involved in charity work and enjoying pretty much any activity my family is up for doing together, including skiing, boating, camping, and enjoying Minnesota life. My specialties include: Technology leadershipProduct engineeringCloud architectureLean performance cultureAgile & Scrum methodologiesMicrosoft stack

Experience

1. Vice President of Product Engineering

   FMG Suite

   Nov 2015 — Present

   FMG Suite is the leading provider of automated marketing solutions and software for financial advisors, insurance agents, and broker-dealers. The FMG Suite platform combines powerful, scalable tools like automated campaigns, social post scheduling, and custom email with beautiful, modern websites and award-winning content.

Education

• The College of St. Scholastica

  Master's, IT Leadership

  2009 — 2011

• The College of St. Scholastica

  Bachelors, CIS, Economics

  1999 — 2004

Skills

• Confluence
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Training
• Jquery
• Web Applications
• Devops
• Sql
• Asp.net
• E-Commerce
• Html5
• Agile Methodologies
• Product Development
• Amazon Ec2
• Wcf
• Mysql
• Web Design
• Design Patterns
• Jira
• Web Services
• Risk Analysis
• T-Sql
• Xhtml
• Agile
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• System Deployment
• Team Leadership
• Ajax
• Xslt
• Xml
• Sql Server
• Javascript
• Html 5
• Disaster Recovery
• Databases
• Release Management
• Lean UX
• Server Architecture
• Windows
• Software Development
• Application Development