Nate Wessels · Shadow Republic Developing

I build custom software for local organizations

Workflows, payments, events, and internal tools for businesses and organizations in Forest Grove and west-side Oregon. I also build websites when a project needs one.

PaddleUp auction item catalog
Auction, ticketing, and payment software at paddleup.io.

Work

Real software I've built for local businesses and communities.

Screenshot of PaddleUp

PaddleUp

Who: School auctions and community festivals (Visitation School Auction, Verboort Sausage Festival)

Problem: Running auctions, ticketing, and fundraising with spreadsheets and manual checkout.

Built: Auction, ticketing, and payment software at paddleup.io.

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Screenshot of Resting Gardens

Resting Gardens

Who: Cemetery operators and families searching for loved ones

Problem: Paper records and no way for families to search burial information online.

Built: Cemetery operations software—searchable records, plot management, and public lookup at restinggardens.com.

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SEO Manager

Who: Developers and site owners on Next.js

Problem: Manual sitemaps, robots.txt, meta tags, and Search Console reporting.

Built: Next.js SEO product—dynamic sitemaps, robots, meta management, and Search Console reporting at seomanager.dev.

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Screenshot of Verboort

Verboort

Who: Verboort, Oregon community and festival organizers

Problem: Community information scattered; festival ticket and merchandise sales handled manually.

Built: Community and event software—festival pages, online sales, and event management at verboort.org.

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How I work

Forest Grove, Oregon—working with organizations across Washington County.

  1. Talk

    Understand the process you want to replace—what happens today, who touches it, what breaks.

  2. Build

    Design and ship software tailored to your org, not a template.

  3. Ship

    Deploy, train your team, and iterate. Payments via Stripe when the project needs them.

Tell me about the process you want to replace

I build custom software for businesses and organizations in Forest Grove and west-side Oregon—workflows, payments, events, and internal tools. Describe what's broken today and I'll get back to you.