Nick Black

Nick is a valued member of our Yalo Tribe in our Dev department. He has been a true warrior for our clients and an outstanding teammate to our other developers. As a full stack developer, Nick tackled a wide range of projects for our clients from AR/VR to mobile apps to websites.

He is available and responsive both when you most need him and even when you just trust that he is doing his daily job. Over the 4 years and numerous clients, Nick has delivered for us. And on top of all that, I think Nick’s best quality is being a stand up guy, a guy that your teammates can trust, and someone that everyone wants to be friends with. I have greatly appreciated all of Nick’s skill, effort and commitment to our Yalo clients and to his colleagues.

I had the privilege of working closely with Nick at Yalo for ~2 years, where he was a Senior Developer and one of my main mentors. I started as an intern, and from day one, Nick helped onboard me, made me feel welcome, and shared a ton of knowledge that helped me grow — ultimately leading to my first full-time role. Nick is mix of technical expertise and genuine kindness. He’s incredibly skilled across the board — from building custom WordPress themes and styling responsive frontends, to working with headless setups using GraphQL.

He also knows his way around WPEngine, GTM, and GA4, and always made time to help anyone who had any questions, all with a great attitude. He is someone you can count on as a team member, mentor, and friend. He also brings design skills that complement his dev work, using tools like Adobe Photoshop to make quick, efficient edits that saved time and kept things moving. Working with Nick has positively impacted my life, and I am grateful to have met him.

Nick is an outstanding team player, always willing to jump in and assist whenever needed. His expertise spans across PHP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, WordPress, Laravel, AWS services, and much more. One project that stands out was a Laravel-based web application we developed as a digital curriculum platform for a network of schools under a franchise corporation. In this project, Nick played a key role, handling both backend and frontend development, as well as the configuration and integration of AWS services to ensure the platform’s reliability and scalability.

What truly sets Nick apart is his ability to work independently and take initiative. He doesn’t wait for direction, he identifies opportunities for improvement and takes action, always pushing the project forward. Nick would be a valuable asset to any team or independent project, and I would highly recommend him without hesitation.