Education

Swinburne University of Technology — B.Eng Electronics and Computer Systems, 2010

Skills

6 years Objective-C development
6 years Swift development
In depth knowledge of UIKit and Cocoa Touch
Extensive experience with Core Data, Sqlite, Realm
Experience with RxSwift and functional reactive programming
Experience with Core Location, Core Bluetooth, 3rd party hardware integration
Experience designing app architectures
Extensive experience with unit testing and TDD
Experience with build pipeline management and automation (git, fastlane, GitHub, GitHub Actions, etc)

Experience leading iOS development projects
Experience working with multiple teams and companies to deliver projects
Experience with Agile development techniques, including running stand-ups, retros

Contributed to the development of complex features involving Bluetooth, RxSwift, CouchDB and various other dependencies.
Developed high priority features such as Sound Processor compatibility.
Led discussions about architecture improvements.
Introduced improvements to team culture including daily standups.
Worked to improve communication with other teams and departments to maintain creditbility and priorities.
Contributed to hiring by reviewing resumes and code tests, and participating in interviews.

Led the development of a ground-up Swift rewrite of the Ovatu iOS app.
Moved existing iOS code to a MVC + Coordinator architecture to improve ability to add features.
Implemented new features using Promises, Eureka Forms.
Worked with backend developers to implement OAuth 2 alongside existing login mechanism.
Implemented process and quality improvements.
Introduced a testing culture including educating colleagues and adding a test suite to existing code for the iOS rewrite.
Implemented automated release process using fastlane, GitHub Actions and TestFlight.

Led improvements in quality
Increased release schedule from roughly once every six weeks to consistently once a fortnight.
Automated the release process for increased reliability.
Increased the crash-free rate to 99.9%.
Led improvements in team coding practices and skills.
Introduced a testing culture and working closely with QA.
Introduced technical kickoff discussions for large features.
Ran a bookclub for the engineering team.
Responsible for designing and implementing features and architecture improvements.
Moved architecture towards MVVM + Coordinator.
Improved and simplified use of RxSwift
Managed four direct reports. Responsibilities included:
- Hiring developers
- Running 1 to 1s
- Career planning

Led development of Coles iOS 3.0, achieving a 99.8% crash free rate with more than 120,000 monthly active users.
Responsible for designing application architectures and making technical decisions for client projects.
Mentored and advised team members on technical matters such as application design, persistence, and testing.
Helped set technical standards for Domestic Cat, including unit testing and continuous integration on all projects.
Helped grow Domestic Cat from a two person operation to a thirteen person consulting firm.

Developed and deployed mobile software for clients including Coles, ANZ, Kogan, Strike Bowling, and ChimpChange.
Worked on applications for iOS, Android, and wearable platforms.
Integrated Bluetooth devices such as payment hardware, colour measuring devices, and beacons into client applications.
Integrated various web APIs including e-commerce and banking platforms into mobile apps.

Available on request