OBJECTIVE

• As a seasioned iOS Developer I seek to broaden my knowledge and further solidify myself as a Senior iOS Developer. I am highly motifivated and strive to keep up to date with the latest technologies.

SUMMARY

• 5+ years of experience working with iOS, XCode, Object - C, and more recently with Swift for the past 2 years
• Worked on 4 mobile applications dealing with both front end and back end concerns
• Strong with Swift 2.3 and upcoming changes in the open source language, as well as XCode 7.3, iOS 9.3, and beta builds
• Fluent in the use of NSURLConnection, NSURLSession, and AFNetworking for Web service consumption
• Highly experienced with CoreGraphics, CoreAnimation, UIDynamics, UIViewAnimateWithDuration and the like for embellishing and bringing UI to life; knowledgeable of the Apple H.I.G
• Experience with Coredata, SQLite, NSCoding (archiving/unarchiving), PLists, Documents/Temporary directory, NSUserDefaults and Keychain
• Skilled at debugging issues and jumping into code bases; good with crash logs, LLDB statements, breakpoints, and instruments
• Versed in unit testing with XCT frameworks for verifying business logic
• Comfortable with memory management under Automatic Retain Count (ARC) and Manual Retain Count (MRR/MRC), dealing with retain/release/autorelease
• Familiar with various design patterns such as MVC, MVVM, Delegation & Protocols, Key Value Observing (KVO), Key Value Coding (KVC), Singletons, Blocks, etc.
• Worked with GIT as project source control via command line and GUI tools like Tower and SourceTree
• Effective communicator both orally and written, with experience interacting with overseas teams
• Capable of leading tasks such as code/peer reviews, doing paired programing, and general mentoring of junior developers
• Highly motivated Software Engineer with a passion for technological advancement, always looking to constantly learn and grow
• Very good at solving complex problems dealing with intricate algorithms, time complexity, and general computer science issues
• Keen and up to date with the latest news via apple release events, blogs, and developer sites

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Xcode
• Inellijae
• Visual Studio
• Objective C
• Swift
• Java
• PHP
• CSS3
• HTML5
• JavaScript
• C++
• C#
• C
• MySQL
• SQLite
• CoreData
• NSUserDefaults
• Keychain
• Cocoa Touch
• UIKit
• Core Location
• MapKit
• Core Bluetooth
• Core Animation
• Core Graphics
• AV Foundation
• MPMediaPlayer
• NSNotification Center
• AFNetworking
• REST
• SOAP
• JSON
• XML
• NSLog
• LLDB
• Instruments
• XCTest
• TDD
• OOP
• MVC
• MVVM
• Delegation
• Protocols
• Singleton
• KVC
• KVO
• Push Notifications
• Storyboard
• XIB
• AutoLayout
• Constraints
• Agile
• SCRUM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

Senior iOS Developer

Responsibilities:

• Fixed many bugs that were reported both by users and QA, using the Xcode debugger (LLDB) and Instruments
• Implemented RESTful web service calls to place orders, cancel orders, display information, and update user info
• Used AutoLayout, along with a few programmatic techniques, to fix UI issues on both the iPhone and iPad versions of the app.
• Created builds using Continuous Integration to be approved by QA.
• Developed code using Test Driven Development, utilizing XCTest for both unit tests and UI tests.
• Worked in an Agile environment, utilizing JIRA and daily Scrum
• Worked in a team of 4 iOS developers and interacted with marketing, design, and server teams.
• Updated code in anticipation iOS 10 and Swift 3.0
• Programmed mostly in Swift, but did use Objective-C as needed
• Routinely attended local tech conferences while representing the company

Confidential, Richmond, VA

iOS Developer

Responsibilities:

• Implemented push notifications, using APNS, for users to get up to date information about the festival
• Added functionality using Core Bluetooth which allowed users to check into certain locations inside the festival
• Made REST calls using AFNetworking to get information, such as artist info, and to change user account information.
• Coordinated with the server side team to ensure that information was only displayed at or after a certain date - such as the lineup and schedule
• Used Core Data to store certain information for offline usage, to improve the user experience when data reception cannot be obtained.
• Added integration with social media such as Facebook and Twitter.
• Used AVFoundation to enable radio streaming
• Took designs created by the client and translated those into functional screens by importing images and using Storyboards, Interface Builder, Core Animation, and Core Graphics
• Used AutoLayout and Size Classes to make a universal app that works well on both iPhone and iPad
• Developed code in a modified Agile environment, which involved 4 week sprints, scrum, sprint planning meetings, and a kanban board.

Confidential, San Jose, CA

iOS Developer

Responsibilities:

• Added fingerprint authentication, using the Local Authentication framework
• Fixed numerous bugs related to passing information between view controllers, involving delegation and KVO
• Converted many view controllers to Auto Layout shortly after its release, to prepare the app to be able to used on any iPhone, including the iPhone 6, 6+, 5 and 4s
• Used Instruments to pinpoint memory leaks and heavy resource usage and then tracked down the final source of those issues using the Xcode debugger
• Worked in a team of 3 iOS developers, mainly focused on backend development, with some frontend work as needed
• Used Git for version control, making separate branches for each feature addition and pushed code to our remote repository
• Performed code reviews on Github to check incoming code for conciseness, maintainability, and efficiency
• Delivered code in a traditional Agile environment, with two week sprints, daily standup, sprint planning meetings, and JIRA usage
• Gathered requirements for additional features prior to and during sprint planning meetings and gave accurate time estimations for assigned tasks.
• Documented all design and architectural choices prior to contract end so that any developer could easily understand and modify the underlying code.

Confidential

iOS Developer

Responsibilities:

• Added Layout Constraints, using NSLayoutConstraint, to enable application to be used on both iPhone and iPad, without having a separate application for each device
• Used AFNetworking to pull entries provided by the server, which contains the algorithm to determine user recommendations
• Kept user data up to date with REST calls by adding followed categories, blocked sources, and article likes.
• Used Gesture Recognizers to improve the responsiveness of the application and to enhance the user experience.
• Used interface builder, and some programmatic manipulations to improve the look and feel of the application.
• Fixed numerous bugs, such as bugs related to user preferences not being properly reflected in fetched results
• Coordinated with the server side team to ensure they were getting all the information needed to provide accurate recommendations, and provided outlines of API calls that the iOS team needed.
• Worked in a team of 4 iOS developers in an Agile environment, and kept in constant communication with a design and user experience team.
• Prepared ideas for new functionality to be added to the application, outlined requirements, and gave time estimates.
• Maintained code on Github, using the terminal for the large majority of Git operations