SUMMARY

• 5+ Years of experience in Android design and development
• 5+ Years of experience in website development, including HTML5, CSS3, PHP, MySQL, and Apache
• Working knowledge of C, C++, and Python
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills - comfortable explaining technical concepts to non-technical people
• Comfortable working both in a team and independently
• Self-motivated: able to stay on task without constant oversight
• Participated in all phases of the development life cycle including: system analysis, design, development, debugging, report generation, testing and documentation
• Familiar with Agile approaches, including Extreme Programming, TDD and SCRUM
• Expertise in Automated testing with Junit and Gradle
• Extensive experience in user interface and user experience (UI/UX) using various wireframing and design tools implementing various mobile design patterns
• Practical implementation of fragments, diverse layouts, animations, using material design, Compound Views and Custom Views to match the provided UI/UX specifications
• Comfortable with version control tools such as Git and SVN
• Understands the importance of implementing best practices and security whenever possible
• Comfortable managing small groups of people
• Able to adopt new technologies quickly
• Proficient at consuming services from web based applications
• Familiar with the following design patterns: MVC, Singleton, Adapter, Factory, Command, Observer, and Builder
• Understand the importance of implementing a user-friendly and pleasing user interface
• Experience implementing persistent data in device memory, web-based databases, and the cloud
• Comfortable teaching, training, and providing mentoring to fellow developers
• Enjoy interacting with the end user to gain insight into app usage and determine improvements

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: Android SDK, Java, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP, JSON, XML

Databases: SQLite, MySQL

Web Servers: Apache, Tomcat

Web Services: RESTful, SOAP, JSON

IDEs: Eclipse EE, Android Studio

Libraries: Universal Image Downloader, Picasso, Volley, GreenDao, SQLCipher, Robolectric, JUnit, Parse, Active Android, SQLite Encryption Extension (SEE)

Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall

Change Management Tools: Git, Jenkins

Incident Report Tracking: Jira, Bugzilla, BugNet

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Lead Android Developer

Responsibilities:

• Constructed Activities and Fragments using Material Design
• Defined UI layout with JustInMind wireframing tool.
• Utilized a Navigation Drawer to easily switch between application activities and fragments
• Extensive use of Android Studio for app authoring, debugging, and testing
• Designed SQLite database schema for implementing persistent data storage
• Provided database encryption through the use of the SQLCipher extension
• Utilized Git version control tool as source control management system
• Developed custom fragment dialogs for presenting update information to the user
• Designed custom animations for transitions between application activities
• Implemented HTTP connectivity through use of the Volley library
• Tracked incident reports with the Bugzilla open source platform
• Contributed to the technical documentation for this application
• Performed extensive application testing with the Robolectric unit test framework
• Implemented multi-language support for over 50 different languages
• Mentored junior developers by providing advice and guidance when necessary
• Supported multiple screen resolutions to provide proper resizing across multiple devices
• Extensive use of support libraries(v4, v7) to ensure backward compatibility with older OS versions

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Senior Android Developer

Responsibilities:

• UI / UX design and wireframing with multiple tools, most notably Adobe InDesign
• Implemented Asynchronous Tasks for multi-threaded background processing
• Utilized Git version control tool as source control management system
• Extensive use of Android Studio for app authoring, debugging, and testing
• Utilized the GreenDao ORM for managing the SQLite Database for easy to use, efficient, object oriented abstraction
• Authored module for consuming JSON data from RESTful web service
• Utilized DDMS(Dalvik Debug Monitor Server) tool to ensure that the app is optimized for network data transaction
• Utilized the Picasso library for image downloading, caching and rendering to UI
• Implemented Facebook integration for posting exercise goals reached to user’s timeline
• Utilized Google Analytics to gain insight into end-user use of the app
• Documented app feature upgrades for use in promotional material
• Implemented push notifications with the Parse library and Google Cloud Messaging (GCM)
• Utilized JUnit testing to support test-driven development
• Lead a team of 2 junior Android developers which consistently met goal on or ahead of schedule
• Supported multiple screen resolutions to provide proper resizing across multiple devices
• Extensive use of support libraries(v4, v7) to ensure backward compatibility with older OS versions
• Utilized Jira for bug tracking, project planning, assign work, and follow team activity
• Supported multiple screen resolutions to provide proper resizing across multiple devices

Confidential, Lakewood, NJ

Android Developer

Responsibilities:

• Worked closely with the client to obtain app specifications and ensure their expectations were being met
• Altered UI layout based off of end-user feedback to improve usability
• Attended daily SCRUM meetings to track app development progress
• Implemented SQLite database for persistent data storage and retrieval
• Implemented GreenDao ORM for easy database management because it maps Java objects to database tables
• Implemented email timesheet and download timesheet functionality
• Worked with Agile development to adapt the application to the changing needs of the client
• Utilized the Jenkins continuous integration server to manage the application automated compilation, testing, source control management with Git
• Extensive use of JUnit testing to support test-driven development
• Mentored junior developers by providing advice and guidance when necessary
• Tracked issues, project planning and development life cycle with Jira
• Assigned daily workloads to junior team members
• Offered mentoring and training to junior team members
• Supported multiple screen resolutions to provide proper resizing across multiple devices

Confidential

Android Developer

Responsibilities:

• Obtained requirements and solicited feedback from users to improve UI/UX
• Implemented a tabbed layout using fragments for easy user navigation
• Applied custom styles for a consistent user experience across different activities
• Utilized the Dalvik Debug Monitor Server (DDMS) for debugging, testing, and tracking memory consumption
• Contributed to the design of the SQLite database schema for persistent data storage
• Achieved Object-Relational Mapping(ORM) by use of the ActiveAndroid platform
• Worked with the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
• Interfaced with Facebook for posting status updates through use of the Facebook API
• Logged user’s exercise route on Google Maps through use of the Google Maps API
• Utilized the BugNET platform for tracking feature development as well as incident reports
• Tested the application on device simulators and actual devices to fine-tune the user interface
• Provided training for new team members to bring them up to speed on the project
• Headed two weekly status meetings to ensure that project goals were being met on schedule
• Use of support libraries(v4, v7) to ensure backward compatibility with older OS versions
• Utilized Jira for bug tracking, project planning, assign work, and follow team activity
• Supported multiple screen resolutions to provide proper resizing across multiple devices

Confidential

Android Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed dynamic user interface through the use of tabs and fragments
• Extensive use of compound views to show items in a ListView
• Participated in daily SCRUM meetings to track application progress
• Worked with the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
• Contributed to the design of the SQLite database schema for persistent data storage
• Implemented database encryption through the use of SQLite Encryption Extension (SEE)
• Achieved Object-Relational Mapping(ORM)by use of the GreenDao platform
• Utilized the Bugzilla open source platform for tracking incident reports
• Extensive use of the Dalvik Debug Monitor Server (DDMS) for debugging, testing, and tracking memory consumption
• Consumed JSON web services to provide real-time updates to stock prices
• Implemented DropBox integration through use of Android DropBox API
• Focused on writing efficient, reusable, and maintainable code that preserves privacy and security
• Supported junior members of the development team, providing ongoing advice and guidance
• Extensive use of JUnit testing to support test-driven development
• Supported multiple screen resolutions to provide proper resizing across multiple devices

Confidential

Junior Android Developer

Responsibilities:

• Laid out user interface XML files based on project requirements
• Coded basic Activity functionality
• Designed Intents and Intent Filters for passing data between Activities, and to the Android system
• Assisted in the creation of image resources for backgrounds and buttons with Adobe Photoshop
• Constructed JUnit test cases for black-box code testing
• Extensive use of Eclipse EE IDE for code authoring
• Attended weekly meetings to report application progress

Confidential

Web Designer

Responsibilities:

• Obtained website requirements from clients, and assisted in requirement specifications when necessary
• Designed custom graphics for website components such as backgrounds, buttons, and menus
• Implemented websites in HTML and XHTML
• Styled websites with CSS
• Coded back-end website features with PHP
• Implemented persistent data storage with MySQL
• Implemented simple content management systems (CMS) when required by job specifications
• Added dynamic website functionality with JavaScript
• Tested website before deployment on a WAMP Server

Confidential, Gainesville, FL

Technical Artist Internship

Responsibilities:

• Obtained requirements for images and animations
• Met with supervisors twice a week to ensure that the deliverables met their expectations
• Produced deliverables with several open-source graphics applications, including: Blender, GIMP, and Inkscape
• Designed three dimensional wireframe objects, then applied textures, materials, and lighting
• Applied skeletons, and keyframes to three dimensional objects to animate them
• Performed post-processing on images and animations to apply technical labels and annotations