Curriculum Vitae

Independent contractor and freelancer, focusing on projects in the native mobile space.

Phoenix DX is a digital transformation company leveraging the OutSystems platform. I work as a mobile software consultant, helping them with native support for their Cordova plugins.

Colonial First State was a child company of Commonwealth Bank. It was recently sold to KKR.

I joined Colonial First State to build the Android app that would bring superannuation to the hands of CFS customers. I was the solo android dev on the team, responsible for:

• Design the architecture of the app to match the business' expectations
• Advising the Product Owner on the capabilities of the platform
• Setup the teams CI pipeline into the company'sTeamCity platform.
• Analyze post launch app analytics and monitoring crashes using App Center
• Interfacing with offshore team to handle customers' feedback and prioritise issues
• Advise wider team architects on how to best support the mobile platform

Previously Mentally Friendly.

As the company's mobile dev, I was tasked with architecting, implementing and maintaining apps for our clients. I would often co-design and build proof of concepts web frontends and native apps to show case our ideas to clients.

Russell Investments(iOS):

• Shipped bi-weekly updates to the App Store
• Refactor the application away from a single Storyboard, to reduce merge conflicts
• Implement in memory local storage using Core Data
• Setup automated testing and local deployment using fastlane
• Interface with client to manage app maintenance and future roadmap

A.H. Beard - Sleepsense (iOS & Android):

• Shipped an iOS and an Android app that controlled a smart bed with three BT devices (bed frame, mattress, sleep tracker) using RxSwift and RxBluetooth
• Built an onboarding flow that would detect user's breathing rythim to pair them with their smart bed
• Lead a team of two devs through know problems and pitfalls for the Android build.

Triple J (iOS & Android):

• Built proof of concept app to showcase feature feasibility
• Worked integrated with ABC mobile team to bootstrap the initial prototype for an internal release
• Integrated ExoPlayer to stream audio sourced from custom Rest APIs

My skills in web development were also put to use. I worked on several internal prototypes and websites that used React and Vue.js. I also worked on migrating legacy web projects to Docker so we could reduce our maintenance burden.

Joined Profero to be part of the mobile team responsible for the Eastlands Shopping Center app. I was involved in both iOS and Android builds, sadly the Android build never saw the playstore.

• Integrated Meridian iOS sdk for indoor navigation in the shopping center, that made use of bluetooth low energy beacons
• Setup the local deployment of the iOS app using fastlane
• Setup certificate management for the team using fastlane match
• Integrated Jenkins CI with our repository to run our tests against several simulators

Gleam was in business from July 2013 until August 2016, when it was adquired by Farfetch.

Gleam was a mobile fashion app that brought a feed of curated fashion items to your fingertips. I joined the team looking to augment my product experience and was tasked with building version 2.0 of the app:

• Architectured the app to better handle the existing load, support the new redesign, and allow for faster iteration
• Workshop with the team new features and revenue streams
• Advise the CEO on the capabilities of the mobile platform

• Applied my uni knowledge into developing an iOS skill set, later adding Android to my toolbelt
• Self managed the projects I was reponsible for, communicating frequently with other team members and management