Bill A.

Bill A.

Senior iOS Developer

United States of America
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About Me

Bill is a skillful iOS Developer expert in the use of the Apple development suite, diagnostic/testing software, and design tools for the last 13+ years. He has successfully crafted and maintained innovative mobile solutions for multiple industries. Bill has hands-on experience as an architect of application workflows including; UI, UX, offline data storage, database schema, and testing.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior iOS Developer
2021 - Present (3 years)
Remote
  • Create and develop innovative software solutions for different clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participate in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensure that features are being delivered efficiently and on-time.

ProCore
ProCore
Senior iOS Developer
2020 - 2021 (1 year)
United States of America
  • Maintained a large legacy application in support of a world wide construction platform. Designed and prototyped new UI components using SwiftUI.

  • Acted as a key player in internationalization to address new markets. Implemented new features in time keeping functionality.

  • Implemented app wide refactoring of existing synchronization methodology.

DevNow
DevNow
iOS Developer
2020 - 2020
United States of America
  • Worked on the redesign of a bluetooth application for remote winch operation.

  • Redesigned existing application to accommodate customer prototype specifications.

  • Served as a core group member of remote team successfully delivering the product on time and under budget.

The Climate Corporation
The Climate Corporation
Lead iOS Developer
2016 - 2021 (5 years)
United States of America
  • Architected, designed, implemented, and maintained a digital agricultural platform integrating with a large back-end database. Designed and implemented Unit and automated UI testing via XCTest.

  • Led a team of engineers to successfully design and implement a high stress Core Data Unit Test framework for testing both performance and thread-safety.

  • Architected a new application workflow including UI, UX, offline data storage, database schema, and testing.

Varsity Tutor
Varsity Tutor
Senior iOS Developer
2015 - 2016 (1 year)
United States of America
  • Architected, developed, and maintained a video based tutoring platform connecting users around the world. Designed and implemented Unit and automated UI testing using RSpec.

  • Spearheaded effort to successfully introduce Swift to a legacy application. Updated REST client to leverage multi-threaded NSOperations to enhance download performance.

  • Led effort to implement design changes to reflect the latest iOS paradigm.

Geocaching HQ
Geocaching HQ
Senior iOS Developer
2013 - 2015 (2 years)
United States of America
  • Architected, implemented, and maintained the worldwide Geocaching platform enabling adventure, exploration, and community through a unique combination of outdoor recreation and location-based technology.

  • Led integration of new iBeacon technology to app. Redesigned database schema and Core Data implementation to increase reliability, reducing logged crashes by over 50%.

  • Designed and implemented background download tasks to enhance user experience. Collaborated closely with back-end engineers to optimize download payloads. Collaborated closely with the design team to enhance app usability.

Deloitte Digital
Deloitte Digital
Senior Developer
2008 - 2013 (5 years)
United States of America
  • Worked as part of highly collaborative organization designing and implementing mobile experiences for large national businesses.

  • Acted as Lead team member for Univar prototype, given responsibility for both the data base schema and the front-end user experience. Implemented a nation wide mobile application for Alaska Airlines, requiring up to the minute information delivered by a legacy back-end system.

  • Worked on a project forTarget, creating a delightful user experience coupled with an advanced indoor navigation functionality. Developed projects for additional brands including Madison Square Garden, Costco, REI, Amway.

Portfolio

iOS Developer - Geocaching
iOS Developer - Geocaching

Geocaching is an app for the world’s largest treasure-hunting community. Whether you are off to find your first geocache or your ten-thousandth, this app is your ultimate geocaching toolbox. Architected, implemented, and maintained the worldwide Geocaching platform enabling adventure, exploration, and community through a unique combination of outdoor recreation and location-based technology. Technologies: iOS, Objective C, Core Location, MapKit, Swift, Core Data, iBeacon, RESTful Web Services.

iOS Developer - Target
iOS Developer - Target

The Target app can help you have a more rewarding Target run! Introducing Target Circle, which gives you access to hundreds of deals, a birthday gift, and the chance to support your community. I got to work with great designers and implement awesome UI for this app like animated menus and parallax views. Also, I implemented a robust geofencing solution to elevate awareness of nearby stores.

iOS Developer - Climate
iOS Developer - Climate

Climate FieldView is an integrated digital agriculture tool that provides farmers with a comprehensive, connected suite of digital tools, providing farmers a deeper understanding of their fields so they can make more informed operating decisions to optimize yields, maximize efficiency and reduce risk. It was great to help farmers around the work gain clearer insight into their operations. MapKit was used extensively for field crop visualizations. Led efforts to bring the new prescription features to the farming community.