Christopher Schmitz Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, Us

App Development Consulting | Expert Android Developer | Engineering ManagerCSAppConsulting.comI offer services to help companies build a solid app development team and/or develop their initial Android apps. Building a solid app development team can be difficult and time consuming, and without a solid development background it's difficult to ensure you're hiring the right people and setting them up for success. I help jumpstart the development process by putting in place the right processes and recruiting criteria to ensure success. With a background in both startups and established companies, I know how to blend the best of both worlds.All services are offered on a limited contract basis (usually 3-9 months). I stand behind all contract work and will be happy to give brief advice on previous work or resume work under the same terms, if needed. I'm primarily available for remote work with any company in the United States, but can do on site visits for offices in the greater Los Angeles area.

I was brought on as a contract Android Developer to add custom Bluetooth communication between their existing Android app and a new motorcycle HUD being developed. After completing that, I continued working on the project, integrating new/updated UI and fixing bugs in the existing app. I worked in parallel with multiple teams (contracted and in house) on the large existing codebase over the span of 16 months, during which the team I was on consistently delivered high quality features and improvements, resulting in the contract being extended multiple times to keep us on the project. Work was primarily done remotely, including working with bench units sent to me for some bikes, except the one under development, which I had to travel to test and debug on site.

Santa Monica, California, Us

Coordinated the work of all of Android developers at Tala: up to 13 developers at any given time, across 6 countries and numerous timezones. I provided organizational and technical guidance in the development and maintenance of the company's app, which had over 15 million installs across 4 different countries. I was also responsible for direct management and oversight of all full time and contract Android developers outside of India, including performance reviews, candidate assessments, and final hiring/firing decisions.During my time at Tala, I spearheaded numerous technical initiatives, including modularizing the large existing codebase for easier maintenance, restructuring the underlying feature release/feedback loop to improve stability and consistency, and selecting a vendor to standardize all customization under. Within the Android developer group, I worked to foster both a sense of personal responsibility for individual work and broader sense of responsibility to the group, to maximize cohesion and throughput while minimizing disproportionate contributions and overall attrition rates. In order to head off any potential issues, I maintained regular contact with all managers responsible for teams doing Android work, and coordinated with them to ensure everyone's needs were being met. In cases where critical issues arose related to Android, I helped to coordinate responses and triage solutions.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Lead software development with the goal of creating a new open source web technology focused on creating more effective way for large communities to collaborate online. The project was based on Google's Polymer Web Component framework, combining HTML, CSS, and Javascript to create encapsulated and reusable web components.

I founded this organization to help fill the gap between the dreamers and doers of the world. There are people with big dreams for the future, often referred to as futurists, but they don't usually provide a plan for reaching what they've described. On the other end there are people creating innovative products and structures, but usually they don't move us much closer to the "better" future described by futurists. By bringing together futurists and innovators we hoped to streamline the process of developing a better future. Our first project toward this goal was the Collaboration Tree framework: an open source, online collaborative design platform.

Led Android development of the new Play Disney Parks app. I was the first Android developer on the project, leading a team of up to 12 other developers, and saw it through all the way to launch 10 months later. Our team handled development of all core functionality to support features like beacon detection, interfacing with in-park interactive elements, synchronizing online data, and hosting games. This included a coordinated launch of new features when the new Star Wars Galaxy's Edge land opened at Disneyland.

Los Angeles, California, Us

App Development Consulting | Android Development | Roku DevelopmentCSAppConsulting.comI offered services to help companies build a solid app development team and/or develop their initial Android or Roku apps. Building a solid app development team can be difficult and time consuming, and without a solid development background it's difficult to ensure you're hiring the right people and setting them up for success. I helped jumpstart the development process by putting in place the right processes and recruiting criteria to ensure success. With a background in both startups and established companies I know how to blend the best of both worlds.All services offered were on a limited contract basis (usually 3-9 months). I stand behind all contract work and will be happy to give brief advice on previous work or resume work under the same terms if needed. I'm available for on site work in the Los Angeles area, and remote work anywhere else in the United States. For work outside Los Angeles, monthly on site visits are possible, at the expense of the company.

New York, New York, Us

In charge of the engineering of all apps at DEFY Media, including iOS, Android, and Roku. I help define the structures and standards that facilitate high quality, stable and scalable apps.

New York, New York, Us

Developed new functionality and supported existing functionality, as well as coordinating tasks with other iOS, Android, and server side developers. Initially I also managed the migration from outsourced development to internal development, while ensuring a high level of quality was maintained. Specific features included account authentication, client-server database synchronization, custom UI controls, landscape support, caching of downloaded data, and broad device support (Android 2.2 and above, all screen sizes).

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

West Hollywood, Ca, Us

I was the primary Android developer during most of my time at Citysearch. I also contributed ideas and insight for all apps and services developed by Citysearch's mobile team.

Us

Helped design and implement the Xpress Suite, mobile libraries, converters for some platforms, device specific fixes, and automated device testing applications.Other concurrent titles:Customer Support Supervisor - monitor all support issues, respond to issues in my field of expertise, and respond to more sensitive issues or issuesNewsletter Editor - Develop PHP based structure for web & email deployment, review all articles, write additional content, compile content, and deploy newsletter.

Irvine, Ca, Us

The Video Game Development Club at University of Calironia, Irvine is dedicated to educating members about and promoting interest in video game development. Companies interested in sponsoring the club (non-monitary) and interested individuals should email VGDC@uci.edu for details.

Irvine, Ca, Us

My studies at UCI have taught me a great deal about computer systems, software development, and teamwork. The areas I have focused most on are related to graphics, such as linear algebra and applied computer graphics courses, and AI, such as neural networks and other applied techniques. I have also taken the course in video game development, which focused on developing mobile devices.

Huntington Beach, Ca, Us

This consists of a series of courses designed to educate students about video game development using the latest technology. Games and artwork were developed using DirectX 9.0c, C#, the Torque Engine, and 3D Studio Max 7. After completing all the courses the student recieves a state recognized certification for video game development.

I taught private lessons to students wanting to learn alto, soprano, or tenor saxophone. I found it as a good way for me to express a little more of my creative side while giving the gift of music to my students.

Bs, Information And Computer Science - Specialization In Artificial Intelligence

Game Development Certificate, Computer Science

Computer Science