Craig Howarth Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

iOS Engineer on the Games team. Previously worked on the NYT Audio app and the iOS Core News app.Staff Software Engineer (January, 2019 - Present)Lead Engineer (December, 2016 - December, 2019)Senior Software Engineer (March, 2015 - November, 2016)iOS Developer (July, 2014 - March, 2015)

Freelance iOS developer, building apps for iPhone and iPad. During this time, I worked on the following project.- For StinkDigital in Brooklyn, I was part of a team to develop a unique iPhone messaging app called Somebody. This app made extensive use of push notifications with data payloads to communicate between devices.

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Development lead responsible for defining the technical direction of the firm, setting coding standards, overseeing junior development staff and external technical resources, and developing and supporting the firm's technology projects.Happy's primary primary product is Makr, an iPad based creativity tool which allows a user to easily create invitations, cards, stickers, business cards, and other printed material based on an extensive set of professionally designed templates. I was responsible for all technical aspects of Makr including the implementation of custom UI, a Ruby/Grape/Postgres based API with local Core Data cache and data syncing across devices, extensive graphic manipulation using Core Graphics with vector and raster images, Dropbox and Amazon S3 integration, and a flexible and extensible architecture to ease implementation of new features and which ensures efficient use of devices resources for this graphics heavy app.Makr was an Editor's Choice selection in the app store when first released in November, 2013.Also responsible for maintaining Martha Stewart CraftStudio, an iPad app which allows users to create greeting cards using crafting tools. Updates to this app have included a custom in-app purchase implementation with server-side logic to replace Urban Airship, an in-app messaging system allowing Happy to communicate with app users without notifications, extensive performance and stability improvements, printing improvements, and implemented numerous content updates.

Freelance iOS developer, building apps for iPhone and iPad. I have worked on the following projects.- Martha Stewart CraftStudio, an iPad app for Callaway Digital Arts, a digital agency in NYC and San Francisco. This app allows users to create paper crafts such as greeting cards using a variety of creative tools. I was part of a team responsible for UI, performance improvements, sharing, and printing using AirPrint.- Clothia Closet, an iPad app for Clothia Inc. a fashion technology startup based in NYC. This app allows users to create “Looks” which are collages of fashion items which users can share with friends and post on a companion website. This app makes use of RestKit for JSON feeds, Core Data, and sports a custom UI. - Fast Company’s United States of Design, an iPad app for Fast Company magazine which is a companion piece for the annual October design issue which highlighted 76 American made products. This app was built with a custom UI, Core Data, remote data loading using JSON, audio and video playback, and a unique tool used to combine camera images with product images.- Cashish, a personal finance iPhone app which is currently available on the iPhone App Store. Cashish was built with a custom UI, Core Graphics, and Core Data. Cashish was named by Apple as a New & Noteworthy Finance App shortly after its release and was selected as TUAW’s Daily App on January 28, 2011.- An iPad app for a major NYC based media company which is marketed to sports professionals for game performance analysis. My responsibilities included building a custom video player using AVFoundation which featured frame-by-frame playback, a split screen mode with two videos playing at once, a custom UI, and tools to filter large amounts of data.

New York, Ny, Us

Responsible for the design, development, and support of a number of web based applications. These include an enterprise-wide small package shipment system used by over 10,000 users, a large package decision support system, a tax refund receivable system, and a benefits finance reporting system. All are ASP.NET and SQL Server web based applications written in C# or VB.NET. Additional technologies and techniques used include AJAX.NET, jQuery, and standards based HTML/CSS.

Garden City, Ny, Us

Responsible for the design, development, and support of a large package decision support system built using ASP, SQL Server, and VB6. Also assisted in the support of a small package shipment system built using the same technologies. Oversaw the conversion of these systems to ASP.NET in a project that was started at Vis.Align and continued after I joined Time Warner.

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Responsible for web and database development for several websites, including www.crayola.com. Technologies used included ColdFusion and SQL Server. Much of my work involved improving database performance and building the database backend for a Flash based game. Binney & Smith is the manufacturer of Crayola crayons and related products.

New York, Ny, Us

Converted investment banking client, deal management, and contact reporting applications from client/server to a web based application built with ColdFusion and Oracle.

Tokyo, Jp

As a part-time freelance developer, I built and maintained an Access and SQL Server based CRM system.

New York, Ny, Us

Responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of the firm's intranet using SQL Server, ColdFusion, ASP, and Crystal Reports.

Beachwood, Ohio, Us

Lead developer on Access and AS/400 distributed inventory and billing system project. Developed a vehicle maintenance scheduling system, a property lease system, a BATF licensing system, and a magazine site management system using SQL Server and Microsoft Access.

Bsba, Management Information Systems

Ce, Graphic Design