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Phoenix, Az, Us

New Orleans, Louisiana, Us

Gilbert, Az, Us

- Rewrote existing Unity app to native Android using Kotlin, Hilt/Dagger, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines improving user experience- Created proof of concept app combining face recognition, identity verification and point of sale to create a cardless store experience- Found that nearly 40% of a client’s code base was redundant due to incorrect project structuring and created a template for offshore teams to use to correct the project structure and remove the redundancy- Created image compression algorithm to compress TIFF files of customers signatures for a nationwide retailer, unblocking release on a feature accounting for over $300 millions in sales in the first year- Built application flow controlled by API to allow for flexibility in the number and type of fields and pages in a workflow

Scottsdale, Arizona, Us

- Developed cutting-edge Android application enabling connection agnostic device discovery and connectivity for client applications- Developed SDK for client application developers to use to integrate with our application- Built the application and SDK from idea through proof of concept- Worked closely with Windows and Linux developers to facilitate connectivity between platforms- Used BLE, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct and DNS-SD along with Websockets and TCP and UDP raw sockets for setting up and communicating connections in the most efficient way possible

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

- Added the first Jetpack Compose view to the app- Developed Android application on the Hydrow rowing machine utilizing Kotlin, Coroutines, Dagger and Hilt for dependency injection, Retrofit RESTful API integration, Room database, Jetpack Navigation, Firebase (Crashlytics, A/B Testing), JUnit for unit testing and Espresso for UI tests- Advocated best practices, code styles and architecture design for Android applications- Worked closely with companion smartphone app developers to ensure any shared functionality maintained compatibility with their applications

Scottsdale, Arizona, Us

- Expanded team from 3 to 8 engineers- Worked with senior leadership and product management to differentiate between functionality required at launch andfollow up functionality- Created development and release processes to ensure quality delivery to the end user- Managed the Jira workflows for all engineering teams- Determined role requirements for new positions to make sure that the right people were hired for the right positions- Grew team members by delivering thoughtful, constructive feedback and assisting with creating and achieving goals- Collaborated with product management for short and medium term planning and feature prioritization- Analyzed risks and benefits for bug fixes to determine delivery priority and timelines

Scottsdale, Arizona, Us

- Led timely feature delivery of iOS and Android development while continuing to contribute directly- Collaborated with internal and external teams to ensure dependencies were resolved ahead of time- Screened and interviewed candidates- Assisted senior management in organizing and providing feedback to team members and facilitating updates from the team- Developed applications to control suite of IOT devices, BLE locks and access control systems- Maintained pace with two iOS engineers while continuing to deliver high quality code as the sole Android developer- Drove the adoption of Kotlin, Coroutines, Dagger, Hilt and Jetpack libraries (Room database, Navigation, Biometric Authentication and Security) and used various other technologies such as Retrofit for RESTful APIs, WebSockets, Firebase (Crashlytics, Analytics, Performance, A/B testing), JUnit, Espresso- Led the discovery process on choosing a build system for Android, iOS and React Native apps- Worked closely with designers to facilitate the best user experience while taking advantage of mobile concepts on the different platforms to speed delivery- Established best practices, code styles and architecture design for Android applications- Worked closely with iOS developers to ensure apps on the two platforms functioned under the same business rules and under the same UI design guidelines- Mentored junior developers

Olathe, Ks, Us

- Worked with the user experience team to create easy to use Android apps- Drove adoption of newer Android concepts including the use of data binding, bottom sheets and constraint layout- Updated the Virb application to meet the feature set of the newly released 360 degree camera while modernizing and simplifying the user experience- Developed cross platform business logic to consolidate code between Android using JNI and and iOS apps, as well as Windows and Mac applications

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

- Designed and implemented client and server databases, including the use of stored procedures for efficiency, security and reusability- Created and maintained user-friendly, intuitive and aesthetically pleasing user interfaces in Android apps- Deployed Android applications to Google Play, as well as to customers for User Acceptance Testing through third party distributors- Implemented secure RESTful web services using C# ASP.Net- Encouraged and assisted the Scrum team in effectively utilizing the Scrum framework to continuously improve the development process- Led the team to a company-high 10 consecutive sprints with all story points and all other issues (defects, technical debt, etc.) completed while the team's velocity increased sprint over sprint

Tempe, Az, Us

Studied computer science at the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering. Learned about many aspects of the field including service oriented computing, database use and management, software analysis and design, and computer security.

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

Interned on the Web and Database team. My major task during the internship was to integrate software build and test systems with a third party security testing firm's reports.

Responsible for timely and proper installation of security alarm systems, closed-circuit television systems, phone and network systems, central vacuum systems, and the troubleshooting of these systems while interacting with customers in a courteous, professional manner both autonomously and as part of an installation crew.Setup all company computer systems, including necessary applications such as business accounting software, Microsoft Office software and industry software. Setup company computer and printer network, and diagnosed and corrected issues with all of these systems.