Aaron Alexander Email & Phone Number

San Diego, Ca, Us

Lead the development and design of an iOS generative AI-based application inSwift/SwiftUI. The application features support for custom camera captureleveraging ARKit for reconstitution via various cutting-edge AI/ML techniques(Stable Diffusion, Text to Video, Video to Text, etc.).Social Aspects:The application incorporates social features similar to Instagram/TikTok,including streaming HLS video, user-generated content, likes, comments, and asocial feed of videos shared within the community.

Lead iOS developer responsible for the health, stability, and deliverability of the Weedmaps iOS application.Responsibilities include Individual contributor tasks, ticket decomposition, collaboration with PMs and designers, UI/UX prototypes, developing automated test suite, pair programming, pull request reviews, platform performance optimizations, App Store publishing and policy conformance. Delivery Team(Online Ordering) - Lead team and project adding Online Ordering capabilities to Weedmaps app. Using a mixture of UIKit, WebKit, and SwiftUI along with GraphQL afforded rapid iteration and features such as order tracking, shopping cart, chat, and order history updates, and live activity widget. Ads Team(WM Ads) - Lead iOS development on ad platform team building new in house ad service which drove all regional homepage and search ads for Weedmaps. Using a combination of Swift along with low level Objective-C runtime features to measure impression and click tracking analytics app-wide. iOS Platform Team - Successfully grew the iOS team threefold while maintaining a 99.9% crash-free rate on high traffic application(1 million+ monthly active users).Streamlined the internal release process for iOS software within the org via tools and custom in-house automations transforming the release cycle from eight weeks to one, lowering overall defects and increased developer velocity. Developed custom logging and metrics gathering framework to gain visibility into obscure defects.Designed custom application and tools for QA Team which simplified deploying and gathering tests/test results on internal applications and automating reporting them to TestRail.Built UI framework leveraging WebKit that allowed rapidly developing hybrid views composed of UIKit, SwiftUI, and HTML(WebKit). Developed custom Swift framework for A/B testing empowering rapid feature iteration. Built on Optimizely API.

- Developed an encrypted offline media viewer for iPad, integrating client-proofing and approval functionalities.

- Led the development of a cross-platform iOS/tvOS video streaming application, supporting HLS h.264 variable bitrate encrypted video, with streaming and offline capabilities via CoreData integration, including a tvOS front row widget.

Lead iOS developer on team developing cutting edge teleconferencing app. Worked with product stakeholders to develop rich animations and custom interactions, design efficient multithreading implementation with core data and improved performance, and built reusable components using UIKit for features such as guided video and document sharing during a conference call. Application stack consisted of Objective-C, UIKit and CoreData leveraging Twilio VOIP APIs. Custom interface animations in Core Animation. I also developed a CI/CD system leveraging Jenkins to allow rapid development and testing of application.

Collaborated with an in-house team to extend the Qantas Assure iOS app's functionality to the Apple Watch.Developed features for the Apple Watch app, including step monitoring, goal updating, and display of user standings within group challenges via BLE connection with the iOS app.Designed the application with custom long look notifications and a Glance interface for quick access to essential information.

Van Nuys, Ca, Us

- Developed proprietary software for the Modbook Pro system using low-level macOS programming, adding unique features like Quick Clicks™, Quick Flip™, TRIM Support, and System Preferences.- Innovated on-screen keyboard solutions with Quick Clicks™, providing pre-login system access during boot and screensaver/sleep states.- Developed custom drivers for the Wacom digitizer and stylus to enhance the functionality of Quick Clicks™.- Integrated preference pane and launch daemons in the software suite for advanced customization and control.- Played a significant role in creating a custom touchscreen MacBook, leveraging C, AppKit, Carbon, and other vital macOS technologies.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

- Joined Apperian during the acquisition of DS Media Labs in 2010, initially serving as a Senior iOS Engineer in Professional Services.- Developed and shipped various iPhone and iPad applications for clients including Newsday, U.S. Government, Clinique, Discovery Channel, and American Greetings.- Promoted to a newly formed R&D team in 2012, building tools to meet specific customer needs.- Developed Mac Pairing Utility, reverse-engineering protocols from iTunes/Xcode to provide a local application access to private parts of the filesystem.- Built Epicenter, an enterprise chat client for iPad.- Created a tool to process iOS .app binary and inject code designed to secure applications by wrapping insecure system APIs, offering features like geofencing, single sign-on authentication, and disabling iCloud backups.- Developed a Remote Desktop iOS app, enabling full remote control of the iOS device, including gesture-based OS navigation and keyboard events. The development earned a patent.- Created MDM Proxy to overcome iOS's limitation of allowing only one MDM provider per device. This tool mediated between the new and legacy MDM provider, facilitating the transition and feature utilization. The development of MDM Proxy resulted in a patent.Skills include springboard, usbmuxd, codesign, dyld

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Worked with internal iOS team and middlewear to build the new TMZ iPhone app for iOS7.

Ocala, Florida, Us

Mixr.app (iPad) Audio library, crate management design and implementation.

- Held a multifaceted role as an iOS engineer and developer evangelist for the first open-source ad serving and mediation SDK on the Apple iOS platform.- Key responsibilities included designing the admin dashboard interface, developing the SDK architecture, and ensuring seamless ad serving and mediation. - Actively engaged with the open-source community, incorporating feedback and managing contributions to continually improve the SDK.- Utilized extensive iOS development and mobile advertising knowledge to shape the SDK design, prioritizing efficient ad delivery and compatibility with diverse ad networks.- Authored comprehensive documentation and guides, promoting SDK adoption among developers of varying skill levels in the iOS development community.- Maintained the SDK's relevance and efficacy by keeping it updated with the latest iOS enhancements and changes.

iOS Game Development. Worked on products for Sony Music Group, E.S.P.N., Kaplan, etc.

Consulting project to prepare v.1 app for release as well as training team on Objective-C and iPhone development.