Justin Kent Email & Phone Number

Striving to create award-winning, culture-changing apps on the App Store. I've launched over 40 native apps... primarily on iOS, but including other platforms as well, and today building for visionOS on Apple Vision Pro. Early adopter of everything Apple - day one iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, longtime Mac user. Extensive experience using Xcode, Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, Objective-C, and many other native Apple technologies as well as a number of web technologies. Utilizing Xcode, Visual Studio, and occasionally other tools, together with CI/CD workflows such as Github and Xcode Cloud integration to build the apps, ultimately distributing the app via TestFlight or AppCenter. Deep understanding of the software development life cycle, rapid iterations in sprints using scrum or kanban to deliver for all stake holders - be them business owners, product leads, QA, scrum masters, software developers inside the production team, and ultimately the end user via the App Store.

As exciting as it may seem to build an app, the surprising truth about these delightful little bundles is that not all of them are successful... meaning, they don't always recoup the investment of time and effort. In order to ensure that your app is best positioned for a successful launch, we must look at it from many different angles and ask tough, but simple, questions.The answers to these questions can reveal blind spots and prevent foreseeable setbacks in the release... so we know that all of our hard work, energy, and man-hours will bring us the highest possible return (and countless 5-star reviews ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️).

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

- Native iOS development in Xcode, Swift, SwiftUI (and assorted frameworks)- Develop and maintain advanced CI/CD workflows via Github, Xcode Cloud- Communicate with the backend team on API contract and function- Submit well-structured pull requests, thoroughly tested and amply documented - Identify and improve performance bottlenecks in the app - Systems analysis to determine the root cause of hard-to-reproduce bugs - Advocate for and implement strong security practices- Reinforce high standards of peer review- Distribute frequent builds to the team, including specific and comprehensive release notes

Juno Beach, Florida, Us

Leading a passionate team of software artisans, bringing life to the vision of our partner brands and delightful TV experiences to their audiences. Our goal is to evolve TV by creating unique and artful apps for the world’s most prolific media brands.Responsible for all aspects of engineering and production: • Driving the on-schedule delivery of professional services engagements• Managing the creation of internal toolkits and external SaaS products• Cultivating a team of talented software professionals• Scoping projects, responding to RFPs, establishing pricing• Interfacing with the executive and production staff of clients and partners• Defining departmental priorities and keeping them front of mindUnder my direction, we delivered the highest grossing fiscal year in the company’s history. Successful launches include: NBC Sports, Sony, MLB, Red Bull, AMC, Ovation, Catholic TV. Supported platforms include: Apple TV, iOS, Roku, Android, Amazon Fire, Samsung Tizen.

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

Creating apps that change the way doctors practice medicine.Developing features in ModMed's flagship product, EMA for iPad, using Xcode and Agile process.Evaluating and prototyping new technologies for inclusion in future product offerings.Researching and preparing patent filings for submission to USPTO.Other responsibilities and special projects.

New York, Ny, Us

Tech Lead, Mobile Specialist (July 2011 – August 2012)Lecturing internally as a product trainer and externally as a mobile evangelist. Recruiting and mentoring fresh talent. Writing software and managing engineering teams to create world-class, native mobile apps, including:•Jell-O / Jiggle-It - watch a cube of Jell-O dance to songs in your iTunes library, for iPhone or iPad (winner of an FWA mobile of the day)•MetLife / Pocket Pass - official app of MetLife Stadium, home of the Giants and Jets•Kraft Mac & Cheese / Dinner, Not Art - make noodle art on the iPad, and donate the saved noodles to the hungry (winner of an FWA mobile of the day)Sr. Interactive Developer (December 2009 - July 2011)Training staff on iOS dev, App Store approval process, and creative technology. Concepting, engineering, and deploying native mobile and digital out-of-home products, including: •Baby Carrots / Xtreme Xrunch Kart - the world's first crunch-powered video game (winner of an FWA mobile of the day)•Best Buy / Movie Mode - an alien language translator for the Despicable Me movie (winner of an FWA mobile of the day)•Kraft Mac & Cheese / Smile Out-of-Home - the world's first emotionally-aware billboard… if you smile, a noodle smiles back •Kraft Mac & Cheese / Smile Banner - the world's first emotionally-aware banner ad•Vail Resorts / EpicMix - a social app that gamifies your mountain activity (winner of a Webby award and FWA mobile of the day)•Jose Cuervo / Cue the Cab - a one-click taxi locator app•Jose Cuervo / Cuervo Games - a digital scoreboard and broadcast portal, uniting on-location and at-home viewers•Burger King / KingSpace - a demonstration of augmented reality for franchisees •Internal prototypes for CP+B, Old Navy, Dominos, Burger King, American Express, MetLife

Miami, Fl, Us

Developing award winning iPhone applications, as well as video and interactive features of MiamiHerald.com and Miami.com. Combining Flash and AJAX to integrate our distinct look with outside vendor APIs. Starting the internal blog and serving on the young adult innovation team.

Deltona , Florida, Us

Developing and growing KentHealth.com to a substantial SEO and eCommerce engine. Consolidating all customer and sales information into a database built on Filemaker Pro and integrated with FedEx, then later migrating this solution to Salesforce and Quickbooks. Translating the CEO's vision to designers on product packaging, marketing collateral, and web sites. Recommending hardware and software purchases, configuring computers and mobile devices. Overseeing office network, security, data archiving, and internet connectivity.

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Creating the world's first MIDI Turntable, the EJ Turntable™ and ScratchTV® software. Bringing it from conception to market, hardware/software development, prototyping, and manufacturing; building and managing a team of talented engineers. Additionally:•Featured on the Discovery Channel as "the future of dance music"•Featured in Remix Magazine as "blasting the market into 2099"•The Blueman Group used the EJ Turntable as inspiration for their video, “The Current”

Implementing front and back end functionality for NetMovies, Napster’s offstart broadband video service, using a mix of Flash, PHP, and Windows Media.

Programming interactivity for Paul Frank’s web-based animated series “Julius and Friends” using Flash and ASP. The property was nominated for Sundance Online and sold to Sony.

Haarlem, ., Nl

Maintaining the Lycos Quote Server, using C++ to harness Reuter satellite feeds - delivering real time stock quotes and breaking news to users on the web. Writing automated QA scripts designed to find flaws in the app.

Washington, Dc, Us

Collaborating with a small nationwide team to bring the studies of the airborne Kupier Observatory into the elementary and high school classroom via the internet.