Niall Kavanagh Email & Phone Number

Santa Barbara, Ca, Us

Framingham, Massachusetts, Us

Led the cloud, mobile, and embedded firmware software engineering teams that developed and brought to market the first FDA-cleared over-the-counter hearing aids in under 15 months. Created a software delivery roadmap to support the overall vision for the hearing product category.Represented the Hear software group to design, product & program management, clinical, and executive leadership teams.Assembled and trained teams to be subject matter experts in Bluetooth Low Energy, Security, LE Audio, and software development for medical devices.Technical product owner for all hearing-related software features in the Health division.Created and maintained medical quality management system (QMS) components to develop class A and B medical software using agile practices under IEC 62304. Prepared resource allocation plans and budgets for Hear category software group.

Framingham, Massachusetts, Us

Principal Mobile Architect for Health Division, responsible for mobile application architecture for applications supporting Sleep, Hearing, and future product lines.

Framingham, Massachusetts, Us

Mobile Software Architect for all integrations with wireless headphones & speakers, Bluetooth-enabled control & configuration of products, and secure end-to-end/cloud-to-product interactions.Manage a geographically-distributed team of iOS and Android software engineers and testers. Moved core team to new office in the Boston-area, establishing a healthy local culture that focuses on respect and personal growth.Assembled, trained, and managed geographically-distributed engineering teams, scaling from four people to over 50 full-time and contract employees.Technical lead and architect for integration of new Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 and other unannounced products into Bose Music application.

Framingham, Massachusetts, Us

Technical lead and architect for Soundbar integration, Wi-Fi configuration, and Alexa integration into the Bose Music application.

Framingham, Massachusetts, Us

Technical lead for Bose Connect app. Launched support for several new wireless headphones and mobile speakers (QC 35 II, SoundSport Free, SoundWear, SoundLink Color/Revolve/Micro) and ecosystem features such as OTA updates & music sharing. Responsible for the Bluetooth communications protocol by which products are controlled by the mobile application.

Boston, Ma, Us

Developed an iOS consumer application for sharing location and driving behavior between family members.Maintained driving detection & data-collection iOS SDK. Developed new features such as Bluetooth Classic/LE support, low power mode, & collection of additional sensor data. Expanded automated test coverage. Supported customers that used the SDK.Led implementation of application analytics, including definition of in-app transaction funnels and amalgamation & normalization of data from multiple sources. Participated in formulating and executing a response to insights obtained from analytics sources.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Us

Redesigned UX and UI in iOS application correlating with 100% year-over-year increase in 30-day active users, 75% increase in feature engagement, and 18% increase in session duration.Created a feedback-driven hardware setup flow that resulted in a 3x increase to setup success.Reduced development time by refactoring iPad and iPhone-specific storyboards to single device-agnostic storyboard using Auto Layout.Rewrote BLE code in iOS application to remove chances of race conditions, resulting in more stable and predictable behavior.Reduced iOS application crashes by 88%, from hundreds/month to less than one a day.Supported Android application by fixing bugs and adding application analytics.Designed UI/UX for new Android app and contributed to application architecture.Established private certificate authority for issuing service identity certificates, and processes for managing them.Designed, prototyped, and developed applications to support new hardware products.

Boston, Ma, Us

Set technical direction for web and mobile application development at Boston University.Established processes and systems that provided immediate outcome feedback to individual contributors.Recruited, hired, and trained new team members. Set measurable, achievable goals for team members based on strategic goals of organization.Scheduled regular presentations on technology topics and ensured team members had opportunities to develop skills relevant to those topics.Evaluated strategic technology platforms for senior University leadership, and compiled findings as presentations and whitepapers.Applied appropriate methodologies—e.g. Agile, I.T.I.L.—for SDLC, matched to client and solution needs.

Boston, Ma, Us

Developed a methodology by which the Information Services & Technology department could manage and measure the success of iterative, opportunistic projects. Managed a group of developers to create prototype and pilot projects using this methodology, including augmented reality campus maps, mobile student information system access, and several instructional applications.Developed an iPhone application used to control a bionic pancreas for inpatient and outpatient trials.

Boston, Ma, Us

Planned, developed, deployed, and supported a variety of applications for the University at large and organizations within the University. Installed and supported services and software including MySQL, Apache, Google Search Appliances, and WordPress. Specified, purchased, installed, and supported server hardware and software. Provided support and training to University community via individual consultations, group training, video training, and written documentation. Installed and administered servers to support a WordPress CMS environment. Developed plugins to integrate CMS with University environment and extend functionality. Scripted migration of Medical Campus website from a custom CMS environment into WordPress. Developed native iPhone application enabling mobile access to selected University information sources. Mentored junior technical staff and student employees.

Norwood, Massachusetts, Us

Redwood City, Us

Designed and developed web and mobile end-user interfaces for a carrier-class SyncML synchronization product which enabled synchronization of PIM data between desktop, cell phones, PDAs, and Internet PIMs. Designed and developed a distributed application management platform to administer synchronization services across multiple servers.

Planned, created, and supported company websites and intranet. Developed a browser-based administration interface for a high availability cluster product.

Boston, Ma, Us

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Ga, Us