Senior Geospatial Engineer
Current• Headed design, creation, and maintenance of Barrier-Free Access prototype app which aims to make it easier for wheelchair bound users (as well as parents with strollers etc) to navigate in Singapore that was featured in multiple news articles, specifically 8world, CNA, and The Straits Times.• Converted OneMap, a 12-year-old super-app that has over 119k downloads in Google Play Store completely from Java to Kotlin, and added Barrier-Free Access features into it to aid… Show more • Headed design, creation, and maintenance of Barrier-Free Access prototype app which aims to make it easier for wheelchair bound users (as well as parents with strollers etc) to navigate in Singapore that was featured in multiple news articles, specifically 8world, CNA, and The Straits Times.• Converted OneMap, a 12-year-old super-app that has over 119k downloads in Google Play Store completely from Java to Kotlin, and added Barrier-Free Access features into it to aid wheelchair bound users find a suitable transportation route.• Maintained the apps through business, marketing, and security requirements.• Fixed 36 Bugs, 11 Tasks, and 2 Epics in Jira within 5 months as the sole maintainer of OneMap Android App, leading to reduced user-perceived crash rate by 0.63%.• Used Google Play Console to push releases and monitor the app for targeted maintenance.• Led transition from using APK file to AAB files for a better app updating experience for users.• Involved in 3rd party app security audit with Deloitte in which I added and updated security features like Certificate Pinning, Root Detection, Emulator Detection, and Debugger Detection.• Applied Mobile Application Security Hygiene (MASH) tool from GovTech for Static Application Security Testing.• Used up-to-date patterns like MVVM architecture, Clean Architecture, Asynchronous Programming, Reactive Programming, and Kotlin Coroutines.• Worked with RESTful APIs to connect mobile applications to back-end services.• Awarded a Public Sector Transformation Award (Dare-to-do).• Projects I worked on were displayed in Geo Connect Asia 2023, Geo Connect Asia 2024, and World Cities Summit 2024.• Experience working with 3rd party mapping SDKs (Mapbox and Mapxus).• Worked with and helped team members of various levels of coding proficiency. I once even created a 50min tutorial video. Show less