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Profile: I’m an engineer/designer at heart and enjoy designing and building things, be they applications, user interfaces, or systems. I understand how systems work, and can envision improvements easily. I’m technically advanced, and also able to translate complex concepts into simpler descriptions to discuss with the broader team and stakeholders. I enjoy a challenge, and I strive for beauty in design and function.

Accuweather, July 2014 - Present

iOS Team Leader & Senior Mobile Applications Developer – February 2021 - present

Lead the team through all stages of application development and design discussions.

• Lead team of 5 developers
• Plan with Product Managers for feature feasibility and illuminate technical hurdles early
• Meet with design team to clarify design, interactions, and promote flexible cross-device, dynamic layouts
• Created documentation for consistent interview questions and new hire onboarding
• Refactor and correct complex ad code to ensure maximum revenue
• Conceptualize and create proof of concepts, several user features were approved to be fully implemented
• Coordinate with Dev-Ops to ensure smooth operations on CI servers & Xcode migration
• Raised importance of missing QA environment, leading to back-end system being created to mock weather data
• Experience with Airship (Push), Mapbox, Firebase, Google Ads, video players

Mobile Applications Developer – July 2014 - February 2021

Worked on Agile development team to continually improve iOS Accuweather applications. Worked on long term planned projects and fast paced, priority work projects.

• Develop and improve flagship mobile app, full SDLC
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers to prototype and implement features, graphics, animations, and interactions
• Lead localization efforts, SME for app translation workflow, spearhead RTL language changes in apps
• SME for Connected Car technology/SDKs (Ford/SDL, Bosch) 
• Integration of 3rd party SDKs, CocoaPods, and publishing pods
• Skilled developing UI features using auto layout engine
• Optimizing graphics, animations, and communicating with UI designers on best practices
• Update ObjC code to Swift in multi-tiered, mixed language project
• Work with QA, Product, Project, & Design teams; Agile methodology
• Prototype app features and ideas
• Presentations for stakeholders at feature reviews

Application Experience

• XCode
• Github
• SourceTree
• Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects)
• CocoaPods & Swift Package Manager (SPM)
• Jira & Confluence
• Slack
• Postman
• Charles & ProxyMan
• Script Debugger & Applescript Editor
• FileMaker Pro
• MS Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Google Drive
  
• Final Cut Pro X
• Android Studio

CorvetteDNA, 2013 - present

I am the lead designer for the applications and lead developer. CorvetteDNA is the #1 source for accurate used Corvette car prices.

• Developed and designed Flagship application for iOS
• Manage Apple AppStore distribution 
• Over 10,000 downloads in first 10 months
• Design and development of CorvetteDNA Trivia game application
  • Worked with team on game play, levels, rewards, in-app purchases
  • Develop application, test iterations with team via TestFlight
  • Conducted in-person user testing with target user demographics
  • Produced almost all graphics, sounds, photography, and videos
• Designed graphics/ads for clients for apps and web ads
• Rewrote Android app with other developer, deployed to Google Play Store

Clipper Magazine, 1997 - July 2014

During my employment at Clipper, I contributed to the company in a number of roles:

• Application Development
• Prepress Expert
• Workflow Improvement/Process Engineering
• Training and Communication
  
  

Application Development

I took initiative to create applications to streamline the PrePress department, in order to reduce human workload and reduce errors, and reducing the need for additional staff. My programming skills grew to create applications to enable output of files with various automated tools, reducing manual input and saving time and money.

I developed applications completely tailored to the business needs and user needs. Applications were created with scale and efficiency in mind, leveraging mutliple computers to ramp up with weekly work loads.

See the application pages for detailed descriptions of their goals and execution:

Ad Template Maker, Flipper Exporter, Coupon Exporter

Workflow Improvement/Process Engineering

Over the span over several years I helped transform many manual processes into fully or semi-automated processes or applications. I also looked for ways to improve efficiency, increase access to assets, and make it easy for new team members to understand processes by creating easy-to-understand standards in the department.

• Mac OS X expert
• Automation systems to output PDF/ images/ text; file transmission, database automation, file conversions, xml output
• Applescript automation
• File organization, archiving, and search of multiple TB of data
• Systems-level analysis of workflow; efficiency recommendations to department managers

Training & Communication

When new processes were implemented or I created a new application, I also developed training material across multiple media. My training has made users productive and efficient on Day 1 of new procedures. As the lead expert in Prepress, I communicate with my department and other department managers. I have excellent communication skills and am able to work with many types of personalities.

• Live training seminars for new systems/processes
• Typed documentation with images (PDFs, printouts)
• Narrated videos/screencasts
• Follow up or post-session files/practice material
• Purchasing recommendations to managers

Freelance Development

Created unique Mac OS X and iOS applications.

• CorvetteDNA Trivia Game (iOS) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/corvettedna-trivia/id1235316301?ls=1&mt=8
• CorvetteDNA (iOS) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/corvettedna/id770243999?mt=8
• Desktop Blurrifier (MacOS) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/desktop-blurrifier/id509735881?mt=12
• ID Font Catalog (MacOS & InDesign) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id-font-catalog/id464149293?mt=12

Personal Interests & Activities

• Sports Car Club of America active member
  • Regional Executive for SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) Susquehanna Region chapter 2013-2014, 280 members, managing meetings and multiple aspect of club functions.
  • Solo Chair for Central PA Region since 2017, course designer (who is actually a product designer and manager who must design/test/use/iterate the course that the members drive through, it's the "product" everyone uses at the events more than any other aspect), managing events, speaking/presenting the driver's meeting
  • SCCA competitive driver since 2001, instructor, and event spokesperson
• BRAKES (Be Responsible And Keep Everyone Safe) instructor for teenage student drivers in local not-for-profit driving school. (https://www.putonthebrakes.org)
• Personal automobile maintenance (and the zen of wheel/brake changes)
• Red Velvet cake baker and connoisseur
• Photography
• Baritone Saxophone afficianado, but not playing currently
• IndyCar, IMSA sports car racing, Le Mans racing fan
• Not-so-secret interest in and somewhat proficient in Welding

Education

• Hagerstown Community College, 2013, Online learning in SQL, PHP, CSS, HTML
• Big Nerd Ranch, 2009, Certificate for Objective-C and Cocoa programming
• Adobe Photoshop Certified Expert, 2001
• Harrisburg Area Community College, 1993 - 1996, Associate of Arts: Graphic Design

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