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Published Jul 29, 2022
Updated Feb 6, 2023

Profile

A tireless, passionate problem-solver building delightful software for over a decade. Advising and elevating team members at all experience levels. Maintaining and modernizing code to deliver uncompromising excellence. “Seriously scary” depth of experience in implementation, pitfalls, and years-past fixes.

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Strengths

  • Highly experienced with Swift, Objective-C
  • Intimate knowledge of Cocoa, Cocoa Touch, SwiftUI; best practices, internals
  • Effective adoption of latest and bleeding-edge API, language features, tooling
  • Iterative project management using agile
  • Technical leadership ensuring consistency and quality across features
  • Direct collaboration with stakeholders

Experience

  • 2021-Present — Senior Solution Architect, Big Nerd Ranch; Atlanta, GA

    Providing deep understanding and expertise for clients on iOS. Modernizing and delivering features in product with 2,000,000+ active users. Leading the vanguard of best practices and adopting new technologies.

  • 2020-2021 — Solution Architect, Instructor; Big Nerd Ranch; Atlanta, GA

    Managing client success from planning to implementation and beyond with a focus on iOS, macOS, and Swift. Authoring and delivering training for SwiftUI and Combine.

  • 2016-2020 — Software Developer, Instructor; Big Nerd Ranch; Atlanta, GA

    Building innovative iOS and macOS applications. Teaching others around the world to do the same.

  • 2013-2016 — Software Developer, Big Nerd Ranch; Atlanta, GA

    Delivery and maintenance of market-leading iOS apps under challenging deadlines. Contributions to macOS apps in the B2B environment.

Education

  • 2012-2013 — Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

    Completed 77 credits towards Bachelor of Computer Science. Leave of absence.

  • 2009-2012 — Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC

    Dual-enrollment

Internships

  • 2013 — Software Developer Intern, Big Nerd Ranch; Atlanta, GA

    Internal tooling and project management for iOS and web. Contributions to client products. Early career skill-building in project management.