University of Phoenix

The University of Texas at Dallas - School of Management

CTO, Chief Mobility Officer, Dynamic Mobility Leader, Influencer and Architect

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

- Teaching boot camps in iOS development in Swift and Objective-C•	Providing consulting services on technology and mobile strategy•	AWS infrastructure and Mobile Hub consulting on best practices•	Full life cycle development of mobile applications on iPhone and Android•	Working with remote development teams to keep them on track and ahead of schedule•	Maintaining a strict budget by using an offshore team in the Philippines•	Creating Native Applications with Objective-C, Java, Unity and Xamarin•	REST API server back-ends created in PHP, JSP, ASP, and Node.js•	Created a light weight REST API using PHP, MYSQL, and concepts from Laravel•	Providing staffing for corporations for Mobile Developers: iOS, Android and Xamarin•	Created the DealersAlly iOS and Android apps with Xamarin using C#, IoC, MVVM•	Native mobile development using AWS Mobile Hub with Cognito for user federation•	Helping client’s setup their WordPress sites to run off Amazon S3 to allow scaling•	Building Mobile Application with React Native running on Android and iOS for several clients•	Developed several React reusable Components for a React Native UI library

Apex Knowledge, LLC.

Founder, President and CEO

- Advisor on Architecture, CI and development on web and mobile•	Identifying opportunities for new architectural initiatives and making recommendations on the scalability, feasibility and robustness of platforms and solutions•	Developed a client portal web app using React JS•	AWS infrastructure with S3•	Code reviews using Fisheye and Crucible•	Hands on development in Xamarin, Visual Studio 2019 with C#•	Creating and updating bridge libraries from native Swift to Xamarin C#•	IoC and MVVM architectures for iOS, Android, and Web applications•	Setup full cycle CI with Jenkins and Git and Gitflow•	Updated SDK for Bluetooth device connections

Smart Start, Inc.

Lead Consultant

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Founder, CEO

- Advisor on best practices in Agile, Architecture, CI and development on web and mobile•	Propose budget for Health Intelligence applications and enhancements•	Identifying opportunities for new architectural initiatives and making recommendations on the scalability, feasibility and robustness of platforms and solutions•	Main focus is on Healthcare and Medical related apps and projects•	Assessing the requirements for completeness and accuracy•	Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and code reviews of solutions to validate against requirement and performance benchmarks•	Established policies and best practices throughout lifecycle of project•	Preparing engineering documents according to technical and compliance requirements•	Coordinate with team for the flawless execution of projects•	Leading a team of 19 developers and QA across several projects•	Report and escalate to executive staff as needed•	Manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables•	Driving technical projects and provide leadership in an innovative and fast-paced environment•	Responsible for the overall planning, execution and success of complex technical projects•	Working closely with product management team to ensure we're building high-quality products as well as contribute technically to projects•	Mentoring and development in C#, Java and Swift on both web and mobile projects

Providence St. Joseph Health

Lead Architect / Health Intelligence Application Manager

- Application Architect and Manager for Deloitte Application Studios• Launched three new mobile applications, and 4 enhancement projects under budget and on-time• Creating and submitting Proposed Architecture Review (PAR) and Scope / Budget Estimate documents for new projects to Deloitte’s Architecture and Security groups and executive management• Providing guidance for development and QA offshore teams in India and Ukraine• Daily scrum and status meetings as the Lead Architect for an average of 6 offshore development studios• Meeting with clients to gather the project requirements and help create proposals• Guide the UI design team to create a UX that meets and exceeds the client’s needs• MVVM software architectural pattern, iOS and Android UI binding with MvvmCross• Development for iOS and Android in C# with Xamarin, Native with Java, Obj-C, Swift• Project management in Jira and VSTS and Source control with Git in Stash and VSTS• Continuous Integration (CI) builds through Jenkins

Deloitte

Mobile Architect / Senior Application Manager

- iOS and Android development on 12 cable station GO apps• Updates and enhancements to the UI and video playback and ad breaks• Focused on code refactoring and improvements• Conducted code reviews through Git Pull Requests using the Gitflow Workflow• Created beta builds and distributed through HockeyApp and TestFlight

Discovery Communications

Senior Mobile Consultant

- Architected a project to use Inversion of Control (IoC) to allow sharing common services across platforms (iOS, Android, Windows) and share common UI views between different apps• MVVM software architectural pattern, iOS and Android UI binding with MvvmCross• Hands-on iOS, Android and Windows Mobile Development in C# using Xamarin• Implemented local device caching using the Realm Mobile Database• Trained several Offshore India C# web developers how to develop Mobile in Xamarin• Working with remote development and QA teams in India• Project Management with Jira and Communications with Slack

Cross-Platform Mobile Consultant

- Solved the business need for live usage data and user behavior tracking by using fabric with Answers Kit for Mobile Analytics and Crashlytics Kit for Defect Tracking• Reduced the errors caused by app updates and reduced the time spent regression testing apps by setting up Continuous Integration (CI) with Jenkins, shell scripts and Git with Unit Tests and UI Test Automation running on code check-ins• Hands-on iOS and Android Mobile Development for new applications• Scoping and defining new Mobile applications• Xcode 7 iOS UI Test Automation in Swift and Objective-C• Continuous Integration (CI) with Jenkins, shell scripts and GIT• Iteration and Sprint tracking within CA Agile Central (Rally)• Working with remote development and QA teams in Germany• Holding Sprint demos for the John Deere Executive leadership• Reviewing and advising on source code from outsourced project teams• Conducting Potentially Shippable Increments (PSI) planning for 8 week Iterations• Working with iOS applications that use CocoaPods and Carthage• Team collaboration using CA Flowdock

John Deere

Senior Enterprise Architect

- Instrumental in launching the iComfort S30 Smart Thermostat for iOS and Android• Successfully cleaned up all the coding issues and taught the development staff the differences between web and mobile layouts, Xamarin requires the understanding of how to develop mobile apps using the native language and native APIs without this understanding caused many app crashes because of memory problems• Short term consulting project to help finish and release the iComfort S30 Smart Thermostat for iOS and Android• Collaborating with IT Managers, Product Managers, Project Managers and Subject Matter Experts (SME) to design, develop, and deliver cross platform mobile applications using Xamarin for both iOS and Android• Handling all aspects of the development process: Planning and estimation, writing code, creating automated tests, maintaining builds and environments, deploying solutions, and supporting production systems

Lennox International

Sr. Mobile Consultant

- Architected the Inventory+ iOS and Android applications to be stable, faster, support multiply languages and provide better analytics• Calculated results differed across platforms because the calculations were done on the devices and within the app code, moved the calculations to a central server REST API to allow all platforms to have the same results• Reduced the employee turnover rate by having structured Scrum ceremonies like Retrospectives, which allows the employee to provide feedback and improve the team processes• Helped team develop the Team Norms to set team rules like the working hours and definitions of the common terms like Defined and Done• Implemented custom graphics and charts using Open Graphics Library (OpenGL) iOS• Conducted interviews to staff Senior Mobile Developers and Project Managers• Advised and handled conflict resolution with outsourced resources• Provided consulting and review of architecture for mobile applications• Gave code reviews and mentored Senior Mobile Developers• Guided the team to develop Agile sprints using JIRA• Helped establish team norms and scrum standards and definitions• Held a Git best practices course for the mobile development staff• Setup a Continuous Integration (CI) build and release system with Python build scripts, Jenkins, JIRA and Hockey App

Dealertrack Technologies

Principal Mobile Consultant

- Created a Social Networking app to build memories on college campuses• Moved data center to Amazon AWS to keep within a strict monthly server budget• Hired contractors and employees to be able to meet target dates and salary budget• Architected and designed all systems; user facing and backend• Hands on development while managing four teams of developers, 12 direct reports• Implemented facial recognition for Android with the Open Source Computer Vision Library (OpenCV)• Steered iOS and Android apps through the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)• Created the technology policy for IDE, tools, frameworks and third party libraries• Developed and conducted the plans for code reviews, testing, deployment and support• Worked closely with design to create a responsive web application• Held the daily standups and lead them as the Scrum master

Spayce, Inc.

Chief Mobility Officer

- Created the AT&T Business tablet application to help business customers easily manage and monitor all the devices and services within their account• Guided and lead the setup for QA automation with Calabash for Android and iOS• Influenced the use of newer coding standards like fragments and database caching• Advised the team on best practices and architecture for their current user stories and tasks• Took training in Endeca setup and Experience Manager with JSP, templating and REST• Implemented ArcGIS mapping system within the Android application

AT&T

- Created the MeetMe social networking app, which now gets over 75% of all DAU• Spearheaded the creation of the Mobile Department, 10 direct reports• Developed the Strategy and Monetization structure for the Mobile applications• Successfully gained over 15 million mobile downloads and over 1 million users daily• Monetized MeetMe to be the #1 Top Grossing Social app within Google Play• Controlled the entire life cycle of development for iOS, Android and WAP applications• Teamed with other departments to create a REST back-end for all Mobile applications• Creating Project Management Plans, Technical Approach documents, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Scope and Time-line• Interviewing and hiring of new Mobile developers

Howard Cantrell Jr, MBA

Howard Cantrell Jr, MBA