- NatureGuides Ltd.Senior Software EngineerPUBLISHINGJanuary 2017 - Today (7 years and 11 months)I maintain a suite of natural history apps for iPhone and iPad, including a few dating back to the earliest days of iOS. I am also the sole engineer on a new framework for the company's future apps, including an Arabic-language guide to the birds of the Middle East, a web based API and a complete rewrite of the best-selling Collins Bird Guide for iOS.I taught myself Android development in both Kotlin and Java in order to maintain two apps on the Play Store, and gained an insight into UI best practices whilst designing two new apps from scratch.
- Four Letter WorksSoftware EngineerVIDEO GAMES & ANIMATIONFebruary 2019 - June 2022 (3 years and 5 months)Multiple updates to the popular word game from the QI Elves. Included a major redesign in 2022 where I pitched, designed and engineered big improvements to the scoring and onboarding systems amongst much else.
- Barefoot BooksSoftware EngineerPUBLISHINGJune 2018 - September 2020 (2 years and 3 months)Assisted with the migration of the Barefoot World Atlas app from another developer account. Worked with a designer on a major UI refresh, and dramatically decreased the size of the app bundle using On Demand Resources
- Master of ArtsCanterbury Christ Church University2010Master of Arts - MA, Cinematography and Film/Video Production
- Bachelor of ArtsUniversity of Westminster2009Bachelor of Arts - BA, History