Full stack developer responsible for building and maintaining front and backend infratructure on AWS. 

Built a multi-tenanted, multi-level authorization and authentication system on top of AWS Cognito.


SENIOR DEVELOPER

Worked with the BNZ Digital Partners to update and improve MBB, their Mobile Business Banking channel for iOS and Android.
Primarily focused on iOS MBB, but also contributed to MBB Android and MIB - Their java based server that provided an API to customer data for their mobiles applications.

SENIOR MOBILE DEVELOPER

Worked aggressively to update and improve an existing iOS application, previously maintained by a number of different developers with differing levels of skill and experience, so I spent a lot of time improving legacy problems and adding new features.
Improved the testing regime across the application, and updated the technologies, while maintaining an aggressive release schedule with new features, ensuring that improvements were delivered to the user as quickly as possible.

SENIOR iOS DEVELOPER

Contract iPhone development, in-house iPhone Applications, Java Game development, Java Tools framework  development. Primary iPhone author for 5 released titles with more in the works. 
Consistent on time and on budget delivery of contract software. 
Worked across 18 time zones to effectively meet aggressive deadlines.
Delivered an iPhone app that achieved #1 in the UK Kids and Games categories of the iTunes App store.

As the lead developer of NPC I worked on a cross platform 2D Sprite game engine written in java, and on various iPhone applications written in objective C and C.

I worked with the other developers to create and release various games based on that 2D Sprite Engine.

LEAD DEVELOPER

Working in an agile environment as a Senior developer on building their new website and backend.

Working as a part of a team we have successfully delivered an aggressive schedule of releases to the Open Polytechnic website.

Working as a contract developer providing solutions for iPad,iPhone and Android. I have successfully delivered a number of applications and solutions on behalf of Activate Design

Working as a part time System administrator/Java developer for VicLink, providing support and maintaining their iPredict website.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Working across multiple timezones(NZ, US, Vietnam) to provide code review, mentoring and architectural 
recommendations for iOS and Android developers, proposing project and solution architecture and general problem solving.

In partnership with an artist successfully released three iPhone applications for sale in 8 months. All with 3/5 star customer ratings or better. 
As the lead developer and co-founder of Big Beard Games I entered into a business relationship with a talented local designer and we subsequently released as partners 3 iPhone games to the Apple iTunes App store, the games were written in Objective C and C, and used the OpenGL ES API provided for the iphone, taking advantage of the Cocos2D game engine to create impressive and fun visual effects.

We were able to contact and use the music of two locally based artists, Sick Cycle and Dose for one of the games, RAVE

My role as Lead Developer meant that I worked with web designers and graphic artists to create the 
functionality that powered the site, taking the visual work created by them and using css and javascript to provide the front end functionality and php/mysql for the back end.
I worked with programmers from other firms in the cases where specific work was outsourced, providing them with the required technical detail and overseeing their efforts to ensure that the end result would work well with the existing architecture. I also performed the final integration of their work into our framework.
In addition I built a desktop application that worked from the same database and provided order, quote, account and customer management for people using the application in 6 specific roles: as print suppliers, graphic designers, print production, accounting, administration and print/design resellers. The wide variety of roles and access requirements necessary meant that this application needed to be secure and well designed from the ground up.

Contract software development.
I delivered a wide range of services using a variety of tools chosen to meet the needs of customers from a range of countries including New Zealand, America, Britain and Europe. 
As a software contractor I have learnt to work effectively with clients based in the US, Europe and Britain. 
I have also learnt to manage my time efficiently and I've had a very thorough grounding in the direct relationship between time and 
money. I've had to understand and handle contracts, invoicing, payment, tax issues and secret-squirrel NDAs in a professional manner.
One of the important things as a contractor is working with the end user, encouraging them to provide feedback and to learn the new systems as they come online. This is a role I have enjoyed and been proficient at.

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Andrew B.

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