App Developer and entrepreneur
- 15 years of commercial app development experience
- Entrepreneurial self starter
- Experience with running small teams
- MIT sales trained
Having worked in app development for 12 years through my agency Cog Mobile, I have built over 50 successful apps for huge customers including Nando’s, Pepsi, STV, Irn Bru and more.
Working at the head of a small agency has taught me the balanced required in writing good, maintainable code whilst ensuring speedy and efficient project delivery.
I have experience in writing apps in native code (Swift, Kotlin mostly) as well as using cross platform technologies (including Flutter and React Native). I work with a number of supporting back end technologies such as Ruby on Rails, node.js, Java, AWS and more.
Skills
Core skills:
- iOS – Swift, SwiftUI, ObjectiveC, Flutter, React Native, Storyboards, autolayout
- Android – Kotlin, Java, Flutter, React Native, Jetpack, XML
- Backend – Ruby on Rails, Java, AWS, Firebase, SQL
Supporting skills:
- Sales – B2B MIT sales trained
- Management – managing and motivating small remote teams, agile, scrum
Growing skills:
- Design – Photoshop, Illustrator
Experience
2013 – present – Managing Director – Cog Mobile
Working in capacity as a micro agency, personally responsible for building and maintaining apps for companies large and small, including Nando’s, STV, Irn-Bru and many more. Also built and maintained a suite of personal apps
2022 – present – Head of App Development – Sysmax
Working with Sysmax alongside efforts at Cog Mobile to run their mobile app development arm, managing a small team of app developers as well as being deeply involved in the app code myself. The main client of the app is Pepsi
2013 – 2016 – Project / Client Manager – Bitwink
Responsible for building apps for Bitwink’s customers including Tesco Bank, initially as a developer and then subsequently as a team manager
2008 – 2013 – Mobile App Developer / Senior Mobile Developer – Rapid Mobile / Rank Interactive
Upper Class Second Computing (Games Development) – Abertay, Dundee
Contact
Please reach out if you think I could be suitable for a role you are looking to fill.
Thanks,
Justin