Manager Developer
Resume:
MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPER ALLEN C BOYNTON
Portfolio: https://alboynton4.wixsite.com/alsmobileapps LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allen-boynton-2732b598 Professional Summary
I have a passion for technology and the science of mobile devices. During an extensive career in retail and wholesale management, I made the decision to change careers and return to school for mobile development. The knowledge I have acquired through school and personal experience to become a professional developer. I am here to start my professional career as a mobile developer to both learn and influence others with my desire. Technical Skills
Mobile Platforms iOS, Android
Languages Swift, Objective C, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, HTML, CSS, XML, MySQL iOS SDKs
UIKit, MapKit, AVFoundation, SpriteKit, EventKit, GameKit, MultipeerConnectivity, SceneKit, UICollectionView, UITableView Mobile App Tools
Android SDK, Adapters, Table Layout, Grid Layout, Grid View, List View, Https URL Connection, Notification Manager IDEs Xcode, Android Studio, IntelliJ IDEA, Appcelerator Studio, Visual Studio Design Pattern MVC, Storyboard, Delegate, Protocol, Category, Notification Local Data Storage CoreData and NSUserDefault
Third Party Libraries CocoaPods, Firebase, Alamofire, Facebook SDK Web Services JSON, RESTful APIs, Data Parsing, Networking, GCD Version Control Git, GitHub, BitBucket, SourceTree
• 3+ years of mobile software experience in design and development of applications
• Apple's concept of Model-View-Controller architecture and design
• Object Oriented Programming
• Agile (Scrum) & Waterfall software development frameworks
• UI & UX Design for the end user's needs and usability
• Experience with Apple human interface guidelines
• Mobile/Web front end to a MySQL DB
• Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Bridge
• Ability to work both individually and as a team
• Trello Board for client communication
• Design & Prototyping for iPhone & iPad
Greenville, SC 29609 (C) 864-***-**** **********@*****.*** Work History
Mobile Developer 10/2015 to Current
ABtech Applications – Greenville, SC
• Design and develop iOS mobile applications for deployment on the App Store.
• Completed more than 30 projects from demos to full applications for school and personal development.
• Debug and modify code to work properly and become more efficient. Personal Projects:
App1: PokéMatch
This app is a memory matching game and is played by an end-facing user. The game is Pokémon themed and targeted for young children and adults, both male and female into their 30s and up. The app recognizes the device it is playing on and adjusts for both iPhone and iPad. The app connects to Apple’s Game Center using GameKit and uses leaderboards to track the best times. Authenticating the user asks proper permission to connect. It also creates notifications with GKGameCenterViewController and push notifications with attachments. A mute button allows the user to mute the background music. Both banner and interstitial ads are placed using AdMob and GoogleMobileAds SDK. Integrates Facebook SDKs for liking, sharing and logging in to a Facebook account. Responsibilities:
• Involved solely in the life cycle of conception, design, prototype, and build.
• Set up connection and authorization with Game Center for the best gaming
• Followed best practices and built the app using Apple’s concept of Model-View-Controller.
• Used proper completion handling to eliminate any crashes.
• Developed the application using Swift 3 and Xcode 8 for iPhone and iPad.
• Reviewed all and worked on code enhancement to achieve re-usability.
• Developed an Object-Oriented Architecture using different design patterns. Environment: iOS, Swift, Xcode, Google Firebase, Game Center, NSUserNotification, Google Mobile Ads, Facebook SDKs, StoreKit, GameKit, Facebook SDKs, AVFoundation, CocoaPods, UICollectionView, and UIKit. App2: Passport Challenge
Those that drive a car and want ease of parking can use this app. This was a concept for an existing app to improve the profile views of company employees. Firebase was utilized for login, password resets, email messaging, sorting, storage, real-time database, and Google analytics. User is able to add, edit and delete user’s profiles within the company. This is a feature for addition to a larger commercial application. Responsibilities:
• Involved solely in the life cycle of conception, design, prototype, and build.
• Used proper completion handling to eliminate any crashes.
• Developed the application using Swift 3 and Xcode 8 for iPhone and iPad.
• Created a test group to learn proper flow of the application and ease of the UI.
• Utilized CoreAnimation to create a sliding menu and background alpha as a darkening effect.
• Used CocoaPods to add the Firebase library to the app for storage of images and a real-time database. Environment: iOS, Swift, Xcode, Storyboard, Google Firebase, Firebase Login, UIAlertController, Firebase Database, UITableView, CocoaPods, and UIKit. Mobile Development 06/2014 to Current
Full Sail University – Winter Park, FL
School Project:
App3: Pool Buddy
The app is a new swimming pool owner’s guide to maintaining a swimming pool. It contains information regarding pool equipment, cleaning tools, pool chemicals, dosage guide, water balance, proper water chemistry, pool maintenance, pool calculator, reminders (using EventKit), a gallery of pool problems and video tutorials and WebKit. The entire app is developed 100% programmatically with no use of storyboards. Responsibilities:
• Implemented the project plan, concept, prototype, design, and build.
• Used best practices with the application life cycle and Model-View-Controller architecture.
• Kept in touch with customer through Trello and created milestones to track progress and completion.
• Developed the application using Swift 3 and Xcode 8 for iPhone and iPad.
• Utilized EventKit for the user to create a planner for the user’s maintenance schedule. Environment: iOS, Swift, Xcode, Storyboard, EventKit, Decodable, Geo-Location, UITableView, SafariServices, AVFoundation, UICollectionView, UIKit. Store Manager Trainee Lead Technician 09/2016 to 01/2017 Digital Doc, LLC – Mauldin, SC
• Diagnose and repair mobile devices while creating a satisfied customer.
• Troubleshoot technical problems and provide service and solutions.
• 99% Quality Assurance repair rate.
Store Manager 01/2015 to 09/2015
Napa Auto Parts – Greenville, SC
• Provided superb customer service to increase customer count 125%.
• Increased commercial business 130% as a supplier and a technical consultant.
• Increased the profit percentage to 150% above forecast and became the top profiting store in the district.
Assistant Store Manager 02/2012 to 08/2013
Autopart International – West Hartford, CT
• Satisfied over 75 accounts with competitive wholesale pricing and fast delivery.
• Maintained current client’s quality service and prospected new accounts to a 30% growth. Education
Mobile Development 06/2014 to Current
Full Sail University - Winter Park, FL – Online
Major: Completed 90 credits towards a Bachelor’s
of Science Degree in Mobile Development.
Expected graduation: Fall 2018
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