PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Creative senior application developer with six years of experience in mobile application development.

• Extensive experience leading teams for massive projects.

• Currently responsible for a world-class leading app with 1 million plus downloads and millions in monthly revenue.

• Created real-time video streaming application that displays live video while populating the view with relevant sports information, such as player stats, roster and schedule data.

• Proficient with application designs that need to meet strict regulartory standards.

• Sound Knowledge of Java and webservices in mission critical applications.

• Extensive experience working with Android SDKs ranging from Gingerbread (2.3) through Nougat.

• Experience with utilizing flexible design patterns, combined with the Android support library and others such as GooglePlayServices, Maps, EventBus etc... for maximum compatibility with the widest possible range of devices, from smartphones to tablets.

• Practiced in the use of GCM Cloud Connection Server (XMPP). Competent with the use of many third party libraries including Adobe and Crittercism.

• Demostrated proficiency with IDE, tools and libraries such as Android Studio, Eclipse, Android Device Monitor, Lint, Retrofit, SourceTree and SoapUI.

• A team player that will translate your business goals into the apps that help grow your customer base, improve your bottom line and add brand value.

• Fifteen years combined hardware / software experience with firm understanding of the demands and limitations of both the mobile and server side of the system. EXPERIENCE

Pitney Bowes (Horizon International) 2018 – present Android Developer

• Worked on the CSD project created lock screen security for the launcher application. This custom lock screen is able to resist attempts to gain access via reboot and other method. The latest revision is state aware and is unaffected when USB accessories are added or removed.

• Consumed webservices Api’s provided by the CSD Base and reported condition via AWS IOT services.

• Enhanced AWS IoT Messaging system to reduce reduncy and boiler plate code.

• Added custom screen saver functionality to the launcher application. The screen saver self activates after receiving a onDim broadcast from a background service

(SharedServices). The screen saver will automatically close upon user interaction.

• Worked on application debugging to ensure compliance with Penumbra regulatory standards. Triaging bugs based on severity and number of uses affected.

• Utilized Git version control system daily to check in work. Intel Corp (Triple Crown Consulting) 2017 – 2017 Android Architect

• Architected media related applications as part of the Honda Odyssey vehicle team.

• Created documentations for Honda to explain the architecture of the media related applications.

and the communications interfaces used for AIDL.

DEREK FINDLAY

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• Worked on application debugging to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

• Used confluence daily to create internal documentation for Honda management teams.

• Reviewed code to ensure it met both functional and technical requirements. Marriott International 2015 – 2016

Senior Android Developer

Manage a team of six developers

• Architected Marriott International customer facing Android app with 1 million plus downloads. This app generates millions in revenue each month and is widely regarded as the future of room booking.

• Implemented Foresee survey library so that Marriott International could get vital feedback regarding usability of the apps. This data is instrumental in creating the most compelling user experience for the Marriott International guest.

• Implemented the BazaarVoice library so that the app would include user reviews. This library not only facilitated the reading of reviews, but also allowed guest to add their own ratings and reviews for properties at which they had stayed.

• Developed feature flagging class which is currently used to remotely enable or disable app capabilities. This needed feature was added after Marriott learned that the sometimes unreliable API layer would negatively impact the app Play Store ratings, as the users would be unaware that failed calls were in fact server related.

• Added support for mobile key at different properties by integrating SDKs from industry leading venders such as Ving and Kaba. This highly requested enhancement now allows guest to skip the front desk and go directly to their room and unlock their door with their BLE enabled smartphone.

• Employed Deeplinking which now allows guest receive notifications that when clicked on

• take them directly into the relevant part of the app so that they can action on the notification immediately. Marriott has seen that this immediacy is leading to increased revenue from impulse consumers.

Thermofisher Scientific 2014 – 2015

Lead android developer

• Created mobile app to control the PackEye backpack mounted radiation detector. This sophisticated radiation detector is used extensively by government security agencies. The app connects to the device via serial Bluetooth 4.0 and allows for discrete control of the radiation detector. Local logs are stored in an encrypted format on the smartphone. The app can display spectrum data and other vital information to the operator.

• Acted as senior Android developer on the iConnect Mobile project. This internally targeted app is used to pull contact and location data from the SharePoint severs. This data is then populated to the detailed user info fragment. Users also have the option view all corporate locations on a map, with colored pins representing different business types.

• Created proof of concept application to test the viability of possible projects targeting the Android platform. This includes projects that tested communication techniques as well asapps that were designed to test compatibility with third party APIs.

• Technical adviser on RadHalo Android project. Worked with engineers to ensure that communication protocols were compatible with Android. Also worked with off shore team to make sure libraries did not negatively impact system performance.

• Created reusable library on internal Git repository, and detailed the usage in Confluence.

• Work closely with the UI/UX department to ensure that Google recommended conventions were adopted throughout all apps across the enterprise. Edited and created support documents within Confluence.

• Trained and mentored staff as needed to ensure that applications could be supported. Leopold Yurievna LLC 2013 – 2014

Android Developer

• Designed dedicated Android application that parses JSON data from company website to provide a more pleasing and easier to navigate interface for the end users.

• Developed BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) prototyping application for remotely actuating door locks. This application utilized 256bit AES security.

• Create mobile applications for Google Android based devices that allows for secure messaging via a key based encryption method. Messages can be discreetly hidden within pictures and other documents.

• Responsibilities included coding, graphics, user interface design, debugging and testing. Microsoft /Findlay Consulting Inc. 2008 – 2011

Mobile Developer

• Acted as mobile developer on augmented reality mobile application. This app allowed for real-time location based information to be superimposed over the mobile device’s live video display. Similar in concept to the common star chart type applications, this system presents the surrounding to the user overlaid with informational tags.

• Utilized api layer to customize app content to each users account level. Family Related Projects 2007 – 2008

Family Coordinator

• Took a leave from work to help manage the needs of my elderly parents. Weatherford Engineered Chemistry. 2002 – 2006

IT Director

• Senior Project Manager for the Server farm upgrade project. This project encompassed the installation and configuration of a new Citrix Presentation server farm.

• Duties included: the coordination of team activities, task prioritization, project documentation, status reports and conducting meetings and presentations for senior partners. The deployment completed on time and in budget. Work Summary. Prior – 2006

Comcast and others

• Worked in several positions, most notable as the Tech-Bench Manager at Comcast. This position was responsible for mobile devices on Comcast’s enterprise. The Tech Bench manager was the point of contact and authorized repair person for all Dell and HP hardware at Comcast locations. This position required certification on all Dell and HP servers, desktops and laptops.

• Promoted three times during whilst with Comcast, working in field allowed for a unique insite into the infrastructure of WANs and the related infrastructure.

• Participated in building headends for the largest US data provider. EDUCATION

The Cope Institute 1991

• Bachelor’s degree level intensive two-year, full-time course in Computer Science with emphasis in modular and structured program design.

• Special emphasis on security, scalability, efficiency, user experience and reliability.

SKILLS

• Expertise in developing application for Android Operating system using both Intellij and Android Studio IDE, ADT, Android SDK, SQLite, XML.

• Understanding of troubleshooting and debugging software applications.

• Experience with popular public APIs, such as Adobe, GooglePlayServices, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter etc...

• Understanding of how to access mobile devices hardware, such as cameras and microphone, GPS, accelerometer, Bluetooth, BLE and compass etc...

• Ability to work with versioning control / source management software such as Git.

• Knowledge systems that employ Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) for communication.

• Practiced in Agile/Safe Agile methodology development process.

• Understanding of RESTful API interaction and JSON parsing.

• Working knowledge of software architectures such as MVC, Client Server and SOA. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

• Formally trained in both Agile and Safe-Agile processes.

• Proficiency in Jira and Confluence.

• CompTIA A+ Certification.

• Microsoft Certifications (MCSE) from New Horizons Training Centers.

• Certified in 8 specialized DELL hardware technologies (server, laptop, desktop, etc

• Certified in 9 specialized Compaq\HP hardware technologies (all hardware).

• Series 7 and Series 63 broker licensed through NASD.

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