TONY LIEU

224-***-****

ad1xlw@r.postjobfree.com

Core Competencies

•iOS Development

•Software Development Lifecycle

•Project Management

Requirement Gathering

•Database Management

•Swift UI/Objective C

•Mobile App Development

•OS Framework

•Team Building & Leadership

•CI/CD Pipeline

•Resource Management

Education

•Bachelor of Computer Science and Programming from Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA

•Associate of Science Biology from East Georgia State College, Swainsboro, GA

Profile Summary

•IT Professional with over 12 years of IT experience including over 10+ years of iOS mobile application development experience, with a notable portfolio of published apps on the App Store

•Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing flexible solutions for Mobile iOS application development using UI Kit, Swift UI, and Core Foundation with Cocoa touch

•Proficient in Swift, Objective-C, C, and C++, and adept in Object-Oriented Programming techniques. Experienced in APNS, PHP, and Shell scripting

•Proficient experience with frameworks such as iPhone SDK, UI Kit, Map Kit, Speech, AV Foundation, Core Data, Core Location, Social, XC Test, Alamofire, SDWebImage, Quartz Core, Crashlytics, Core Bluetooth, Core Graphics, App Kit, and Core Motion

•Extensive familiarity with design patterns, including MVC, MVVM, MVVM-C, VIPER, KVO, KVC, Singleton, Delegate, Observer/Notification, Adapter, Factory, and Façade, among others

•Proficient in using Apple and third-party frameworks/tools for persistent data storage, such as CoreData, Documents Directory, UserDefaults, Plists, Settings Bundle, Codable Protocols, and the Keychain

•iOS specialization encompassing Storyboarding, Core Data, Internationalization, Localization, iBeacon Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Unit Testing, over-the-air Ad Hoc App Distribution, in-app purchase, ad and analytics integration, Auto Layout, Apple Push Notification, Swift UI, and Combine reactive programming

•Worked with RESTful API and web services utilizing NSURLSession and parsing responses using Codable/NSJSONSerialization for JSON data

•Expertise in designing and developing frontend UI/UX through Storyboards, XIBs, and programmatic means, leveraging Size Classes and Auto Layout Constraints

•Skilled in troubleshooting and testing using LLDB, NSLog & print statements, breakpoints, and Instruments

•Proficient in source control with Git and SVN, utilizing third-party GUI clients like SourceTree, Tower, and GitHub

•Experience with CocoaPods and Cocoa Touch frameworks for iPhone and iPad applications, utilizing Xcode IDE, iOS Simulator, and Interface Builder

•Contributed problem-solving analysis and recommended solutions within project guidelines, emphasizing best practices in iOS app development, including scalability, reusable code, and consistency

•Excellent communication, organizational skills, attention to detail, and a proven ability to meet tight deadlines

Technical Skills

Programming Languages – Swift, Objective-C

iOS Technologies – UI Kit, Foundation, GCD, Operations, Cocoa pods, P Lists, User Defaults, Keychain, Categories, Interface Builder, Storyboard, Core Data, XC Test, Instruments, PDF Kit, Map Kit, Core Location

Databases – Core Data, Realm, User Defaults, Key Chain, SQLite, NS Coding, NS Keyed Archiver, File Manager

Frameworks – AV Foundation, AV Kit, Cocoa Pods, AF Networking, Alamo Fire, Cloud Kit, Core Bluetooth, Map Kit, Location Kit, Common Crypto, AWS, Firebase, Message Kit, UI Kit, Pass kit, Realm, Combine, Swift UI

Project Management – Xcode, JIRA, Git, Command Line

Web Technologies – RESTful Web Services, SOAP Web Services, JSON, XML

Databases – Core Data, SQLite, Realm

Version Control - SVN, GIT, SourceTree, Tower, Command Line / Terminal, GitHub, Bitbucket

Testing – Unit Testing, XC Test, Automated Testing, XC UI Test, Quick, Nimble, Cucumber

Algorithms - Insertion Sort, Merge Sort, Quick Sort, Shell Sort, Tim Sort, Backtracking, Beam Search, Beam Stack Search, Bellman-Ford, Dijkstra's, Best-First Search, Floyd–Warshall, Johnson's, Flood Fill, Prüfer Coding, Lee, Prim's, Borůvka's, Johnson's, Secant Method, False Position Method, Davis–Putnam–Logemann–Loveland, CNF-SAT, Cross-Entropy Method

Data Structures - Hash Table, Stacks, Heaps, Graphs, Queues, Trees, Loops, Backwards-Lookup, LRU Cache, Dictionaries, Maps, Arrays, Strings, Pointer-Sharing, Segmented Buckets, Spaghetti Stacks, B+ Tree, B Tree, BS Tree, AVL Tree, Splay Tree

Architecture Patterns - MVVM, MVP, MVC, VIPER, Coordinator

CI/CD – Fast Lane, Jenkins, Bitrise, Azure, and GitLab CI/CD

Dev Tools - Instruments, Analyzer, Accessibility Inspector, Charles Proxy, Postman, Memory Graph, LLDB, Time Profiler, Network Sanitizer, Zombies, Allocations

Professional Experience

Sr. iOS Application Developer

Discover Financial Services, Riverwoods, IL Sep’22 -Present

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/discover-mobile/id338010821

This app helps to manage their Discover credit card and bank accounts conveniently and securely from anywhere, using Discover’s Mobile App. Users can check their account balance, view their account info, make and edit payments, add their card to Apple Pay, manage their rewards, and more - all from their mobile device.

•Incorporated Charts SDK to visually represent and track product popularity over time within the details page

•Collaborated with UX-Designers to architect onboarding processes, ensuring an optimal user experience, and utilized Figma for design collaboration

•Implemented Auto Layout constraints for seamless orientation handling and adaptability to various screen sizes, including devices with hardware-covered screens

•Developed multiple view controllers programmatically using Auto Layout for flexibility across different screen sizes

•Established a robust continuous integration system on GitHub with Jenkins, emphasizing a quality code base and issue reduction

•Leveraged Carthage for effective management of third-party dependencies

•Integrated the Stripe SDK for secure credit card transactions during the checkout process

•Created multiple screens using Swift UI, meticulously aligning them with Figma designs in collaboration with UI/UX designers

•Followed MVVM design patterns for a modular and testable code structure

•Utilized Codable for model decoding and encoding, and NSJSONSerialization for efficient conversion to and from JSON files

•Modified Jenkins' configuration to automate builds upon Pull Requests incorporating both Swift and Objective-C specifically for the Discover app

•Managed issue tracking, tasks, and backlog using Jira employed Confluence for documentation, and maintained source control through GitHub

•Implemented Size Classes and programmatic adaptations to ensure graceful orientation handling

•Developed custom navigation between views utilizing Navigation Controllers, Gesture Recognizers, and custom View Controller transitions in both Swift and Objective-C within the Discover app

Sr. iOS Developer

Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL Dec’20-Sep’22

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/baxter-in-service-us/id1520548957

This app allows the users to find videos, quick reference guides, and instructions for use for our portfolio of products: Active Hemostastic & Sealant Products -FLOSEAL [Hemostatic Matrix] -TISSEEL [Fibrin Sealant] -COSEAL[Surgical Sealant] -PREVELEAK [Surgical Sealant] -ARTISS [Fibrin Sealant] OSTENE [Bone Hemostat] Adhesion Prevention Products -SEPRAFILM [Adhesion Barrier] -ADEPT [Adhesion Reduction Solution] Tissue Technologies -PERI-STRIPS DRY Staple Line Reinforcement with VERITAS Collagen Matrix -TISSUE-GUARD Portfolio Bone Repair Technology -ALTAPORE [Bioactive Bone Graft Substitute] -ACTIFUSE [Bone Graft Substitute]. It is useful for patients and caregivers as they rely on Baxter's leading portfolio of critical nutritional, renal, hospital, and surgical care products and services.

•Established, configured, and took ownership of the build release processes for a comprehensive iOS app project

•Completed the project using a well-organized MVVM architecture to ensure scalability and maintainability

•Utilized a combination of Storyboard and Programmatic UI components for an efficient and flexible user interface

•Configured and implemented Deep Linking, incorporating Push Notifications to enhance user engagement

•Applied Flow Coordinators to efficiently handle backend responses and screen routing at the app launch, ensuring a seamless user experience

•Employed protocol-oriented programming principles to enhance code maintainability and readability

•Collaborated closely with the UI/UX team to bring the app to specifications, utilizing UI screens and assets from Invision

•Led the development in an Agile environment, following Scrum processes and taking on the role of Scrum Master as the team lead

•Managed the team, assigned tasks, and conducted Sprint planning for optimal project management

•Created multiple custom UI components to align with designs, maximizing UI/UX for an enhanced user experience

•Implemented GitFlow for version control, following a branching model development workflow

•Developed the project with Swift 4.1, leveraging the Equatable protocol and synthesizing support for the Hashable protocol.

•Integrated Crash Reporting using Crashlytics/HockeyApp to identify and resolve issues efficiently

•Utilized URLSession to handle all service calls, incorporating caching strategies for improved performance

•Employed Keychain to secure sensitive data, such as tokens received during the backend login process

•Successfully led a team of 3 iOS developers to deliver on time in a fast-paced project, ensuring milestones and release deadlines were met while maintaining high-quality deliverables

•Managed media elements effectively with AVFoundation for an app that provides users with access to videos, quick reference guides, and instructions for a diverse portfolio of critical healthcare products catering to patients and caregivers who rely on Baxter’s leading portfolio of nutritional, renal, hospital, and surgical care products and services

Lead iOS Developer

CarMax, Deerfield, IL Apr’19-Dec’20

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/carmax-used-cars-for-sale/id571044395

The CarMax app. is designed to make their next car journey more convenient, whether they are buying, scheduling a test drive, or paying off the loan. It has features that save time searching with a nationwide inventory of 40,000+ used cars, SUVs, and trucks. Users can see car details and interior and exterior photos, Ship vehicles to their closest store and schedule a test drive at their convenience, customize their search with favorite cars, and save searches. Users get alerts for changes to their saved cars and favorites.

•Played a pivotal role in the redesign of the app, managing vast amounts of data daily

•Contributed to the deployment of the redesigned app for enhanced functionality

•Spearheaded Swift development initiatives, serving as the primary language for the iOS app

•Implemented cutting-edge Swift features and leveraged language advancements to enhance app performance

•Utilized Firebase Analytics and Fabric for in-depth app usage monitoring

•Leveraged insights for informed business decision-making and efficient crash resolution

•Implemented OC Scanner framework for scan and save feature

•Built custom progress views and progress bars for clear upload/download progress visualization

•Utilized Core Data for robust data persistence

•Debugged accessibility compliance using Accessibility Inspector

•Applied the MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) architecture pattern to enhance code maintainability and separation of concerns

•Integrated reactive programming with MVVM for a responsive and intuitive user interface

•Collaborated with multiple product/business managers for new feature development aligned with the product roadmap

•Worked in a team of 7 iOS developers, contributing to a collaborative and productive environment

•Managed and implemented push notifications to APNS

•Worked in an Agile environment, contributing to project and team management

•Led refactoring initiatives to accommodate the growing scale of the CarMax iOS app

•Applied architecture-driven refactoring strategies to enhance system scalability and maintainability

•Participated in Daily Scrums, Sprint Grooming, and Sprint Retrospective

•Maintained sprint-level and project-level developments using Jira

•Implemented login features with Keychain for secure data storage

•Ensured user data safety with encrypted sessions

•Developed custom multithreaded approaches for seamless integration with cloud services

•Utilized Jenkins for the CI/CD pipeline and deployment to TestFlight for application deployment

•Worked in an Agile environment following Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodology

•Collaborated with project managers to ensure all project milestones were met

Lead iOS App Developer

The Sherwin Williams Company, Cleveland, Ohio Sep’17- Apr’19

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sherwin-williams-pro/id1189158431

This app is designed to Order paint and supplies anytime, anywhere., Check inventory at a local store, or reorder items from the user’s purchase history. Save money from day one with preferred pricing and exclusive coupons. This app helps to manage their account easily view the pricing and purchase history, and pay bills directly from the app. It has a feature to find your closest store or search by location.

•Designed and implemented the application architecture following the MVVM pattern, ensuring scalability and maintainability

•Led the development and enhancement of the Deals Section, improving the overall user experience

•Engineered custom alert settings for notifications, including price drops, offers, and auctions

•Implemented a robust product search feature supporting barcode scanning and voice commands using AVCaptureSession and AVFoundation

•Leveraged Firebase AB testing through config files to refine features for specific geographical regions

•Followed a Test-Driven Development (TDD) approach to ensure the reliability and correctness of application features

•Integrated Core Data for efficient offline storage and executed lightweight migrations for enhanced data management

•Ensured the secure storage of user login information using Keychain

•Implemented multithreading and managed concurrency issues using Grand Central Dispatch (GCD) and Operation Queue

•Maintained overall app performance by regularly using Instruments and Profiler tools to identify and address potential bottlenecks

•Managed code versioning with Git via GitHub, ensuring a collaborative and organized development process

•Integrated Jenkins into the development workflow for continuous integration, aligned with Test-Driven Development methodologies

•Used AVFoundation to handle audio playback and video streaming seamlessly

•Employed SwiftUI for new screen designs, ensuring a modern and responsive user interface

•Utilized Storyboards with Auto Layout and Interface Builder for efficient and adaptable UI design

•Implemented Unit Tests to cover core logic and utilized Coco Pods to manage third-party dependencies effectively

•Transitioned from Fabric to Crashlytics for runtime crash logging, resolving production crashes, and ensuring app stability

iOS App Developer

Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America, New York, NY Aug’15-Sep’17

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/guardian-accounts-policies/id1215328004

This app is designed for users to access their Individual Market Guardian accounts and policies. It helps to view all policy or account details: coverage, people, riders/benefits, make secure payments and pay off loans, Set up and manage automatic payments, Change their billing schedule, View payment history for up to the last 3 years, view beneficiaries and riders, change profile information, Opt-in to receive statements & documents electronically, sign in with Touch ID or Face ID and chat with our Service Representatives

•Implemented Touch ID and utilized the Local Authentication framework for seamless and secure biometric authentication

•Employed the Keychain services to securely store user passwords, ensuring a robust security protocol

•Led the development of critical features, including the setup, editing, and deletion of payees, enhancing user convenience

•Contributed to the feature development for rewards and offers, enriching the app's value proposition

•Acted as a Lead Developer for the MyAccount Section, orchestrating the development of various screens

•Utilized Swift and Objective-C with UIKit for building the UI, seamlessly integrating both via UIView representable

•Developed UI using Storyboards and AutoLayout, aligning with design specifications and ensuring a responsive user interface

•Programmed the app using Swift combined with an MVVM architecture and various design patterns for maintainability and scalability

•Refactored the app's design to use colors in an asset catalog, ensuring a cohesive and universal design palette

•Used CocoaPods to load third-party frameworks and manage dependencies efficiently

•Integrated Google Analytics and custom analytics solutions to monitor and measure app usage, enabling data-driven decision-making

•Employed Jenkins for continuous integration, managing commits to a private Git server via SourceTree

•Ensured code quality through peer code reviews and followed a test-driven development approach for robust and reliable features

•Addressed and resolved various performance-related issues, enhancing app animations for a smoother user experience

•Fixed numerous bugs related to session logic, OAuth 2.0, and session management, contributing to the overall stability of the app

•Utilized Apple Push Notifications for effective user communication

•Implemented secure data transmission practices over the network without specifying AES encryption, considering the sensitivity of user data

•Programmed the app using Xcode (version based on the time frame) and Swift (version based on the time frame), ensuring compatibility with a minimum iOS version specified for that period

iOS Developer

Groupon Inc., Chicago, IL Jun’13 - Aug’15

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groupon-local-deals-near-me/id352683833

This app is an e-commerce app to save up to 70% on the things that are required for every day. This app offers great deals on all the best stuff to eat, see, and do near you and around the world.

To try a new restaurant downtown, in need of a relaxing massage, looking for a new gym, or daydreaming about a hotel for a tropical getaway, Groupon has you covered with all the unique local experiences and discounts anyone could ever wish for.

•Proficiently utilized Objective-C throughout the Groupon app project, transitioning to Swift for Proof of Concepts in the later stages

•Leveraged various UI elements, including Image Views, customized Buttons, Text Views, segment controllers, UIPickerView, and UITextField delegates

•Employed AVFoundation for seamless audio and video playback, enhancing multimedia features

•Implemented a dynamic UI programmatically, setting constraints with NSLayoutConstraint and NSLayoutAnchor for precise and readable code

•Introduced smooth transitioning animations between UIViews to elevate the overall user experience

•Utilized the UIKit Framework to display PDFs and medication information through UIWebView and UIScrollView

•Developed essential project tools like customized TabBar, Navigation Bar, Page Controller, and scroll view for a tailored and cohesive user interface

•Contributed to REST API development, managing to get requests to the database and tracking different phases of the application

•Optimized user experience by implementing Grand Central Dispatch (GCD) to offload tasks from the main thread, enhancing responsiveness

•Implemented notifications to detect autorotation in customized SubViews, ensuring a seamless transition between device orientations

•Utilized NSOperationQueue and NSURLSession for efficient integration with backend web services, contributing to overall application reliability

•Demonstrated expertise in Apple technologies by successfully implementing Apple Push Notification Service (APNS) and Apple Pay within the Groupon app

IT Infrastructure Administrator

Parker Hannifin., Cleveland, Ohio Sep’11- Jun’13

Network Administrator responsible for users, security, hardware infrastructure, and ordering equipment

Responsible for implementation and testing of new technologies (software and hardware), and for recommending solutions for best performance and customer success

Architected, planned and managed Implementation of LAN and WLAN network migrations and deployments

Managed Novell Netware 5,1 to Windows 2000 Advanced Server networks

Responsible for data loss prevention planning and implementation, and managed backup/restore administration

Assisted in the production of systems manuals and diagrams

Responsible for project management, cost reviews, time and materials, as well as workflow planning and oversight to ensure successful implementations on deadline and on budget

Made recommendations and advised clients on solutions, equipment and use cases

Supervised network technicians, managed tasks and assignments to make best use of various technician skills and capabilities

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