Nicholas Raptis

iOS / Architect

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Hello, thank you for your time, I am Nicholas Raptis, a well-priced highly skilled iOS developer. Having delivered successful results for tier 1-A clients such as Apple, Chrysler, DirecTV, and Bank of America, I am a powerhouse of coding quality. I was responsible for the Dodge Dart app, which achieved the #1 app in the Catalog section of the app store. No fuss, no muss. I've also successfully distributed over 1.8 million apps independently and achieved the #1 overall app ranking in 4 territories.

Quotes

"Nick is one of the best & capable programmers I have encountered who has successfully steered many key projects' development for our company."

- Name Has Been Removed, Former American CEO

“As a software developer, the only code I have trouble with is the dress code.”

- Nick Raptis, as a comedian.

Career Highlights

• Top tier iOS developer, many career accolades.

• Produces highly polished, scalable, and user-friendly applications.

• iOS Developer with 10+ years of experience.

• 13 Independent Apps Released (1.8 million+ downloads)

• Worked Briefly at Apple Inc.

• Developed OpenGL / Metal based cross-platform graphics engine.

• Expert level knowledge on UI/UX using UIKit & SwiftUI.

• Expert level architecture skills in MVC, MVVM.

• Written over 1,000 mission-critical unit tests.

• Expert level 3D math using Matrices and Quaternions.

Demo Videos

iPad Auto Vid: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/bk59cgtgl8wmlt6/ipad_demo.mp4

Crazy Darts 2 Vid: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/utbaew2j95dhvkb/full_length_cd2.mp4

Cherry Popper Vid: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/3otr4zwceqiz39a/cherry_shortened.mp4

Big Bone Treasure Hunt (Unreleased):

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/7q60mpcy5aii7im/bbth_demo.mp4

Globe Demo Vid: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/38esu3jeeeffm4x/enigma_globe.mp4

RealityKit T-Rex:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/py728rjioshatxh/reality_kit_rex.mp4

GitHub Repositories

Metal, Shaders, simd, Quaternions, Matrices, Gestures:

https://github.com/nraptis/Earth-Metal

MVVM Navigation, SwiftUI, Actors, Sexy Theme:

https://github.com/nraptis/SpaceX

Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Metal (In Progress)

https://github.com/nraptis/BloodRobotDoctor

Experience

Berzzani

iOS Developer

12/2023 - 2/2024

• Camera + Video, high latency, encoding, stitching, flip animation, fix for black frame.

• TipKit integration.

• Built alternative P.O.C. project to showcase skill.

GAN, Enigma, Enhance IT

Lead iOS/Architect

01/2021 - 05/2023

Link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/py728rjioshatxh/reality_kit_rex.mp4

• P.O.C. projects with CoreML, Vision, ARKit, RealityKit, SceneKit, SpriteKit, Metal, CoreData, SQLite, Realm, Keychain, CryptoKit, and File Manager.

• Utilizing WSG-84 and Mercator map projections.

• Created large prototype app using Combine with SwiftUI.

Walmart Labs, Apple Inc., Level Home Inc. (Silicon Valley)

Sr. iOS Developer

04/2019 - 11/2020

Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/level-home/id1490027518

• Developed components, frameworks, and customer facing pages for Level Home app.

• Leveraged several components from my own apps to enhance the Level Home app.

• Developed an iPad app in the MFI (Made for iPhone) space for testing light bulbs.

Bank of America, Citi Group, Toyota (DFW Area)

Sr. iOS Developer

10/2017 - 02/2019

Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bank-of-america-mobile-banking/id284847138

• Front-End Interface engineer for Erica, Bank of America’s financial chat-bot.

• Performed TDD and red/green re-factoring as part of an initiative to increase code coverage to 100%.

• Created custom interface elements, which achieved a pixel perfect match for the design.

DirecTV, OptimizeRX (Los Angeles)

Sr. iOS Developer

01/2015 - 10/2017

Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/directv/id1136238277

• Sr. iOS Developer on the Navigator (iPad) app team. 100% Objective-C.

• Sr. iOS Developer on the DVRScheduler (iPhone) app team. 100% Objective-C.

• Developed P.O.C. marketing/prescription savings app for end client OptimizeRX.

Union AdWorks, Gas Station TV (SE Michigan)

Sr. iOS Developer

10/2010 - 01/2015

Link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/bk59cgtgl8wmlt6/ipad_demo.mp4

• Created first accelerometer + gesture driven 3D panoramas for an iPad app.

• Created system for tracking 3D hotspots.

• Released more than 50 apps, which were all similar car catalog apps.

Froggy Studios LLC

Sr. iOS Developer / Sr. Android Developer

08/2009 - Present

Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/froggy-studios/id389062016

• Apps include Word Genie, Cherry Popper, Crazy Darts, Jiggle HD, Crazy Lizard, Trippy Booth, Bounce (Deactivated), Jiggle 2, Crazy Darts 2, and Joke Writing Assistant.

• Over 1.8 million downloads in total.

• Swift, Objective-C, C++, Java, PHP, and MySQL.

Education

School Name: Oakland University

Degree: B.S. Computer Science

• Departmental Honors.

• Dean’s List.

• Started at 18, finished at 22.

School Name: Oakland University

Degree: M.S. Computer Science

• 32 Credits Remaining.

• High Academic Standing

• Par for the Course, No Heroics

Skills

Languages

C++, C, Objective-C, Swift, Java, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Python, C#, Visual Basic, ActionScript, Shell, XML, JSON

Platforms

iOS, MacOS, Win32, Android, Web, Databases

Devices

iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, MacBook, iMac, P.C., Bluetooth Devices, Serial Port, USB Cable

iOS Concepts

Layout Constraints, Storyboards, Interface Design, Multi-Device, Universal Apps, Security

General Concepts

OOP, POP, TDD, Unit Tests, Automation Tests, CI/CD, Pipelines, Web Services, REST, 3D, Machine Learning, Image Processing, Parallel Programming, Asynchronous Programming, Multithreading, Design Patterns, SOLID Principles, Artificial Intelligence

Apple Frameworks

UIKit, SwiftUI, Combine, Accelerate, CoreFoundation, CoreGraphics, Cocoa, Foundation, MapKit, SceneKit, RealityKit, OpenFeint, GLKit, HomeKit, Charts, CryptoKit, Vision, ARKit, CoreMotion, CoreBluetooth, CoreLocation, CoreImage, CloudKit, QuartzCore, Metal

Other Frameworks

OpenCV, Tesseract, Alamofire, RxSwift, Apollo, GraphQL, Firebase, AdMob, Google Ads, Adobe Analytics, Flurry, CoverFlow, Kingfisher, Auth0, Lottie, OpenFeint, Crashlytics, Starscream, SwiftLint, Pandas, SciKitLearn, NDK, JDK, OpenGL, OpenGL ES, FastLane

Industries

Automotive, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Gaming, Entertainment, Mobile, Pocket, Marketing, Sales, Banking, Finance, Casino, Resorts, Hospitality, Food, Dining, Drugs, DevOPS, Operations, Cybersecurity, Security, Privacy, Health, Fitness, Telecom, Telecommunications, Writing, Education, Parks, Recreation, Home, Smart Home, UFO, UAP, Government, Classified

IDEs

Xcode, Visual Studios, Flash, Flex Builder, Visual Studios Code, NetBeans, Eclipse, IntelliJ

Tools

Jira, Redmine, Instruments, Time Profiler, Memory Leaks, Malloc Guard, Malloc Scribble, Energy Profiler, Battery Monitor, Charles, Postman, Wireshark, Ethereal, Figma, Zeplin, Sketch

In-Training Skills

MongoDB, ReactNative, Flutter, SQL, React, Dart, PySpark, PyTorch, Xamarin, Azure, FastLane, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Malware, RealityKit, Reality Composer, Unreal Engine, Sonar Qube, Android, Jet Pack, Banjo, Comedy

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