GREGORY Z. FISCH

**** ********* **., *********, ** 28269

ad3nsb@r.postjobfree.com 858-***-****

Professional Summary:

Progressive experience developing and managing a wide variety of complex, hi-tech software/hardware products ranging from Medical CT scanners to walking robots for use in nuclear power plants.

Founded three technology start-ups: two self-funded, one venture funded.

Managed many projects that included offshore developers.

Improved software product development efficiency and quality by creating well-defined development processes and procedures.

Maintained a direct, hands-on management approach to most projects where I also took an active development role as one of the team members.

Designed and patented a speech recognition-based Air Traffic Control simulator used for training aviation personnel.

Audio and software engineering for multimedia projects for Prince, Bob Dylan, Disney, and many other.

Designed, authored, and produced the Epoch 2000 Desktop Observatory astronomy software package.

Technical Summary:

Swift, SwiftUI, Objective-C, Azure Dev Ops, OpenCV, Jenkins, Appium, GIT, Bitbucket, Stash, SourceTree, Amazon Web Services, .NET, C#, SQL Server, Agile Development Practices (Scrum), Visual C# and C++, WinCE, MFC, C/C++, FORTH, Assembly language (many different processors).

Work Experience:

Sr. Software Engineer – Sep. 2023 to present.

Eliassian Group contractor with Credit Karma, Charlotte, NC

Swift development and enhancement of their proprietary Embedded Web App technology

Software Engineer – Sep. 2022 to Sep. 2023

Velocitor Solutions, Charlotte, NC

Developing cross-platform (iOS and Android) mobile solutions.

Primary work in Xamarin, Swift, and Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM)

Mobile Lead Software Engineer – Jun. 2022 to Sep. 2022

Stealth Start-up, New York, NY

Restarting an iOS app development project and applying appropriate engineering practices and procedures to a mobile app that was nearly two years behind schedule.

Managing and working with a small, globally distributed team of developers.

Working closely with the CEO to determine the exact cause(s) of the original slow development process.

Sr. Software Engineer / Architect - Dec. 2021 to Jun 2022

Total Quality Logistics (TQL), Cincinnati, OH

Designing architecture and developing a new, major feature for the existing iOS App using Swift and SwiftUI

Mentoring new mobile developers who are transitioning from other software development backgrounds.

Sr. Software Engineer / Architect – Dec..2021 to May 2022 (Contract)

WundermanThompson – AbbVie Pharmaceutical

Designed and developed and iPad proof-of-concept application using SwiftUI to assist researchers with their clinical trials.

Software Engineer - Nov. 2020 to Nov. 2021

Lowe’s, Mooresville, NC

Developing new capability for the existing iOS Consumer App using Swift.

Creating new UI Testing systems and processes.

Adjunct Faculty Member – Jun. 2012 to Dec. 2020

National University, La Jolla, CA

Teaching a wide variety of undergraduate courses in Earth & Environmental Sciences including Geology, Geology Lab, Geography, Geographic Information Services (GIS), Oceanography, Earth & Planetary Science, and Water Resource Management.

Taught over 64 classes, both onsite and online (Blackboard).

Sr. Software Engineer / Management Consultant – Dec. 2019 to Nov. 2020

Bank of America, Ally Financial, Charlotte, NC

Developed new iOS frameworks to add new capability to the iOS App using Swift.

Working in an agile team of Android, iOS developers and a dedicated QA group.

Original frameworks were written in Objective-C and were converted to Swift and the MVP (Model-View-Presenter) design pattern.

Sr. iOS Engineer - contract – Dec. 2018 to Nov. 2019

Eturi and Midnight Oil Developers, San Diego, CA

Completely new iOS mobile app development. Solely responsible for all architecture, UI, animation, and Restful interfacing. Primary development in iOS using Swift

Engineer Software Applications – Jan. 2017 to Dec. 2018

Dexcom, Inc., San Diego, CA

Developing an iOS Mobile SDK for use with the company’s Continuous Glucose Monitoring systems, developing advanced UI controls for mobile platforms

Leading and mentoring other software developers.

Network interfacing to custom server platforms.

Sr. Software Engineer / Management Consultant Mar. 2014 to Jan. 2017

GoPro, Mitek Systems, Blue Sky Scientific, FaceTec, San Diego, CA

Managed software development teams and worked as a development team member in a variety of projects including:

Developing an object recognition based for target acquisition and laser sight tracking training system for military and law enforcement.

Developing state-of-the-art facial recognition for mobile application multi-factor authentication. Primary development in iOS using Swift.

Extensive image processing and object recognition using both OpenCV and custom software

Developing Mobile Check Deposit technology for the iOS platform currently used by over 4500 banks and financial institutions.

Vice President of Engineering – Apr. 2012 to Mar. 2014

weMonitor, Inc., San Diego, CA

Developing core technologies for advanced home and commercial energy management systems.

Overseeing software development projects and budgets, hiring technical staff.

System design of SQL backend server, development, and design of the iPhone/iPad application front-end and low-level, embedded programming of the company’s various hardware products.

Mobile Applications Team Lead – Jun. 2011 to Apr. 2012

GreatCall, Inc., San Diego, CA

Managing both the Android and iOS development teams

Developing iPhone and Android applications for customers of GreatCall’s existing Jitterbug phone. These include MedCoach, LiveNurse, and 5Star. The latter provides iPhone access to the company’s 5Star Urgent Response system.

Director of Technology Development – Jan. 2008 to Dec. 2009

Blue Sky Network, LLC, La Jolla, CA

Oversaw the design and development of satellite-based asset tracking systems. I developed new product concepts and designs, working with Marketing to define customer requirements.

Managed a group of 5 internal software Engineers and additional external Hardware Engineers and Designers to improve existing products.

Director of Product Development – Aug. 2005 to Jan. 2008

NiteRider Technical Lighting Systems, San Diego, CA

Responsible for Product/Program management, Engineering management, product design and specification, working with Asian suppliers and coordinating offshore manufacturing and licensing.

Produced 3 products that were the best-selling products in the company's 17-year history.

Improved existing products reliability.

Increased company growth by 25-30% each year.

Education:

2018 – 2019

Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D. Computer Science, Northcentral University, AZ

(Currently on hold)

2011 – 2014

Master of Science, Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, CA

2009 - 2011

B.S. Natural Sciences (magna cum laude) Emphasis in Earth Science - Geology

National University, La Jolla, CA

Double-major for Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering and Physics

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA

California State University, Long Beach, CA

Affiliations:

AES – Audio Engineering Society

American Geophysical Union

Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Geological Society of America

IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

UAV Systems Association

Awards and Recommendations:

NASA Group Achievement Award for the Telescopes In Education (TIE) project, 1996

Recommended to the Polaroid Corporation Photographic Collection by Ansel Adams

Publications:

“Arc-rift transition volcanism in the Volcanic Hills, Jacumba and Coyote Mountains”, San Diego State University, Master’s Thesis, 2013

“Terrain Positioning Utilizing Laser Range Finders”, SBIR Report for DoD

“Wirewrap Chatter Detection”, NASA Technical Brief

Patents:

“Air Traffic Voice Interactive Simulator”, United States Patent 5,961,331, 1999

Certifications:

Instrument-rated, Private Pilot, single-engine, glider

Amateur Extra Class radio operator

Avid Pro Tool User, 2019

Avid Pro Tools Operator, 2019

References:

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