About Me
Hello. My name is Jason, and I craft engaging digital experiences from my humble home in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where I live with my beautiful wife and two boys.
Prior to Kalamazoo, I spent an extended period of time just outside of Tokyo, Japan developing a myriad of digital goods for US, Australian, and Japanese audiences. Some of my past work has been for Pirelli Japan, the Australian Roads and Traffic Authority, and the Kellogg Company.
I’m a freelance programming gun for hire, specializing in native software development for iOS and Android. If you’re interested in working with me, please get in touch.
Experience
KOSOKU INTERACTIVE, LLC
Freelance Mobile Development (April 2002 — Present)
- Sole developer for RabbitHole Podcast iOS app
- Sole developer for Global Injury Research Collective iOS app
- Developed Pizza Portal and Pizza Builder features for Little Caesar’s Android app
- Custom development for various clients (Arbormoon Software, SiriusXM, Michigan State University)
SPORTTRADE, INC
Senior Software Engineer (January 2022 — April 2023)
- Principal developer of company’s Android app
ATOS-SYNTEL, INC
Solution Architect, iOS Lead (February 2019 — October 2021)
- Led development of new app features for Whirlpool’s new Countertop Oven
- Developed an iOS framework for BluetoothLE interaction with Whirlpool connected appliances
- Solution architect & iOS/Android developer for Whirlpool’s Mobile Apps Framework (MAF) team
NETKI, INC
Principal Software Engineer (October 2017 — December 2018)
- Developed company’s SDK (iOS/Android/ReactNative) & iOS/Android white label app, MyVerify
- Led mobile dev team in R&D regarding image analysis (face recognition & object detection)
MAESTRO, LLC
Director of Product Engineering, Senior Software Engineer, Solution Architect (July 2012 — April 2015)
- Assisted sales & strategy team with estimates and requirements gathering
- Led engineering team for development of productivity suite of apps
- Developed MVP for video chat sales training app, Loop
- iOS development for variety of clients (Spectrum Health, Zimmer, ABEM, Stryker Medical)
KELLOGG COMPANY
Global SME, Mobile Engineering Lead (November 2010 — July 2012)
- Worked with CIO, CISO, and Senior Leadership on company’s mobile strategy
- Implemented company’s first internal iOS app (a corporate directory app)
Education
New York Institute of Technology
Master of Business Administration (MBA) — Elective focus: Project Management (February 2006)
Western Michigan University
Bachelor of Art in Art (BA) — Elective focus: Graphic Design — Minor: Japanese (April 1999)
Skills
Swift, Kotlin, Objective-C, Java, Functional Reactive Programming (RxSwift, RxKotlin, RxJava, ReactiveCocoa, ReactiveSwift, Combine), Python, Git, Agile/SCRUM, PHP, React.js, HTML/CSS, ReactNative