Publication
A Guide to CloudKit: How to Sync User Data Across iOS Devices
https://www.toptal.com/developers/ios/sync-data-across-devices-with-cloudkit
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Paul Young
Verified Expert in Engineering
Swift Developer
San Francisco, CA, United States
Toptal member since August 1, 2016
Bio
Paul has been a professional software developer for over 30 years—predominantly as a freelancer on a wide range of projects with a focus on native mobile iOS and Android app development. Paul is diligent, communicates well, and loves solving hard problems.
Portfolio
Freelance Work
C++, MacOS, iOS, Android, Swift, Java, UIKit, JavaScript, Amazon Cognito...
SRAM
Android, iOS, Swift, Bluetooth
Voodle
Kotlin, Swift, Android, iOS, UIKit, SwiftUI, Figma, AWS Lambda, JavaScript...
Experience
- C++ - 20 years
- Xcode - 12 years
- iOS - 8 years
- Swift - 5 years
- Android - 5 years
- Python - 3 years
- Kotlin - 2 years
Preferred Environment
Git, Xcode, Swift, iOS, Android Studio
The most amazing...
...thing I've created is a LAN-based idle-time distributed 3D rendering system. I was able to do it before anyone knew how.
Work Experience
Software Developer
2006 - PRESENT
Freelance Work
- Built native mobile iOS and Android apps for USA Cycling.
- Developed an iPad application providing medical questionnaires for at-risk-youth for Shift Heath Paradigms.
- Created the server-side architecture for music artist/event/venue multi-source data collection for SonicLiving.
- Implemented the "Postcards From The Future" iPhone app for Intel (developed by Moderati Inc).
- Developed a party-planning iPhone app for Punchbowl.com.
- Developed BulletProof, a digital asset management application for Red Giant Software.
- Created an iPad video playback and asset management app for Adobe Systems Inc.
Technologies: C++, MacOS, iOS, Android, Swift, Java, UIKit, JavaScript, Amazon Cognito, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), AVFoundation, Mobile Apps
Mobile Developer
2022 - 2023
SRAM
- Developed a native iOS application for monitoring and configuring bicycle components over Bluetooth.
- Built a native Android application for monitoring and configuring bicycle components over Bluetooth.
- Created lower-level shared libraries for monitoring and configuring bicycle components over Bluetooth.
Technologies: Android, iOS, Swift, Bluetooth
Software Architect
2018 - 2022
Voodle
- Developed fully native iOS and Android apps for a short video messaging platform with extensive native camera and video playback support.
- Constructed and maintained a pipeline infrastructure for video processing with an AWS back-end Python server via Fargate, Lambda, S3, and Amazon DocumentDB.
- Built the full-stack dynamic live data architecture, including native push notifications for Apple and GCM via Amazon SNS and Pusher WebSockets layer, on-device SQLite, and a fully dynamic and responsive UX.
Technologies: Kotlin, Swift, Android, iOS, UIKit, SwiftUI, Figma, AWS Lambda, JavaScript, Amazon CloudWatch, MongoDB, Firebase, Amazon Web Services (AWS), DocumentDB, TypeScript, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Architecture, Combine, AVFoundation, SQLite, Model View ViewModel (MVVM), JSON, Mobile Apps
Senior Software Engineer | Engineering Manager
2002 - 2006
Adobe Systems Inc
- Worked as one of the lead engineers on the Premiere Pro team.
- Managed a team of 20 engineers in multiple North American locations for two years; had a dotted-line reporting relationship to an additional engineering team in NOIDA, India.
- Managed the release cycle and bug review process with product management, including multiple major and minor update releases.
Technologies: Windows, MacOS, C++, Management, Mobile Apps
Software Developer
2000 - 2002
Freelance Work
- Developed a 3D Studio Max plugin for Viewpoint Inc.
- Created feature work on the Commotion image composition software for Puffin Inc.
Technologies: C++, Mobile Apps
Software Engineer
1999 - 2000
Demandline.com
- Developed a reverse auction engine for small business services.
- Developed an in-house CRM system for customer lead tracking.
Technologies: SQL, Jakarta Server Pages (JSP)
Software Developer
1995 - 1999
Freelance Work
- Developed a resume database for Stanford GSB & Apple Computer.
- Developed an feature update for a BackBurner 3D distributed rendering system.
- Created MySQL database processing scripts for Digital Impact.
Technologies: SQL, C++
Software Engineer | Director of R&D
1990 - 1994
Specular International
- Developed Infini-D 3D animation software.
- Developed BackBurner distributed rendering software.
- Developed Collage 2D compositing software.
Technologies: MacOS
Experience
Voodle Video Messenger App
http://www.voodle.comA multiplatform mobile and web app for sharing short video messages. I developed the fully native iOS and Android apps and helped design and implement the back-end architecture running on a multitude of AWS services.
Adobe Premiere Pro
I acted as lead architect and engineering manager over the course of several Mac and Windows releases of Adobe's flagship desktop digital video editing platform. I also represented Adobe at trade shows and high-value customer meetings.
Specular Infini-D
Groundbreaking 3-D Animation software for Macintosh.
Generating Transitions for Remapping Video Playback Time
https://www.google.com.hk/patents/US8837911One of two patents related to a non-linear time remapping feature I worked on for Adobe Premiere Pro for variable super-slow motion/fast motion video manipulation. Setting aside the political question of the value of software patents, this was an amazing project to work on.
Demandline.com
Reverse auction demand aggregation platform for small business services.
Punchbowl.com iPhone Application
Developed the iOS front-end for the Punchbowl.com Party Planning & Invitations Management service.
Education
1994 - 1996
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business
Stanford University - Palo Alto, CA (USA)
1986 - 1990
Bachelor of Arts in Film & Computer Animation
Hampshire College - Amherst, MA (USA)
Skills
Libraries/APIs
X (formerly Twitter) API
Tools
Xcode, Android Studio, Git, Figma, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Cognito
Languages
Swift 3, Swift, C++, Swift 2, Objective-C, C, Kotlin, Python, Java, JavaScript, SQL, PHP, TypeScript
Frameworks
CloudKit, UIKit, Cocoa, SwiftUI, Combine, Jakarta Server Pages (JSP)
Platforms
iCloud, iOS, Android, Amazon Web Services (AWS), MacOS, AWS Lambda, Firebase, Windows, Amazon EC2, Linux
Storage
Amazon S3 (AWS S3), MongoDB, SQLite, JSON, MySQL
Paradigms
REST, Concurrent Programming, Management, Model View ViewModel (MVVM)
Other
Freelancing, Software Development, Architecture, Mobile Apps, DocumentDB, AVFoundation, Video Streaming, Bluetooth, Videos
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