Anders Bech Mellson, Developer in Svendborg, Denmark
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Anders Bech Mellson

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Location
Svendborg, Denmark
Toptal Member Since
August 26, 2014

Anders is an MSc in software engineering, architect, and full-stack developer with love for modern frontends. Anders has an excellent sense of creative problem-solving. He has substantial experience with React, TypeScript, Swift, F#, C#, Scala, Java, Objective-C, Xamarin (Certified mobile developer), Next.js, Gatsby, Akka, Grails, GWT, and more. He strives to understand what the client needs and to deliver software exceeding those expectations.

MacOSScrumAgile Software DevelopmentXcodeiOS.NETC#Microsoft Visual StudioJavaZshXamarinSwiftBootstrap 3TypeScriptKotlinPlay FrameworkF#Riak

Portfolio

App Bureauet
Android, iOS, Xamarin
UDDATA
MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Azure, F#, Apache Tomcat, Java, GWT
IT University
JavaScript, PHP, Git, Android

Experience

Agile Software Development - 8 yearsiOS - 7 yearsScala - 7 yearsFunctional Programming - 6 yearsF# - 5 yearsXamarin - 3 yearsTypeScript - 2 yearsReact - 2 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Git, JetBrains, Debian, Windows 10, MacOS

The most amazing...

...thing I've done is add dynamic interval data structures to the C5 generic collection library.

Work Experience

CEO/Developer

2017 - PRESENT
App Bureauet
  • Built Xamarin Forms applications.
  • Created native iOS and macOS applications.
  • Developed iOS applications and an Android application with Xamarin.
  • Built Android applications with Kotlin.
  • Delivered React applications with Next.js and Gatsby.
Technologies: Android, iOS, Xamarin

CTO

2015 - 2017
UDDATA
  • Helped build a learning management system for professional schools in Denmark.
  • Built mobile and desktop web apps with GWT.
  • Developed web scraping and parsing with F#.
  • Created Azure functions to help transition from a monolith to smaller services.
  • Developed the team and planned projects.
Technologies: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Azure, F#, Apache Tomcat, Java, GWT

Android Developer

2014 - 2014
IT University
  • Built an internal, open sourced Android application for rapid prototyping of research projects.
  • Published and managed the app on the Google Play developer store.
  • Distributed logging with Crashlytics.
  • Created the project in Android Studio.
  • Used the Gradle build system to manage all builds.
Technologies: JavaScript, PHP, Git, Android

Developer

2013 - 2014
Netcompany
  • Maintained and developed new features for a large Danish government branch website.
  • Developed the website in Grails using Groovy.
  • Gained experience with Subversion.
  • Used Jira for all communications, both internal and with the client.
  • Handled unit and integration tests.
Technologies: Grails, IntelliJ IDEA, Jira, Subversion (SVN), Groovy, Java, .NET

Developer

2010 - 2013
IT University
  • Built an interactive study planning tool.
  • Iterated over several prototypes, starting on paper.
  • Built this application using the Play Framework.
  • Learned project management skills while building this application.
  • Worked extensively on the front-end UI and UX for this application.
Technologies: AngularJS, CoffeeScript, Play Framework, Akka, Scala

iOS Developer

2012 - 2012
Tambourhinoceros
  • Built an interactive album for an artist at this record label.
  • Learned about the audio frameworks on iOS and Mac OS X.
  • Built an interactive UI for this app on both iOS and Mac OS X.
  • Translated the project from Max/MSP to Objective-C and the frameworks on iOS and Mac OS X.
  • Submitted the app for review and got it in the App Store on iOS and Mac OS X.
Technologies: Objective-C

iOS Developer

2011 - 2012
Trailerpark
  • Built an iPhone app for a music festival with a server back-end for driving a photo contest sponsored by Tuborg.
  • Created a server back-end for the app written in .NET.
  • Implemented notifications sent to the winners of the contest.
  • Created an admin app that the personnel from the festival could use to manage the schedule and pick winners in the photo contest.
  • Handled project management of the app from start to finish.
Technologies: .NET, iOS

Dynamic Interval Collections for the C5 Generic Collection Library

I added dynamic interval data structures to C5 with Mikkel Riise Lund, Prof. Peter Sestof, and Australian Company Simulation Modeling Services.

Functional Programming Principles in Scala

https://www.coursera.org/course/progfun
I passed this course with a score of 100%.

Principles of Reactive Programming

https://www.coursera.org/course/reactive
I passed this course with a score of 100%.

Translation of Open Source Arduino IDE

http://playground.arduino.cc/Main/LanguagesIDE
I translated the open source Arduino IDE project to the Danish language.

Trailerpark Festival iOS App

An iPhone application for the Danish music festival Trailerpark. The app was centered around a photo contest sponsored by Tuborg.

Visual album application for FCAN_RPEX

I coded and managed this project in which an audiovisual album comes to life on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Grønflammeskoven App

A universal iOS application for a Danish children's music book.

Xamarin Forms Application for the Professional Schools in Denmark

This project uses Xamarin Forms, Xamarin iOS and Xamarin Android with several native bindings/custom renders.

IT Systems for Scandinavian Music Talents

I've helped several large Scandinavian music artists with their on stage/performance IT setups.

Languages

Java, Swift, C#, TypeScript, Kotlin, F#, Scala, Groovy, PHP, Objective-C, CoffeeScript, JavaScript

Frameworks

Bootstrap 3, .NET, Next.js, Rx, Grails, Akka 2, Akka, AngularJS, GWT, Play Framework, ReactiveCocoa

Libraries/APIs

React, Google API, jQuery, RxJava, Flickr API

Tools

Zsh, Xcode, Terminal, Microsoft Visual Studio, Interface Builder, Subversion (SVN), Jira, IntelliJ IDEA, Git, JetBrains, Apache Tomcat

Paradigms

Scrum, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Agile Software Development, Concurrent Programming, Functional Reactive Programming, Functional Programming

Platforms

iOS, Xamarin, MacOS, Azure, Android, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Debian, Oracle

Other

Gatsby, Windows 10

Storage

PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, NoSQL, Riak

2013 - 2015

Master's Degree in Software Development

IT University of Copenhagen - Copenhagen, Denmark

2009 - 2013

Bachelor's Degree in Software Development

IT University of Copenhagen - Copenhagen, Denmark

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