Founder
2008 - PRESENTFictorial LLC- Developed iOS apps for bespoke games, including Darts, which has been installed on over 15 million devices and was #1 in the App Store in December 2008.
- Created other bespoke games including RPS World Masters (a multiplayer rock-paper-scissors game) and Lexatron (a word game mixing racing and strategy elements).
- Developed Visuality360 for Global Apparel Network, an enterprise iPad app that provides retail chains with a way to direct store layouts and perform visual (photo-based) audits conveniently and easily.
- Developed Furry Face Off, the ultimate app for those who love to show off their pets. Allowed users to enter their favorite pet photos in weekly contests.
- Developed FameTag, a social media and interaction app that shows users the words their friends use to describe them and what makes them "famous".
- Developed Picture That, an addictive multiplayer photo guessing game.
- Developed Chumkee, a social photo sharing platform/app that transcends language and location through video and photo conversations. Used Unique UX, localization, real-time translation, and web services.
- Developed Lexatron, a word race game in which users snake a path from one corner of the board to the other by forming words on the board using only their own letters. The player that reaches the opposite corner first wins the match.
- Darts is a realistic 3D darts game for iOS that lets users play cricket, 501, and more. Darts was released in 2008, went #1 on the free charts, and has been downloaded millions of times.
- Developed RPS World Masters, an addictive online-only version of the classic rock-paper-scissors game. Users will be automatically paired with random opponents from anywhere around the world.
- Developed Apprentice, a cross-platform mobile-hybrid app and platform (back-end too) for internships and other field experiences. Implemented HIPAA/FERPA compliant back-end storage, a custom iOS-JavaScript bridge (no PhoneGap/Cordova), audio recording and playback, visualization of student progress, and more.
- Developed Balloon as a MVP for students in the DreamIt accelerator program. Wrote this 4-week project from scratch to provide the neat twist of getting friends together for impromptu events.
Technologies: Python, Cheetah, Web Services, REST, OpenGL, Parse, Objective-C, C++, C, iOSSenior Software Engineer
2004 - 2009Yahoo! Inc.- Developed technical integrations of Right Media Ad Server into the Yahoo! APT platform.
- Led numerous end-to-end APT feature implementations from design, development, and testing to production, deployment and monitoring.
- Developed numerous internal-facing tools and web services for Yahoo! Sales and Engineering and Search Marketing groups.
- Developed several tool prototypes and integrated various group efforts for project Panama.
- Developed the Right Media back-end display advertising server system.
Technologies: C++, PerlSystem Architect
2001 - 2003Sprinks- Handled overall database schema design and Oracle stored procedure implementation.
- Implemented several REST-based web services for reporting queries.
- Created a triggered event email notification system.
- Created a distribution/publishing/serving system.
- Created several Oracle extension modules.
- Helped with various Google integration efforts post-acquisition.
Technologies: Java, Perl, OracleSoftware Engineer
1999 - 2003About.com- Designed, implemented, and supported a consumer product review system similar to epinions.com.
- Created various newsletter management tools.
- Created internal tools for customer care.
- Created server monitoring scripts.
- Created numerous content management tools.
- Wrote a toolbar for Internet Explorer.
Technologies: Oracle PL/SQL, JavaScript, Java, PerlSoftware Engineer
1997 - 1999IBM- Created an internal graphing library for charting.
- Created a basic HTML parser and renderer as an alternative to (at the time) lackluster Java UI support.
- Developed a large defect tracking and analysis application similar to Bugzilla.
- Implemented miscellaneous CGI scripting with REXX and NET Data interfacing to DB2.
- Handled Lotus Notes database design and implementation.
Technologies: Java
Brian Hammond
Web App Development Developer in Cortlandt, NY, United States
Member since September 10, 2014
Brian has over 15 years of experience as a full-stack developer, including creating a #1 iOS game in 2008 and scaling Yahoo! ad servers. Brian's strengths are adaptability, clear communication, and a relentless focus on the details that get projects shipped.
Brian is now available for hire
Portfolio
- Fictorial LLCPython, Cheetah, Web Services, REST, OpenGL, Parse, Objective-C, C++, C, iOS
- Yahoo! Inc.C++, Perl
- SprinksJava, Perl, Oracle
Experience
- REST 10 years
- Python 10 years
- Objective-C 6 years
- NoSQL 5 years
- iOS SDK 5 years
- Node.js 5 years
- Web App Development 4 years
- Swift 2 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Xcode, Vim Text Editor, Git, MacOS
The most amazing...
...thing I've coded is a Monte Carlo physical simulation to generate data for a computer opponent in a sports simulation game.
Employment
Experience
- Mixed Reality Billiards
This was my Master's thesis for computer science. Mixed-Reality Billiards is an amazing project that mixes elements of computer vision with human-computer interaction. MRB allows users to practice playing virtual billiards using real physical billiards cue sticks and balls. It was published in ICME 2008 and presented in Germany.
- Lexatronhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKan2aCR0IU&hd=1
Lexatron is a 2-player word game with race and strategy elements. Brian invented the idea, designed all the graphics, and developed, tested, and deployed this app.
- Python – Simulation Tool for iOS Project
In 2008 I used Python to create a Monte Carlo physics simulation for a computer controlled opponent for a darts game for iOS. The simulation threw millions of virtual darts, recorded where they landed and the parameters that got them there, and generated Objective-C code that included all of this information for use at runtime by the computer-controlled player.
- Python – Web Admin Tool
I’ve used Python for web development back-ends as well. The most recent example is an ongoing client project that requires a “web admin portal.” This work allows the client/admin to log in to a custom website and query a database. The tech stack for this back-end portion of the project is Bottle.py, Records, and Postgres.
- Python – Game Developmenthttps://github.com/fictorial/pygameui
I’ve used Python for game prototypes and open source projects as well, using Cocos2d (before it’s port to iOS became hugely popular) and PyGame. For PyGame, I’ve created a UI toolkit for simple needs: things like buttons, scrollable areas, text rendering etc. That’s up on GitHub: https://github.com/fictorial/pygameui See also https://github.com/fictorial/pygame-capresize
- Python – Open Source Contributionshttps://github.com/fictorial/records/commit/67deca59a35984d07d5c30bceba595bef19abef4
I added transaction support to Records which is a very popular Python library for making database querying very "Pythonic."
- Python – Object Databasehttps://github.com/fictorial/python-object-persistence
I’ve also used Python for various experiments including a rudimentary database and supporting code (keypath).
Skills
Languages
Swift, C, PHP, SQL, Python, Objective-C, Java, Perl, JavaScript, Swift 4, Ruby, C++, Sass, Lisp, LuaFrameworks
iOS SDK, Express.js, Flask, StoreKit, QuartzCore, GameKit, Unity3DTools
iOS Simulator, Vim Text Editor, Xcode, Maya, Sketch, NGINX, Git, Pixelmator, Cheetah, LaTeX, GCC, LLDB, iOS Instruments, Adobe PhotoshopParadigms
REST, Data Science, App Development, Responsive Web Design (RWD), UX Design, DRY, Microservices, Test-driven Development (TDD), DevOps, Agile Software Development, Model View Controller (MVC), Functional Programming, Pair ProgrammingPlatforms
MacOS, iOS, Linux, Oracle, Parse, Windows, Amazon Web Services (AWS)Storage
Redis, JSON, SQLite, Memcached, NoSQL, Oracle PL/SQL, CouchDB, PostgreSQLOther
iPad, HTTP, Computer Vision, Software Engineering, iPhone, Bluetooth, iPhone App Developer, User Interface (UI), Web App Development, WebSockets, Web Services, Architecture, Single-page Applications (SPA), AVFoundation, Scalability, Peer-to-peer Networking, Webhook, TCP, Cryptography, Encryption, Public-key CryptographyLibraries/APIs
Core Animation, Core Graphics, Node.js, iOS Native Libraries, Facebook iOS SDK, jQuery, Bottle.py, Twilio API, SQLAlchemy, SpriteKit, Core Image, OpenGL, WebGL
Education
- Master's Degree in Computer Science2006 - 2008Pace University - White Plains, NY, United States
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science1993 - 1997State University of New York at Geneseo - Geneseo, NY, United States
