Tyler Conklin, Software Developer in Phoenix, AZ, United States
Tyler Conklin

Software Developer in Phoenix, AZ, United States

Member since November 18, 2020
Tyler started his career writing boot-up code in C/Assembly for large enterprise servers. After returning to Stanford University for a master's degree, he shifted his focus to computer science education and application development. Tyler currently teaches software engineering, data structures, and computer organization at the University of Arizona and develops iOS applications part-time.
Tyler is now available for hire

Portfolio

  • University of Arizona
    Vim Text Editor, MIPS, C, Eclipse, Java, Writing & Editing, APIs, Android...
  • Self-employed
    GitLab, iOS, UIKit, Swift, Xcode, Documentation, APIs, iOS SDK, SwiftUI...
  • Oracle
    Vim Text Editor, Assembly, C, Documentation, APIs

Experience

  • Java 9 years
  • C 8 years
  • Vim Text Editor 8 years
  • Swift 6 years
  • Xcode 6 years
  • iOS 6 years
  • UIKit 6 years
  • SwiftUI 4 years

Location

Phoenix, AZ, United States

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

C, Firebase, GitHub, Vim Text Editor, Eclipse, Java, iOS, UIKit, Swift, Xcode

The most amazing...

...thing I've developed is an application to communicate with and control a medical device that could greatly increase the quality of life for numerous patients.

Employment

  • Lecturer

    2019 - PRESENT
    University of Arizona
    • Delivered undergraduate computer science classes covering software engineering, data structures, object-oriented principles, Java, computer hardware, C, MIPS assembly, and other topics.
    • Renovated the core pre-major course to focus on data structures.
    • Transitioned the class to be fully remote due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
    Technologies: Vim Text Editor, MIPS, C, Eclipse, Java, Writing & Editing, APIs, Android, Mobile Development, Python, Microsoft Excel
  • iOS Application Developer

    2018 - 2019
    Self-employed
    • Developed the front-end application to communicate and control a wireless medical device.
    • Delivered an application on a fast timetable to be available for a medical study.
    • Created the entire UI/UX of a front-end application including custom graphics.
    Technologies: GitLab, iOS, UIKit, Swift, Xcode, Documentation, APIs, iOS SDK, SwiftUI, Firebase, Firebase iOS SDK, Mobile App Development, Dating Apps, Mobile Development
  • Software Engineer

    2014 - 2016
    Oracle
    • Developed and tested the initialization code for Oracle's high-end SPARC servers.
    • Designed and coded error handling and diagnosis to maintain system resource availability after faults.
    • Implemented a process to change default reset values of chip configuration registers before the boot code begins.
    Technologies: Vim Text Editor, Assembly, C, Documentation, APIs

Experience

  • Medical Device App

    A Swift-based app to communicate with and control a medical device in a way that greatly increases patients' quality of life. I was the front-end developer working with the device firmware developer to coordinate a seamless user experience.

  • Mobile Dating Application

    An alternative dating iOS application.

    I was the sole developer who built the application from the beginning to the App Store. The app leveraged Firebase as the MBaaS. Highlights from this project include a detailed focus on user interactions, custom animations, messaging capability between users, and high-quality image editing, storage, and transfer.

Skills

  • Languages

    Swift, Python, Java, MIPS, Embedded C, C, Assembly
  • Frameworks

    UIKit, SwiftUI, iOS SDK
  • Tools

    Xcode, Microsoft Excel, Vim Text Editor, GitHub, GitLab
  • Paradigms

    Mobile Development, App Development
  • Platforms

    iOS, Firebase, Android, Eclipse
  • Other

    Mobile Applications, Firebase Cloud Functions, Mobile App Development, Google Cloud Functions, Embedded Systems, Documentation, Writing & Editing, APIs, Dating Apps
  • Libraries/APIs

    Firebase iOS SDK
  • Storage

    Firebase Realtime Database

Education

  • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering
    2016 - 2018
    Stanford University - Palo Alto, CA, USA
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
    2010 - 2014
    Stanford University - Palo Alto, CA, USA

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