KELLY O'BRIEN

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ABOUT


Kelly O'Brien

I am an iOS Developer. I build apps in Swift and SwiftUI.

I have a keen appreciation for design and usability and am a proactive team player who enjoys working in an Agile environment. I am a lifelong learner looking to further my skill set while creating innovative and exciting apps.

I'm currently working at my dream job for the New York Times Cooking app which combines two of my passions, iOS and cooking!

Previously I completed a fun year long assignment for the Disney+ app building UITests for iOS and tvOS. I also worked as a Sr. Web Developer for NBC.com managing sites for a number of hit shows before returning to freelance so I could focus on building compelling websites for individuals and small businesses while following my passion into iOS Development.

 

RESUME


Experience

October 2022 - Present

Sr. iOS Engineer

New York Times

  • Cooking App

October 2021 - October 2022

Sr. iOS Developer

Hypergiant Industries

  • Write UITests for Disney+ app for iOS and tvOS
  • Investigate and fix failing tests

November 2005 - October 2021

Web Developer / iOS Developer

Kismet Development

  • Front-end web development for individuals, businesses, and non-profit organizations.
  • Focused on standards-compliant HTML and CSS, cross-browser compatibility and Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  • Created iOS apps

iOS Developer

Growers' Mix - Enterprise App

  • Password protected app to hold company’s proprietary nutrient formula
  • Calculates quantity of each ingredient needed based on batch size
  • Calculates total raw materials needed based on number of batches
  • Utilizes SwiftUI, MVVM, Swift Package Manager, Firebase Authentication

iOS Developer

Grocerie$ - Available in the App Store

  • Enables you to track the prices of what you buy, where you buy it
  • Simple grocery list which shows you what you've taken care of and what you still need to buy
  • Utilizes MVC, Realm, Google AdMob, In-App Purchase, SiriKit

iOS Developer

Mood Advice - Available in the App Store

  • Generates randomized inspirational quotes based on emoticon selected
  • Utilizes MVC Design Pattern, Collection View, Sharing

February 2007 - April 2013

Senior Live Ops Web Developer

NBC.COM

  • Developed network show sites with over 5 million daily visitors
  • Led development team during show site launches and delivered on-time
  • Worked with designers and project managers to keep sites current
  • Implemented new procedures, increasing productivity by 20%
  • Interviewed and trained new team members

Sites including but not limited to: The Voice, The Biggest Loser, America’s Got Talent, Days of Our Lives, American Ninja Warrior, Winter Olympics

Projects

iOS Developer

Route View

  • Run tracker that traces route and calculates miles/km per minute
  • Utilizes MapKit, Core Location, Timer, Multi-threading

iOS Developer

Weather

  • Displays 5-day and 5-hour forecast based on current location
  • Utilizes Core Location, Weather API, Multi-threading

Education

Essential Developer Academy

iOS Lead Essentials Training Program

Devslopes Academy

iOS Training Program

Florida State University

Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude

Major in Communications, Minor in Film

Conferences

Apple Worldwide Developer Conference, 2013

Skills

Swift

85%

Swift UI

80%

Core Data / Realm

75%

REST API / JSON

75%

CocoaPods

95%

Firebase

80%

HTML / CSS

95%

JavaScript

65%

Wordpress

85%

PHP

65%

Photoshop

90%

Git

80%

Let's work together!

PORTFOLIO


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    Grocerie$

    A price tracker, grocery list and more.

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    Growers' Mix

    An Enterprise app.

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    Mood Advice

    A motivational app.

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    Melissa Dalton Massage Therapy

    Massage Therapist Website

  • Camias Designs

    Camias Designs

    E-commerce Website

  • Mood Advice

    Mood Advice

    Single Page Website for App

  • An Marie Ekfeldt Golf

    An Marie Ekfeldt Golf

    Golf Instructor Website with Blog

  • California Substrates

    California Substrates

    Small Business Website with Blog

INTERESTS


TRAVELING

PHOTOGRAPHY

COOKING

LEARNING