Resume

Summary

iOS and visionOS developer with four apps live on the App Store. Currently building a visionOS application for a Detroit-based healthcare provider as 1 of 25 learners selected for the Apple Developer Academy's Renaissance 2026-2027 cohort, after shipping a HealthKit research app under HIPAA constraints for a brain health nonprofit. Co-founder of CH Studios LLC, a software development studio with active contracts across iOS, Android, and web.

Experience

1. Co-Founder, iOS Developer

   Apr 2026 to Present

   CH Studios, LLC · Detroit, MI

   • CloudCards (contract): leading the native iOS app for a digital business card platform, including a SwiftUI design system ported from the client's web app and the backend API spec for the App Clip, NFC/QR sharing, and native sign-in.
   • Tripsetta (contract): retained to maintain and build features across iOS (SwiftUI), Android (Kotlin), and web (HTML/CSS/JS) codebases for an AI-powered travel planning platform.
   • CommonSight (contract): built the full Firebase backend from scratch, then led migration to Supabase including auth rewrite, Postgres schema design, RLS policies, and conference demo polish.

2. iOS/visionOS Developer, Renaissance Apple Developer Academy

   Aug 2026 to Present

   Michigan State University · Detroit, MI

   • Selected as 1 of 25 learners for the highly competitive 2026-2027 second-year cohort.
   • Building a visionOS application for an external client alongside a peer development team, using RealityKit, ARKit, hand tracking, and Reality Composer Pro.

3. iOS Developer Intern

   Jun 2026 to Sep 2026

   Cognition Daily · Remote

   • Sole iOS developer for a brain health nonprofit, porting a validated web research instrument to native SwiftUI and shipping it to the App Store without altering question wording or scoring logic that would invalidate the collected data.
   • Integrated HealthKit sleep, activity, and mindfulness reads against a client-managed Supabase backend, with an offline write queue that reconciles local entries on reconnect.
   • Implemented Sign in with Apple and Google authentication with Keychain-only credential storage, NSFileProtectionComplete data protection, and a maintained privacy manifest to meet HIPAA handling requirements and App Store review.

4. Bakery Manager

   Jun 2020 to Present

   M Street Baking Company · Howell, MI

   • Promoted from dishwasher to bakery manager over 5 years.
   • Managed a team of 10+ across daily operations, inventory, training, and quality control.

Projects

1. CoastCast

   Mar 2026 to May 2026

   SwiftUI, Core ML, WeatherKit, FastAPI

   • Built and shipped a Michigan beach conditions app with a custom FastAPI backend deployed on Render, a Core ML crowd prediction model trained end to end on real visitation data, and realtime buoy, weather, and E. coli water quality integration.
   • Implemented WidgetKit, AppIntents and Siri Shortcuts, and background push notifications using BGAppRefreshTask.

2. QuickStudy

   Nov 2025 to Feb 2026

   SwiftUI

   • Built and shipped a study tool on the App Store that converts scanned notes and PDFs into flashcards with practice mode and multiple-choice quizzes, using an OCR pipeline built with VisionKit.
   • Implemented local persistence, PDF import, and MVVM architecture, and added multi-provider AI support (OpenAI, Anthropic) with Keychain storage.

3. Take Flight

   Nov 2025 to Feb 2026

   SpriteKit, SwiftUI, Game Center

   • Shipped a 5-in-1 survival game set on Belle Isle with a team of five. Owned the core game loop, shared run state across five screens, and Game Center leaderboards and achievements.
   • Built a SwiftUI virtual joystick and keyboard input on one shared movement layer, supporting iPhone, iPad, and macOS.

Education

1. iOS Developer, Apple Developer Academy

   Aug 2025 to May 2026

   Michigan State University, Detroit, MI

   • Completed a non-credit certificate program designed to build a foundation for work and a career in the app economy using Apple's iOS ecosystem. Engaged in Apple's challenge-based learning curriculum, gaining exposure to coding, design, entrepreneurship, research, and business analysis while focusing on coding.
   • Built 5+ SwiftUI apps across professional development, productivity, and games in an Apple-backed program.

2. 100 Days of SwiftUI, Paul Hudson

   Nov 2025 to Jan 2026

   Certificate of Merit, iOS Development. Online

Skills

Languages

Swift, Python, Kotlin, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Apple frameworks

SwiftUI, RealityKit, ARKit, HealthKit, SpriteKit, SwiftData, AVKit, MapKit, Foundation Models, Game Center, WeatherKit, Core ML, VisionKit, WidgetKit, AppIntents

Backend and services

Firebase (Auth, Firestore), Supabase (Auth, Postgres, RLS), FastAPI (Render)

Architecture

MVVM, NavigationStack routing, JSON persistence, state management

Tools

Xcode, VS Code, Git and GitHub, Sketch, Reality Composer Pro, Swift Testing