13

Years of iOS Experience

5

Self Published Apps

3

Years of Flutter Experience

50+

Apps Built

Daren’s Story

Daren has been developing for iOS since 2008 and has worked for multiple companies since then on a wide range of projects.

Daren has been a part of the world of development since a young age. Having seen the evolution of software and technology, he understands the inner workings of development platforms such as iOS, Android, and Flutter.

My Experience

CV

Skills

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Flutter Development

UX Design

iOS Development

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Android Development

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SENIOR Flutter Developer

Flock Mobility
June 2023 – July 2023

Helping build their Ride Sharing App!
NDA applies.

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LEAD Flutter Developer

iBlocks
Sep 2022 – Apr 2023

Collaborating closely with the visionary founder and astute CTO, I was instrumental in architecting a ticketless system for UK train operators – a project that seemed tailor-made for my skillset.

From a technical perspective, this endeavor demanded extensive utilization of the Google Maps package, necessitating the display of train stations, rail tracks, and journey paths in an intuitive manner. The project was not without its unique challenges. We grappled with edge cases such as the app being unexpectedly terminated. To ensure seamless user experience, we engineered solutions for gracefully relaunching the app, resuming precisely where the user left off. This was achieved by meticulously caching all data and preserving the UI state.

We incorporated background GPS functionality that updated the user’s position in real-time to our backend. This added a layer of live tracking, optimizing route planning and user convenience.

Post rigorous trials, the app demonstrated its efficacy and was smoothly transitioned to the permanent team for ongoing maintenance and improvements.

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SENIOR Flutter Developer

CodeDaZur
Jan 2022 – August 2022

Joining forces with two brilliant colleagues, we crafted a sleek Flutter app for the prestigious Abu Dhabi Global Market group. The experience was a bit different from my usual work, which often involves shaping an app with founders. This time, however, we had a strict design blueprint to follow, which was refreshing. It allowed me to dive deep into the development process without any distractions.

Our app was a virtual tour guide to Maryah Island, an upscale business hub and tax haven. The app had two major features: an information management system with an interactive chatbot, and a 3D map of the island made using Unity. The latter let users explore the island and pinpoint interesting spots, all in the comfort of their hands.

Under the hood, we used the BLoC framework and a custom REST backend for data handling. This ensured that our app was reliable and ran smoothly.

One thing I particularly loved about this project was working on the animations. Yes, they were a tad flashy for some Western tastes, but I had an absolute blast creating them, and I learned a ton in the process.

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Lead Flutter Developer

Lollipop
Jan 2021 – December 2021

My main role as the Lead Flutter Developer at Lollipop was to build their app from scratch and deploy it within three months, which was achieved with great success. After that we worked on adding additional features, constantly improving and optimising the app. The app itself was built as a shopping system for recipes and groceries that was integrated via API with Sainsbury’s and BBC Good Food.

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Research and Development iOS / Team Lead

SafeToNet
July 2017 – December 2020

Working alongside the founders, my time at SafeToNet was spent with many responsibilities. Some of them included building and leading a team, R&D, plus much more. The highlight of my time at the business was spent developing a Keyboard extension that utilises AI to keep children safe.

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IOS Developer

Boohoo
Jan 2017 – July 2017

I was hired as a developer at Boohoo in order so they could get their product over the line. Working as part of a great team of developers our main focus was in areas such as, building out the shopping cart, adding product listing pages, implementing support for push notifications with amazon pinpoint, amongst many other things. 

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Lead iOS Developer / Firebase / UX

Buddy Reel
2018 – 2020

I was approached by the founders of Buddy Reel, a social video recording app, to develop and project manage the entire process from idea to MVP. The app will then continue to be worked on once the accelerator program ends, later on, this year.

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Lead iOS Developer

Helix
June 2016 – December 2016

Helix is a health innovation lab situated onsite at St Marys Hospital, London. 

Working closely with an in-house UX team I project managed and built an app to help patients with Asthma during their stay at the hospital.

We used the Lean Startup Methodology, where feedback from clinicians and patients was used to help innovate and create a user-focused app.