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Richard Brett

New York,NY

Summary

Experienced Senior Software Engineer with 20+ years of technical experience skilled at leading cross-functional teams with extensive experience in mobile, video, ad technology and AI. Remarkable relationship building, decision making and communication skills. Drives software process improvements that enable progressively increased team efficiency.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

Classpass, Inc.
New York, NY
04.2018 - Current
  • Developed multiple high-profile projects for flagship mobile apps (iOS/Android), resulting in a remarkable 10x growth in signups and reactivations through the successful migration of legacy multi-payment processing, signup, and reactivation flows across all supported mobile platforms.
  • Led re-architecture of extensive Android codebase, implementing new coding standards and guidelines for 3rd party SDKs.
  • Developed and implemented Classpass Live for Android, serving as a Bluetooth connectivity module for heart rate monitors and live studio classes over Google Chromecast.

Senior Lead Mobile Architect

Medidata Solutions
New York, NY
02.2017 - 03.2018
  • Responsible for architecting solutions between mobile team and backend server team using the latest in AWS and mobile technologies and helped to foster adoption of mobile libraries and best practices inside the company.
  • Led the development and coding of a company project - an SDK that facilitated the seamless submission and synchronization of trial data among clinical trial users across multiple studies and patients.
  • Architected an FDA (Fast Data Architecture) for wearable devices to send data across streaming platforms.

CTO/Engineering Manager

Hakuna, Inc
New York, NY
01.2016 - 02.2017
  • Started as sole architect of entire system architecture and led development of mobile initiatives to be used to coordinate home appointments between home health aides and point-of-care patients
  • Transitioned into management CTO role as business expanded.
  • Helped define and develop systems to remotely track caregivers and care recipients
  • Remained Full-time CTO until primary operations moved to Taipei, Taiwan. Remained in a part-time role until mid 2018.

Principal Software Engineer

Yahoo, Inc.
New York, NY
08.2014 - 01.2016
  • IOS/Android engineer responsible for all rich media ad solutions (MRAID, VAST and VPAID) and advertising/analytics and responsible for integrating them into current yahoo advertising products - Gemini.
  • Worked on native ads and video platform integration across multiple SDKS (ios/android/blackberry/windows) and keptthem up to IAB standards.

Lead Engineer/Engineering Manager

Flurry, Inc.
New York, NY
06.2012 - 08.2014
  • Lead engineer on Flurry's Analytics and Advertising SDKS (ios/android/bb10/wp7/wp8)
  • Led the development and also coded various development initiatives including MRAID, VAST, andadvertising/analytics.
  • Served as EM for all offshore resources and handled engineering management for up to 5 mobile onshore resources and 6 mobile offshore resources across 3 time zones.

Lead Mobile Architect

Associated Press
New York, NY
06.2006 - 05.2012
  • Developed all backend mobile services to support the dozens of mobile applications and millions of users across all AP supported devices including iPad, iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Palm, Windows Mobile 7, Nokia, Qualcomm widgets.
  • Developed the very first news app in the AppStore and successfully led it to over 4 million monthly page views in it's first year.
  • Architect in the Research and Technology Group.
    Architect of Team that won Apple Design Award
  • Programmer/System Architect for various prototypes for the Technology Research Group, a division of AP responsiblefor implementing/prototyping new technologies used in Associated Press’s information systems.

Education

Master of Science - Physical Chemistry

The Ohio State University
03.1995

Bachelor of Science - Physical Chemistry

State University of New York at Binghamton
05.1991

Skills

  • Java/SpringBoot
  • Kotlin/RxJava
  • JavaScript/Typescript/Angular
  • Swift
  • IOS/Android
  • React-Native
  • PlayFramework
  • Django
  • AWS
  • Mongo
  • Hadoop/HBASE
  • Postgres
  • Testing and deployment

Awards Recognition Notable Achievements

  • 01/01/07, Developed and architected the first News app ever in the AppStore and featured in WWDC 08.
  • 01/01/08, Recipient of the AP Chairman's Prize - Top technology achievement for the Associated Press for the design and development of the Mobile News Network (A mobile platform for over 2000 news ).
  • 01/01/16, Developed the first 360 video app for android for Samsung and Reuters featured in the Rio Olympics.

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

Classpass, Inc.
04.2018 - Current

Senior Lead Mobile Architect

Medidata Solutions
02.2017 - 03.2018

CTO/Engineering Manager

Hakuna, Inc
01.2016 - 02.2017

Principal Software Engineer

Yahoo, Inc.
08.2014 - 01.2016

Lead Engineer/Engineering Manager

Flurry, Inc.
06.2012 - 08.2014

Lead Mobile Architect

Associated Press
06.2006 - 05.2012

Master of Science - Physical Chemistry

The Ohio State University

Bachelor of Science - Physical Chemistry

State University of New York at Binghamton

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