Albert Wold: Resume

Work Experience

10/2019 - Current
Senior iOS Developer
Carvana

Built features for Carvana's consumer facing iOS app, an app which allows users purchase used cars online
Led project to convert the purchase process from an embedded WKWebView to native UI
Added instrumentation to identify and correct errors that blocked the user during purchase
Expanded unit and UI test coverage of the app to identify bugs before release
Made improvements to CI jobs to increase reliability and provide debugging output to help developers more easily fix tests
Helped convert the app to a modular architecture to reduce build times and decouple unrelated code
Led various team development activities - biweekly lean coffee, SwiftUI practice, book clubs
Mentored other developers on the team

9/2017 - 10/2019
Senior iOS Developer
Trusona

Led development of new features and maintenance of the Trusona iOS app
Led development and maintenance of the Trusona SDK, distributed as a Cocoapod
Provided technical assistance/consultation to support, sales engineering and customers
Assisted with Android design/architecture and development when needed
Developed a continuous integration pipeline for Trusona iOS app and SDKs, automating testing and deployment to app store
Automated testing of the Trusona iOS app using Calabash UI tests
Led design sessions to plan architecture and implementation for mobile and backend features
Developed and maintained features in backend Java (Spring Boot) and Ruby on Rails stacks
Configured backend deployments to Kubernetes clusters

10/2015 - 9/2017
Senior Mobile Software Developer
KUBRA/iFactor

Developed custom mobile apps for clients in the electric utility industry
Developed new apps in Swift and maintained existing Objective C apps/libraries
Migrated apps to new Swift releases
Spent most development time on iOS, but also assisted with Android development when resources were constrained
Developed Java backend services to integrate between app and utility SOAP web services
Act as a technical liason to the project team, assisting with customer requirement gathering, project planning and support
Planned app implementations and led development on both iOS and Android
Mentored other developers

9/2011 - 10/2015
Software Developer/Owner
Wold Technologies, Inc.

Provided contract software development services to a wide range of companies
Developed custom software solutions in Java, Ruby on Rails, iOS, Android, etc.
Consulted with clients on project planning, requirements gathering and product selection
Provided services to test and deploy software to a production environment
Assisted clients with enrolling in developer programs and preparing software for app store approval

6/2007 - 9/2011
Lead Web Application Developer
Arizona State University, University Technology Office

Developed and supported high volume applications to support ASU students, faculty and staff, with a focus on Java-based applications running on Tomcat
Developed software to support the IDEAL project, a statewide K-12 learning platform
Maintained project management tools (JIRA, Subversion, etc.) to support developers across the University
Founded the ASU Open Source community site to provide a central resource for ASU-sourced projects
Consulted other developers on architectural decisions and technical issues
Served on the Architectural Review Board to review design of various applications across the University

2/2005 - 5/2007
Software Engineer III
Trimble Navigation Limited

Developed GPS-based fitness and driving applications for mobile devices running Java ME, Qualcomm BREW and Blackberry
Managed the process of porting and maintaining the mobile application on over 50 devices for several major wireless carriers
Developed a Windows desktop application using C# and Windows Forms to integrate with the mobile devices
Developed an ASP.NET-based web site and web services to share activity-based information

9/2000 - 2/2005
Technology Support Analyst Senior
Arizona State University, Information Technology

Provided support for email systems to the University-wide community
Managed central web and email systems, including Microsoft Exchange, Cyrus IMAP, PMDF, Apache, Tomcat, etc.
Developed the first web-based email system for ASU students using Java and PHP
Participated in the design of the initial enterprise web application platforms for ASU
Provided guidance on design of the ASU single sign on environment
Deployed uPortal, a Java-based portal product, as a campus-wide portal system

Projects

Alliant Energy
2016-2017

Led development on a customer-facing app for Alliant Energy, an electric power company in Wisconsin. Built the majority of the app in Swift 3, while integrating and enhancing an internal library written in Objective C. Led initial requirements gathering sessions at the client site, and was the main technical point of contact for the client. The app included account login, outage status/reporting, in-app payments and push notifications for outages.

Newfoundland Power
2015-2016

Led development on a customer-facing app for Newfoundland Power, an electric power company in Newfoundland, Canada. Built the app in Swift 2, along with a service layer to convert SOAP services to REST based services. The app included account login, outage status/reporting, and an interactive component to assist users with reading mechanical electric meters.

Find My Train
October 2012 - Current

Developed iOS and Android applications to allow Phoenix light rail users to locate nearest station and see next train arrival time. The application also allows users to view a list and map of stations, and view schedule times for all stops for the current day. This application was kicked off at Phoenix Startup Weekend in 2012, and took second place. The team then participated in ASU Rapid Startup School and did customer development interviews with light rail riders in order to determine the marketability and optimal set of features for the application. This app is currently available in the iOS and Google Play app stores.

Picmonic
January 2015 - March 2015

Provided bug fixes/maintenance work on a recently developed iOS app for training students in the health professions. Added new features, with a focus on rich graphical UI and heavy use of audio playback. Adapted interface elements to provide a first class experience on both iPad and iPhone devices.

FamilySearch Memories App
October - December 2014

Implemented a new Android application to allow FamilySearch.org members to upload, view and manage photos, audio clips and stories about their ancestors. The app mirrors functionality in an existing iOS application. Functionality includes authentication, upload and download functionality with a REST API, integration with camera, audio recording/playback and support for several different languages. Led development and provided mentoring to a team including another Junior Developer and QA Developer.

RubyRide App
October 2013 - December 2013

Developed an iPhone app to allow users to request a ride from a car service. Users log in, the app gets their current location, and they specify where they want to go. The info is communicated to a server and a car is dispatched. The app was developed for the iOS and communicates with a Node.js REST backend.

wagely.com
2012 - 2015

Developed payroll application to allow small businesses to pay employees, deduct taxes from paychecks, e-File quarterly withholding returns with federal/state revenue departments. The application front-end was developed in Ruby on Rails, with a Java backend for processing e-File tax transactions with state/federal governments. Developed a full test suite of unit and functional tests in RSpec to ensure application works per specifications.

GetMyClass.com
2010 - 2017

Developed a service to monitor college class availability for students wishing to enroll in a class that is currently full. The service periodically monitors class availability and notifies users via text message or email if a spot opens up. The app and backend services were developed with Ruby on Rails and integrate with Twilio for text messaging and Stripe for credit card processing.

ASU Mobile
April - October 2014

Provided technical consulting and development services for ASU's new mobile app for iOS and Android. Developed the RESTful backend web services to provide data to the mobile app. The web services were developed in Java and provided JSON feeds to the app.

ASU Directory
Arizona State University

Redesigned backend systems to bring together student/faculty/staff data from various enterprise systems, including Peoplesoft and legacy data sources. Created a fast, high performance synchronization process to provide hourly updates to data, replacing the previous system which ran once a day. Added an Apache Solr Cloud environment with an index of data for easier searching from user-facing applications.

Trimble Outdoors
Trimble Navigation

Designed and built a mobile application for outdoor recreational GPS naviation, with a focus on hiking. Developed a C# Windows application and ASP.NET-based web site to synchronize data with the mobile application. The app was initially developed for the Java ME platform, and later ported to Qualcomm BREW and Blackberry to increase device/carrier reach.