I’m a mobile-focused full-stack developer who’s spent my career dropping into very different organisations - from tiny startups to large enterprises - and getting useful things shipped quickly I’ve built and scaled iOS, Android and Flutter apps, designed and supported the backend APIs behind them, and helped teams fix architectural problems when projects are having problems Across contracts and longer roles I’ve worked on financial services, health, education, sport and university systems, moving comfortably between native and cross-platform stacks I’m hands-on, pragmatic, and used to arriving in the middle of a codebase, understanding what’s really going on, and improving delivery without slowing teams down I mix engineering with a practical sense of product, and I’m equally at home pairing with developers, mentoring teams, or working solo to get features over the line - on-site or remotely from Northumberland, where I’ve been an effective remote contributor for more than 20 years

John Pollard

I’m a mobile-focused full-stack developer who’s spent my career dropping into very different organisations - from tiny startups to large enterprises - and getting useful things shipped quickly I’ve built and scaled iOS, Android and Flutter apps, designed and supported the backend APIs behind them, and helped teams fix architectural problems when projects are having problems Across contracts and longer roles I’ve worked on financial services, health, education, sport and university systems, moving comfortably between native and cross-platform stacks I’m hands-on, pragmatic, and used to arriving in the middle of a codebase, understanding what’s really going on, and improving delivery without slowing teams down I mix engineering with a practical sense of product, and I’m equally at home pairing with developers, mentoring teams, or working solo to get features over the line - on-site or remotely from Northumberland, where I’ve been an effective remote contributor for more than 20 years

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I’m a mobile-focused full-stack developer who’s spent my career dropping into very different organisations - from tiny startups to large enterprises - and getting useful things shipped quickly

I’ve built and scaled iOS, Android and Flutter apps, designed and supported the backend APIs behind them, and helped teams fix architectural problems when projects are having problems

Across contracts and longer roles I’ve worked on financial services, health, education, sport and university systems, moving comfortably between native and cross-platform stacks

I’m hands-on, pragmatic, and used to arriving in the middle of a codebase, understanding what’s really going on, and improving delivery without slowing teams down

I mix engineering with a practical sense of product, and I’m equally at home pairing with developers, mentoring teams, or working solo to get features over the line - on-site or remotely from Northumberland, where I’ve been an effective remote contributor for more than 20 years

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Language

Javanese
Advanced

Work Experience

iOS/Android Developer at Greggs
March 1, 2020 - April 1, 2021
Main developer on Greggs’ new mobile strategy, implementing new iOS and Android apps in Flutter Der. The apps integrated with Square Payments, Azure and Azure DevOps. Involved in UI/UX improvements, security considerations and QA collaboration.
iOS Developer at Tribal Worldwide
July 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Added features to iPad apps used by VW and Skoda dealership sales staff; worked with Swift, Core Data, JSON REST APIs, PDFKit and other native iOS technologies to generate rich, customised brochures for clients.
iOS Developer at Virgin Money (via Waracle)
January 1, 2022 - June 1, 2022
Worked on a flagship customer-facing iOS app, focusing on the onboarding/new customer section using SwiftUI and Combine; integrated with the bank’s mobile API, improved accessibility, and helped QA automate tests.
iOS Developer at Sky Sports
July 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Helped develop the main Sky Sports iOS app for UK, Germany and Italy; primarily Swift with a small amount of Objective-C; implemented new features, unit/UI tests, and assisted with releases.
iOS Developer at Asset Insights
May 1, 2021 - July 1, 2021
Implemented a new rail-industry app using SwiftUI; used Combine; consumed REST web services and a SignalR backend; contributed to UI/UX and integration.
iOS Developer at Waracle
April 1, 2018 - Present
Floodlight native iOS app for clinical trials to assess patient motor skills; leveraged Core Data, web services and device sensor data; also contributed updates to the Ryder Cup app in 2018.
iOS/Android Developer at GSD
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019
Updated Reggie education app for iOS and Android; also built an app for a national car dealership to manage their sales contacts; used native iOS/Android with MapKit/Core Data where applicable.
Mobile Developer (Direct Contract) at Mickledore Travel
February 1, 2017 - Present
Built commercial iOS and Android apps for Mickledore Travel; offline access to travel documentation; integration with AWS-backed web services; ongoing support and improvements after initial release in February 2017.
iOS/Android Developer at OnTrac
May 1, 2017 - December 1, 2017
Helped update technical apps for the rail industry to latest standards; worked with Objective-C, Core Data and MapKit; provided ongoing support and consultancy for mobile development team.

Education

Diploma of Comp. Sci (M.Sc. equivalent) at University of Cambridge
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1993
B.Sc. in Statistics (First Class) at University of St. Andrews
January 1, 1984 - January 1, 1988

Qualifications

Certified Scrum Master
January 11, 2030 - January 5, 2026

Industry Experience

Education, Financial Services, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Travel & Hospitality