Chris Leonard!
iOS Developer at Atom Bank
Beyond Type 1 Global Ambassador
Newcastle, UK
Welcome
My name is Chris Leonard, I am a Technically minded aspiring Software Engineer, with a strong focused educational background in Computing. I recently completed studying for my BSc in Computer Science at Teesside University and I am currently working as an App Developer on the iOS platform. I have experience in UI/UX design, along with most recently Machine Learning.
I have a keen Interest in mobile app development, with a deep knowledge of both iOS and macOS platforms. I have multiple years of pre software testing, and as a whole am constantly looking keeping up to date with the lately technology and services available.
Skills
Work Experience
iOS Developer
Atom Bank
Durham, United Kingdom
I joined Atom Bank in April 2019 as part of their iOS development team. Within this role my main responsibility is with the development of the Atom Bank iOS mobile application using the Swift 5 development. This position involves working closely with the User Experience and Customer Experience teams to ensure standards are achieved.
Mobile App Developer
Nebula Labs
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
Within this development role, I was part of a team creating both native iOS & Android Applications using the latest tools and languages. Applications are planned, designed, prototyped and developed. This position gives me the chance to work on some great upcoming applications using a sprint style development method.
This experience is key, from planning the sprint, and dealing with issues along the way while further developing my knowledge and developing new skills. Everyday is different, every project is unique which is great for motivation.
Mobile Developer
Freelance
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
Throughout my time at university and free time, I have been involved on the planning and development of a range of mobile application both in personal projects and freelance work.
I have 5 years’ experience in mobile application development, with use of different frameworks and services. I have globally released and downloaded application on the App Store, which has helped improve my skillset and knowledge.
IT Hardware Engineer
One IT Services & Solutions
Teesside, United Kingdom
I previously worked as a Hardware Engineer at One IT Services and Solutions via an Apprenticeship. We supported the IT within the local schools, from whiteboards, user accounts, software and networking. I gained many skills and techniques while working here, that I have since developed further.
I was responsible for managing the Staff and Student user accounts/email addresses day to day, also managing the main server infrastructure at each School assigned. From this role I received great experience in a Helpdesk environment, with both answering support calls and keeping up to date with the web Helpdesk reporting system.
Education
BSC Computer Science
University of Teesside
Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
Below are a list of modules that I studdied as part of my time at University.
1st Year
- Systems Design & Databases
- Mathematics for Computing
- Java Programming 1
- Java Programming 2
- Computer Systems
- Algorithms & Data Structures
2nd Year
- Information System Security
- Cloud & Web Services)
- Advanced Java Programming
- Artificial Intelligence Programming (Clojure)
- Enterprise Project (Mobile App Development)
Final Year
- Advance Database Systems
- Artificial Intelligence System
- Software Arcitecture
- Embedded Systems
- Computing Project
BTEC Level 3 - Computing
Middlesbrough College
Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
BTEC Level 2 - Computing
Middlesbrough College
Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
My Learning Resources
I have developed a simple series of lessons and introductions to help you get started with Swift. Each lesson is in the form of a Swift Playground file, simply download and then read through the code to help you get started. This includes everything from learning about variables to error handling. Once you have completed this, there is a series of sample projects to complete, this will help you put what you have learnt into practice.
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