I’m an iOS Engineer based in the north east of England. I started my career as a graphic designer. After my first year, however, I found myself doing increasingly more web development for my clients. In 2007 I took the opportunity to join the British Armed Forces to gain invaluable life experience and see the world. Shortly after I enlisted the iPhone was released, my skill set as a web developer allowed me to build web apps for the platform in my spare time. Following the release of the iPhoneSDK, I began teaching myself Objective C as a hobby and discovered a passion for app development. I’ve now been building iOS apps for almost a decade. I have seen many changes in Objective C, and was an early adopter of Swift. I believe that my background as a designer has served me well, and the discipline instilled in me by my time in the Army, has enabled me to climb to a leadership position.
