rhett dickson
Canadian software engineer at Apple.
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Tweets
- Mesmerizing - live map of Wikipedia edits http://t.co/UibMXPh8pmMay 12, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @njp if you tell me this old person was 30, I might cry.
- Roland, pay attention to Korg. I want a new 909! http://t.co/22uF1KUQUbApr 10, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Encapsulate what varies: http://t.co/Cuoc6mXTUGApr 10, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- RIP Ebert. My favorite review of his is the revisiting of Groundhog Day: http://t.co/9xihz9CBKJApr 04, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Box's 65-year-old Android engineer and ever-increasing nerd life satisfaction http://t.co/der5TfFlob
- 25Hz bass cannon http://t.co/6p2fuHBTDS
- I just picked up 'The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human', thanks for the recommendation @brainpicker http://t.co/JV4ecOl0CK
- Eames in the house http://t.co/FFrOwJGp4g
- RT @brainpicker: The best psychology and philosophy books of the past year http://t.co/PDY3pPsfpX
- Naming Classes - How to avoid calling everything a <Whatever>Manager http://t.co/Qz2LHaUNXq
- RT @nicklockwood: Advice for developers: 1) Don't repeat yourself 2) Don't build stuff you don't need yet 3) Do the simplest thing that ...
- Very cool: Retro City Rampage creator makes a real, playable NES port http://t.co/OxPJtQwdek
- Great tutorial on interpolation: http://t.co/DOfds4MKNE
- Who knew - Huy Fong Sriracha has been made in California for the past 20 years using the same local farm supplier http://t.co/h7VQnWuZC7
- A Full Traktor DJ App on iPad, Syncs – or Replaces – Desktop App http://t.co/UHFwXLgTMe
- Why shorter methods are better (tl;dr they’re less likely to change) http://t.co/YlJfio5v
- If you’re unsure of how to use ReactiveCocoa (or Rx in general), here’s a great guide: https://t.co/52TJMLI4
- Cowboy wisdom: “Always drink upstream from the herd.” I feel this applies to twitter.
- Awesome demonstration of herd immunity (or why you should get vaccinated) http://t.co/XLNT0OHa
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Info
- Experience
- Jan 2013 - PresentSoftware Engineer, iOS SpringBoard / Apple Inc.
• Developing the main user interface of iOS (home screen, lock screen, application switcher), Notification Center, and Newsstand
- Jun 2011 - Jan 2013Software Engineer, OS X Contacts Application and Framework / Apple Inc.
• Designed and developed the unified card view feature for Mountain Lion, significantly re-architecting the existing card view to meet the goals of MVC separation, extensive test coverage, and improved maintainability
* Responsible for account-related features such as Facebook syncing in Mountain Lion
• Assumed HI liaison role, prototyping new features, resolving UI issues and unblocking HI-dependent features for team - Jan 2011 - May 2011Senior Applications Developer / iStockphoto
• Developed web applications for the internet's original source of royalty-free stock images, media and design using PHP, JavaScript and SQL
• Designed and implemented scalable infrastructure features including a lightweight analytics-tracking architecture and an access-control system in Zend Framework receiving a “Tech Hero” nomination - Nov 2010 - Jan 2011Senior Software Engineer / Cardinal Media Technologies
• Designed and implemented the prototype for the Cardinal Android application for sharing and discovering music across social networks
• Java-based application used on-board music library and integrated with Facebook/Twitter/Cardinal web APIs - Aug 2010 - Jan 2011Systems Engineer / Calgary Scientific Inc
• Managed integration and deployment of mobile and web-based medical imaging software to local hospitals, international OEMs, and everything in-between
• Bridged the gap between product management, development, sales, and quality assurance to deliver a customized solution to Touchstone Medical Imaging
• Spearheaded DevOps through design and implementation of Ruby-based medical-image processing applications and various infrastructure shell scripts
• Supported Flash and Silverlight web clients and iOS and Android mobile clients connecting to a Linux/Tomcat/PostgreSQL back-end - May 2007 - Aug 2010Software Engineer / CDL Systems Ltd.
• Developed control system software for operating unmanned air, land, and sea vehicles for international military applications
• Designed and implemented mission planning and target engagement features in C++/Qt focusing on optimized and scalable messaging-based systems
• Drove adoption of agile methods and practices including test-driven development, domain-driven development, and continuous integration
• Enhanced development infrastructure by creating and maintaining C# IDE plug-ins, Python automated GUI tests, Perl nightly build and verification scripts, and Java CVS plug-ins
• Managed project source depot, shortened build times through package design and improved feedback by installing a Hudson continuous integration cluster
• Contributed to CMMI and SR&ED groups to improve company processes
• Provided on-site integration assistance for US military Shadow project - May 2006 - Aug 2006Research Assistant / University of Calgary
• Investigated Aspect-Oriented Programming evolvability using Java and AspectJ with the Laboratory for Software Modification Research under an NSERC award
- May 2005 - Apr 2006Software Developer Intern / IBM Canada Ltd.
• Java, SQL, Perl, C++, and PHP tool development to support a large-scale multi-platform distributed testing environment for the DB2 Regression Infrastructure and Operations Team
• Linux PowerPC C++ development with the DB2 Unix Platform Exploitation Team
• Obtained DB2 SQL Fundamentals certification
Education-
2001 - 2007The University of CalgaryBSc w/Distinction in Software Engineering
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Honors:• University of Calgary/APEGGA Gold Medal • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Undergraduate Award • Louise McKinney Post-Secondary Scholarship • Verity Inc. Scholarship in Software Engineering • University of Calgary Competitive Merit Award
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Interests:Software engineering, entrepreneurship, music production, DJing, psychology, technology, business, design
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