Hello, I'm Richard.
A self-taught iOS dev.
Apple enthusiast
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I'm a well-organized, collaborative, and resourceful computer science graduate who is willing to
learn and has a passion for creating functional iOS Apps that satisfy a customer's needs. I adore
the Apple ecosystem and consider myself a member of the "Apple cult."
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4
YEARS
EXPERIENCE
5+
APPS
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Projects.
Travel kit s an app that geolocates sends travel-related alerts specific to their location.
NacFun
Travel kit s an app that geolocates sends travel-related alerts specific to their location.
NacFun
Travel kit s an app that geolocates sends travel-related alerts specific to their location.
NacFun
EXPERIMENTS
Built for fun.
SwiftUI Counter
iOS
A gesture-driven counter component built to explore
SwiftUI animation and state system. Clean UI design with
satisfying haptic-like interactions.
LitLog
Android
My first mobile app, built in Java for Android, whose my love
for mobile development started. Clean interface for
tracking workouts.
StockUp
Android
A grocery re-inventory app that tracks stock levels and
flags items running low. Built to solve a real household
problem.
HOW I WORK
Not just code. The whole thing.
Four habits that show up in every app I've shipped, from the first user conversation to the App Store review three months later.
01
I start from the bare bones
Every app I build starts as boxes and arrows before it's a single line of Swift. I
map the core flow first, no color, no icons, just structure, so the navigation and
hierarchy get judged on their own logic before anything looks finished enough
to distract from whether it actually works.
User Flows
Wireframing
Information Architecture
02
Then I build it halfway, on purpose
Once the structure holds up, I bring in real type, spacing, and a rough visual
system, but I keep it deliberately unfinished. Half-built screens are where I
catch the awkward states early: empty lists, long names, loading spinners,
before they're expensive to fix.
Visual Design
Design Systems
Edge-Case States
03
Then I make it real
This is where the app actually becomes software: live data, working gestures,
real Swift underneath a UI that finally behaves like a product instead of a
picture of one. Architecture decisions I made on paper get pressure-tested
against how it actually feels in the hand.
Swift
SwiftUI
Combine
MVVM
04
Then I stay for what happens after
A launch is just the first data point. I watch how people actually use what I
built, fix what I got wrong, and keep shipping. The version that ships on day
one is never the version I'm proudest of, it's the one three updates later.
App Store Support
Analytics
Iteration
ABOUT ME
Developer. Designer. Problem solver.
Computer Science grad, self-taught iOS developer, based in Ontario. Read the full story, my background, and what I'm exploring next.
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Let's build a great app.
I'm actively looking for iOS developer roles in Canada. If you're building
something meaningful and need someone who cares deeply about
craft, let's talk.
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LOCATION
Ontario, Canada
Greater Toronto Area
GET IN TOUCH
Open to iOS development roles, freelance projects, and
design collaborations.
richard@example.com
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