Leo George Dion

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    Leo George Dion
leogdion@brightdigit.com
brightdigit.com
517.325.3123

Experience
BrightDigit
2012-
Official Web Site - https://brightdigit.com
App Store - https://itunes.apple.com/bz/developer/brightdigit/id951071114
YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnl3jF6GHAvlj1MZyb6Ka9g
Podcast - https://www.empowerapps.show
Principal
Since 2012, BrightDigit is focused on developing application in the Apple space such as the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and the Mac.

Marketing business to potential clients through publications, videos, and podcasts on Apple-centric topics focus for developers as well as business running Apple hardware
Presenting at conferences and meetups on the intermediate and challenging technical topics concerning Swift
Managing other people in the areas of software development, marketing, and media production

Clients
Asset Health iOS / Swift
Official Web Site - http://assethealth.info
Track and Integrate with Employeers Health Data

help bring Adobe XD designs to life using Interface Build as well as coded user interfaces in Swift
work with project managers and lead developers on timelines and the best way to actualize requirements
communicate with the client team on regular basis on the unique differences of the iOS platform

conferences.io macOS / Swift
Real-Time Audience Engagement Application for Presentations
Official Web Site - https://www.conferences.io

Building and Maintaining a macOS port for conferences.io in Swift
Communicating on a regular basis with the client's product manager on the capabilities and limitations of macOS, Keynote, Powerpoint, and the AppleScript API
Automate the process of building and deploying the app to Amazon S3
Build and design a user interface using Storyboards and AppKit

Jackson National Life iOS / Objective-C
Sales Team Application for Showcasing and Presenting Product Material
App Store - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jackson/id920821928?mt=8

Architect and team lead for Jackson National Life’s iPad application
Design an Objective-C API for easy for easy implementation by the client on the  Xamarian platform
Implement user interface designs from the client using Xcode and Interface Builder

Cheeney Media Concepts iOS / Swift
CE/CME Genius - Medical Continuing Education Tracking
Official Web Site - https://cmc2.tv
App Store - https://itunes.apple.com/us/developer/cmc-interactive/id1027986564

work with the client team on porting Android applications to iOS in Swift
design consistant API and database structure for both Android and iOS
use CoreData and EventKit API to design a local storage database and the ability to create reminders for users

Organizations and Products
EmpowerApps.Show - Official BrightDigit Podcast
Official Web Site - https://www.empowerapps.show
Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/empower-apps/id1437435392?mt=2
Official Producer
2017-

Arrange and Choose Topics of Interest to the Business and Developer Community centered around Apple products
Produce and Edit Pre-Show and Post-Show Notes
Edit and Produce Deliverable Audio and Video for Audience Consumption
Work with Audio Editor and Outsite Marketing Personel
Schedule and Communicate with Guests on Show Content and Protocol
Marketing and Manage Social Media of Episodes and Content

OKProductive - Personal Productivity Podcast
Official Web Site - https://okproductive.com
Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ok-productive/id1364521790
Official Producer
2017-

Work with Co-Host on Topics of Interest to the Personal Productivity Audience
Produce and Edit Pre-Show and Post-Show Notes
Edit and Produce Deliverable Audio and Video for Audience Consumption
Work with Audio Editor and Outsite Marketing Personel
Schedule and Communicate with Guests on Show Content and Protocol
Marketing and Manage Social Media of Episodes and Content

Lansing Marketing Hackers Meetup
Lead Organizer
2017-

Schedule and Plan Meeting Events and Locations
Arrange Guest Speakers and Topics
Marketing and Facilitating of Events and Sponsors

Other Meetups

Lansing JavaScript 2014-2017
Mobile Mondays 2016-2017
Lansing Cocoaheads 2017-2018

Toastmasters
2012-2017

Advanced Communicator Bronze
Delivered over 20 speeches
Leadership in Marketing and Website Maintenance

Previous Employers
IDV Solutions
Senior Software Developer
February 2007 - July 2012

Develop mobile applications for the iPad
Use .Net and JavaScript to create easy-to-use development tools for businesses

State of Michigan
Software Developer
February 2006 - February 2007
CoreComm
Project Developer
October 2003 – February 2006
Telephone Repair Assistant
July 2001 – October 2003
Education
Michigan State University
M.A., Digital Media and Art Technology
December 2005
B.S., Computer Science
May 2003
Open Source Projects
Speculid macOS / Swift
Official Website - https://speculid.com
Github Project - https://github.com/brightdigit/Speculid
macOS Application for converting and scaling SVG and PNG files into usable image assets in Xcode projects

implements HomeBrew packing for easy installation
uses CairoGraphics C++ API for processing graphics
using Codable JSON Serialization for reading Xcode project Image Asset catalogs
uses Objective-C + Swift Interop for easy C++ communication

SwiftVer macOS / iOS / watchOS / tvOS / Swift
Github Project - https://github.com/brightdigit/swiftver
Add and process versioning metadata from Xcode project and git to framework and library.

Build Apple multi-platform framework with pre-processor and programmatic processing

Jazzy-Markdown macOS / Swift
Github Project - https://github.com/brightdigit/swiftver

convert HTML code documentation from Jazzy into Markdown files

Base32Crockford macOS / iOS / watchOS / tvOS / Swift
Github Project - https://github.com/brightdigit/swiftver

Sample library for creating and building Base32Crockford based Strings

Skills
Languages
Swift | Bash Scripting | JavaScript | Objective-C | HTML5 | CSS3 | C# | PHP |  C++ | C
Tools
Xcode | Interface Builder | iTunes Connect | Xcode Server | Travis-CI | Fastlane | Adobe XD | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Audition | Visual Studio
Frameworks and APIs
Apple and Swift Development
Cocoa Touch | Cocoa | UIKit | AppKit | Core Location | Vapor | Core Data | Networking | HealthKit and Fitness | CloudKit | Data Serialization (Codable) |
Storyboards | Auto Layouts and Adaptive Design | WatchKit | User Notifications | Homebrew | Jazzy | XPC
Other Frameworks and Tools
Google Analytics | VueJs | AngularJS | NodeJs | Amazon Web Services | Cario Graphics
Databases
PostgreSQL | MySQL  | MsSQL | Oracle


references available on request