Basil Havens Android Developer 206-880-1713 Fort Worth, TX 76180 basilhavens@yahoo.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/basilhavens/ https://www.basilhavens.com/ https://crash.co/basilhavens/ https://github.com/heiligbasil/ SUMMARY Experienced Android developer looking for ways to bring the world closer together with great mobile apps. On-point communication within diverse teams while also working well independently. Thrilled to continue engineering quality apps for you! SKILLS Activity Lifecycle, Android Debug Bridge (ADB), Android Studio, Android Studio Profiler, Animated Image Drawables, Animations, Async Tasks, Audio Sound Effects, Bottom Navigation Bar, Broadcast Services, Callbacks, Cardview, Chips, Clipboard, Constraint Layout, Coroutines, Custom Themes, Custom Views, DB Browser for SQLite, Data Access Object (DAO), Data Binding, Date and Time Picker, Debugging, Design Patterns,, Discord, Drawer Layout, Espresso, File IO, Firebase, Fragments, Generics, Git, Git Bash, GitHub, Google Login, Google Maps, Google Play Store, Gradle, Gson, Hash Tables, Integration Testing, IntelliJ IDEA, Intents, JSON, JUnit, Java, Kotlin, Linear Layout, Live Data, Location Services, MVVM Architecture, Material Design, Media Player, Mobile Application Development, Mockito , Multithreading, Navigation Component, Network Adapter, Notifications, OAuth2, OkHttp, Picasso, Postman, REST APIs, Recycler Views, Regular Expressions, Repository, Retrofit, Robolectric, Room, Services, Shape Shifter, Shared Preferences, Slack, Stetho, Threads / Runnables, Transition Animations, Trello, Unit Testing, User Interface (UI), Video Playback, View Flipper, ViewModel, Web APIs, XML, Zoom EMPLOYMENT Kroger Technology Android Developer 04/2021 - Present Remote - Ensure app for associates is bug free - Investigate and eliminate crashes - Refactor the fragments and viewmodels - Improve UI functionality for easier use Edison Interactive Android Developer 06/2020 - 04/2021 Remote - Created a full-featured music module using radio.com (Audacy) API in an Android app - Implemented Android canvas, RxJava, coroutines, and GPS data into a golfing app - Integrated the Samsung Knox SDK on the Android portion of a Flutter app - Built Google Maps navigation functionality into Android/Kotlin and Flutter/Dart Lambda School Android Development Team Lead 07/2019 - 11/2019 Remote - Developed Android applications using Java and Kotlin for use in tandem - Taught Android development with Kotlin and Java in instructional power hours - Reviewed code submissions via GitHub and provided feedback and suggestions - Facilitated daily standup meetings to hash out technical issues and share progress - Mentored 5 people on solving programming problems using Agile methodology - Graded weekly sprint challenges demonstrating coding topic mastery - Delivered one-on-one feedback and code reviews on a daily basis Contracting at NanoString, Chess4Life, Zenith... Contractor 01/2012 - 03/2019 Greater Seattle, WA A few contracts during this time span, with highlights including... - Resolved software/hardware issues from the help desk via e-mail and in-person - Taught the game of chess to children in classes and camps - Top door-to-door sales leader consistently in upper 10% - Trained, coached, and mentored new trainees to become leaders - Drove to hospitals while carefully transporting medical specimens - Helped students with German grammar and reviewed class material APPS Treasure Hunt https://www.basilhavens.com/portfolio/treasure-hunt/ 04/2020 Android app for CS concepts like blockchain, BFS, and 8-bit CPU programming Android Studio, Kotlin, Retrofit, Fragments, Coroutines - Focused exclusively on the frontend for an existing backend MUD - Drew map using a custom view directly on the canvas - Listened for the completion of the work in dialog fragment with callbacks Community Calendar 12/2019 - 02/2020 https://www.basilhavens.com/portfolio/community-calendar/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lambda_school.community_calendar App to empower local organizers to push events to their communities Android Studio, Kotlin, MVVM, Room, OKHttp, Picasso, Espresso, Auth0 - Executed in 2 months with a cross-functional team: 3 Android & 6 Web/UX/iOS - Planned extensively with mockups, Trello user stories, research, & UX guidance - Pair-programmed, built up the UI and dialog fragment along with action intents Health Chaser 05/2019 https://www.basilhavens.com/portfolio/health-chaser/ App for daily activity logging in 8 categories like sleep time and workout regimens Android Studio, Java, Firebase, Live Data, OpenWeatherMap API, Drawer Layout - Contributed solely to this original idea which can also support multiple users - Refreshed weather data to log activity notes regardless of location - Integrated Google login, animated GIFs, cloud persistence, and sound effects Simpsons Says 04/2019 https://www.basilhavens.com/portfolio/simpsons-says/ App to show a character quote from the animated TV show "The Simpsons" Android Studio, Java, JSON, OAuth2, Fragments, RecyclerViews - Solely responsible for the frontend for the team working on the backend - Implemented login screen to the backend using OAUTH2 authentication - Featuring search capability and quote generation via Machine Learning EDUCATION Lambda School Remote 03/2019 - 04/2020 Android Development 2020 A 9-month computer science & software engineering academy that provided an immersive full-time 40 hours/week hands-on curriculum with a track focused on Android development University of Washington Seattle, WA 06/2012 - 06/2014 BA Germanics & European Studies 2014 Dean's List every quarter, Cum Laude VOLUNTEERING Lambda School Seattle, WA Meetup Coordinator 04/2019 - Present - Attract speakers to monthly meetups for students and alumni - Coordinate activities through polls, feedback, and seasonal suitability