Eric Bateman | Android Developer

Constant self-improvement in Android and Kotlin through side projects, tutorials, and books.
Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 Programmer (view certificate )

April 2021-Present

September 2017-February 2021

October 2016-September 2017

App sees over 150k daily active users
Significant contributions to credit score, tax, and ads content. Custom UI elements and animations. Bug fixes and maintenance.
Custom UI elements and animations, Volley, REST/JSON, A/B testing, JUnit/Mockito

March 2016-October 2016

Created app from the ground up
Beat expected development time by 1 month.
App implements REST/JSON, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Contacts book content provider, background services, broadcast/receivers, heterogeneous RecyclerView, Firebase Cloud messaging, location API, deep-linking, data storage and persistence, and more.
Utilize multiple social media platform SDKs, Glide, Pusher, and other third-party libraries
Adapt given iOS design mockups to the Android user experience

August 2014-Present

Hyperspace (released, contracted by Swop): Created app from the ground up through v1.0. Similar in use to Swop, but updated with all new code and architecture. App implements Jetpack APIs, REST/JSON, contacts book content provider, location API, deep-linking, social media platform SDKs, and more.
Chippanee Country Club (released): Golf range finder. Designed to be branded to individual courses and country clubs. Kotlin, RoomDB, heavy use and customization of Google Maps, Location APIs, RoomDB, and others.
LeMans Karting (released): Designed for rental karting tracks, tracks personal race data, league standings, and other info specific to racers and the venue (uses Kotlin, Jetpack APIs, REST/JSON, navigation drawer, Google Maps API).
Board Game app (release-ready): Automated board game app written in Kotlin implementing Jetpack APIs, and state machine.
Couples Compatibility app (beta testing after design changes): activities matching app built using SQLite and Firebase as a back end

November 2014-March 2016

Created app from the ground up
App implements Google Maps, Location, and Places APIs, data storage and persistence, REST/JSON, push notifications, custom touch event handling, custom UI elements, and more.
Utilizes Stripe, Parse, Facebook, and Twitter third-party libraries
Contribute input to improve the Android user experience

June 2011-June 2014

What I learned: How to problem solve quickly in a dynamic environment with limited resources.

Increased corporate sales by 40% over two years through increased revenue from repeat customers, upselling, customer referral, and more effective outbound efforts
Collaborated with marketing team to implement and drive seasonal programs
Created and implemented improved process for sales team to follow up on leads and close business
Provided personalized service for the customer from initial contact until after event is delivered.
Created and implemented inventory systems for POS retail items, high-consumption supplies, and kart repair parts to reduce costs and improve cash management
Improved fleet appearance and reliability though identifying and reducing common problems
Increased online marketing presence through blogs and Facebook racing forums