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00 - Hello

Senior iOS Developer & Consultant.

I build and ship native iPhone apps using Swift, SwiftUI and Apple technologies. 12+ years of experience working across consumer apps, startups, AR and product development.

Available for contract work

01 - Experience

12+ years, one engineer to own it.

Senior, product-minded and hands-on. No hand-offs and nobody to hide behind: the architecture, the interface and the release are all one person's call, and one person's responsibility.

02 - AR & 3D specialism

Reality, with a layer on top.

A strong specialism, not the only thing I do: ARKit, RealityKit and SceneKit work placing 3D content in physical space, convincingly. It's why this site is somewhere you walk through, not a page you read.

03 - Existing apps

Stalled app? Let's get it shipped.

New features, architecture clean-up, bug fixing and modernisation on apps that already exist. Picking up someone else's codebase and moving it forward is its own skill.

04 - MVPs & product

Idea to App Store, fast and solid.

Product management experience alongside engineering, so I can help shape the thing, not just build to spec. Useful for founders turning an idea into a working iOS product quickly.

05 - Next

Have an iOS project? Let's talk.

Contract work, short focused projects, existing app development, prototypes and consultancy. UK based, available remotely.

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About

A senior iOS developer who takes ownership, not just tickets.

I design, build and ship native iOS apps: Swift, SwiftUI and Apple's frameworks, end to end. Product thinking, interface, engineering and release are all one person's job, which means nothing gets lost between people and nothing stalls waiting on a hand-off.

12+ years of that work has gathered around consumer apps, AR and product development, with a particular depth in AR and 3D: placing digital content in physical space so it sits there convincingly.

Along the way, apps have been featured by Apple, and I've delivered product work for brands including Nike, Speedo, EE, Coke Studio and Basic-Fit through my studio, Ubicolor.

See what I work on
12+ yrs
Building native iOS apps
Senior
Lead & senior engineering experience
Apple
Apps featured by Apple
Nike · Speedo
Product work delivered via Ubicolor

Product & engineering work delivered for

Nike Speedo Apple EE Coke Studio Basic-Fit

What I can help with

Hire me for the whole build, or to pick up where things stand today

iOS App Development

Native Swift and SwiftUI development for new and existing products.

Existing App Development

New features, architecture improvements, bug fixing, modernisation and getting delayed projects shipped.

AR & 3D

ARKit, RealityKit, SceneKit, LiDAR, 3D model interaction, raycasting and immersive iPhone experiences.

MVPs & Prototypes

Helping founders turn ideas into polished, working iOS products quickly.

Product Engineering

Product management experience alongside engineering, so I can contribute to UX, technical decisions and product direction, not just implement specs.

Have an iOS project? Let's talk

Selected work

Shipped iOS apps, spanning AR, consumer products and product engineering

Contact

Have an iOS project? Let's talk.

Open to contract work, short focused projects, existing app development, prototypes/MVPs and consultancy. UK based, available remotely.