Girish Rao
Lead Consultant
Bengaluru
Summary
Organized & collaborative Consultant with 10 years of experience in agile iOS/Mac app development & introducing partners to effective strategies. Possesses interpersonal, problem-solving & analytical skills. Manages consulting team through development and implementation of all aspects of business solutions. Helping businesses blossom to highest potential
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Lead Consultant
ITC Infotech India Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
01.2019 - Current
- Collaborated with Santander UK, a prominent bank, on iOS app development projects. Developed innovative features and functionalities that enhanced the mobile banking experience for Santander UK customers. Ensured the app complied with industry regulations, security standards, and best practices in the financial sector.
- Engaged in iOS app development projects for Woolworths SA, a leading retail company in South Africa. Worked in close collaboration with the client's team to conceptualize, design, and develop iOS applications that catered to the specific needs of Woolworths SA's customers. Implemented features such as Virtual Try On, product browsing, online shopping, loyalty programs, and seamless payment integration to provide an intuitive and convenient user experience. Ensured the app was scalable, performant, and aligned with the brand's visual identity.
- Experience in unit and integration testing, emphasizing the importance of test-driven development and utilizing testing frameworks like XCTest.
- Led team providing technical project management support, managing tasking, schedules, deliverables and customer relations for high-visibility project.
- Determined areas for improvement and implemented processes to alleviate problems.
- Analyzed requirements, developed cost estimates, evaluated alternative solutions and supported information system acquisition and implementation.
- Delivered outstanding service to clients to maintain and extend relationship for future business opportunities.
- Prioritized projects and project tasks depending upon key milestones and deadline dates.
- Integrated technology and business operations to identify targeted solutions to customer issues.
Senior Software Engineer
Finwizard Technology Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
03.2016 - 10.2018
- Built a mutual fund advisor app for Bank of Baroda, a prominent banking institution. The app aimed to provide customers with a user-friendly platform to access and manage mutual fund investments.
- Implemented features such as user authentication, portfolio tracking, investment recommendations, fund performance analysis, goal-based investing, and transaction history.
- Leveraged technologies such as Swift, UIKit, Core Data, Multi threading and Rest API integration to develop a robust and responsive app that delivered an optimal user experience.
- Trained and mentored junior developers and engineers, teaching skills in iOS domain and working to improve overall team performance.
- Led software development initiative as subject matter expert and primary point-of-contact for the team.
- Familiarity with common mobile application architecture patterns such as MVC, KVC, KVO and MVVM, ensuring code maintainability and scalability.
- Integrated third-party tools and components into applications.
- Updated old code bases to modern development standards, improving functionality.
Software Engineer
QSG Technologies Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
03.2015 - 03.2016
- Individual contributor in designing & developing Basefolder - Mac application for peer to peer transferring and syncing files from all Apple devices similar to dropbox.
- Developed background XPC services for running file watcher services to continuously monitor file changes and notify to the main program. File changes were monitored through FSEvents stream using Cocoa libraries.
- Separate XPCServices library built to make the code loosely coupled, independent of the front end logic. Written Apple scripts to create, install & run Basefolder dmg file automatically.
Software Engineer
Synergos Tech Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
01.2012 - 10.2014
- Developed an internal app for Danfoss, a global engineering company, to streamline various internal processes and enhance employee productivity such as managing logistics, ordering canteen food, attendance tracking system.
- Incorporated a searchable HSN (Harmonized System of Nomenclature) code database within the app, facilitating easy and accurate identification of product classifications and regulatory compliance.
- A nostalgic Indian village fair game on the digital device. In every level, player has to get the steel balls at the center of the board. As the levels increase, harder the game play gets.
- App Store Link : https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/indian-maze/id721477276?mt=8
Education
Master of Computer Applications - Computer Engineering Technology
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Bengaluru 09.2009 - 06.2012
Skills
Team Leadership & Development
Key Achievements
Award from Softpedia for high quality standards is a recognition for the excellence and reliability of a software product.
Was part of Series B funding indicating in achieving significant milestones and attracting substantial investment.
Rewarded & recognized with certificates for exceptional performance and consistency.
Contributed to GitHub with autocomplete library to help save developer time.
Technical Stack
- Swift, SwiftUI, Objective C, MVC, MVVM, Multithreading, KVC, KVO, Singleton, Auto Layout,Memory Management Tool, XCode, Git, Bitbucket, Jira, AppCenter, CICD, Unit Testing.
- React Native - Hybrid iOS & Android app development.
- Angular Framework - Web Development, Python - Backend Development.
- App Store, Play Store & Huawei Deployments.
Timeline
Lead Consultant
ITC Infotech India Pvt Ltd
01.2019 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
Finwizard Technology Pvt Ltd
03.2016 - 10.2018
Software Engineer
QSG Technologies Pvt Ltd
03.2015 - 03.2016
Software Engineer
Synergos Tech Pvt Ltd
01.2012 - 10.2014
Master of Computer Applications - Computer Engineering Technology
Visvesvaraya Technological University
09.2009 - 06.2012
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