Summary
Mark Alan is a seasoned software engineering leader and founder, currently Principal Software Engineer / Owner at Small Planet Labs, guiding strategy and delivering complex mobile and consumer software since 2008. He has directed mobile engineering at Open Garden and led teams at Jawbone, bringing a rare blend of hands-on coding and executive-level program oversight. His career spans iconic companies like Apple, Sun Microsystems, and General Magic, reflecting a durable foundation in scalable systems and cross-functional collaboration. He excels in Agile management, strategic planning, risk mitigation, and translating customer needs into actionable requirements, with deep proficiency in iOS development (Swift, Objective-C), client-server APIs, UI prototyping, and architecture. Based in Issaquah, WA, he continues to expand his craft into web development (MEAN stack) and UI/UX, merging entrepreneurial drive with technical depth to ship high-quality products.
9 years of coding experience