Brent Simmons
Holland, Ohio, United States
Summary
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RockstarBrent Simmons is an experienced software engineer and IT leader with 13 years of experience focused on mobile and restaurant technology innovation. Based in Holland, Ohio, he combines hands-on iOS development with product-minded leadership, notably contributing to the well-regarded open-source RSS reader NetNewsWire through UI improvements, feature additions, and durable bug fixes. His background in Information Systems and Marketing gives him a pragmatic blend of technical execution and user-centered thinking, enabling clearer product decisions and better UX on mobile platforms. Brent favors refactoring and quality-first work, often tackling image handling and layout issues that quietly improve perceived performance. Colleagues describe him as someone who ships thoughtful, maintainable code while keeping an eye on operational impact across teams.
13 years of coding experience
Github Skills (7)
mobile10
uid10
swift10
uikit10
ios10
front-end-development10
ui-design9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
Ranchero-Software/NetNewsWire
May 2017 - Jan 2023
RSS reader for macOS and iOS.
Role in this project:
iOS Mobile Developer
iOS Mobile DeveloperContributions:124 releases, 137 reviews, 2606 commits in 5 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Brent primarily focused on improving the NetNewsWire iOS application, as evidenced by the commits. Their work involved refactoring code, adding new functionality such as filter toggling and UI improvements for the iOS application, and fixing various bugs related to image handling, display, and overall layout. The user's contributions included implementing features, UI enhancements, and bug fixes, specifically improving the user experience on the iOS platform.
iosmacosrss-readerfeed-readerjson-feed
Ranchero-Software/Rainier
Apr 2017 - Jan 2020
Scripting system and database for Macs
Contributions:1 PR, 112 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
databasescripting
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