Summary
Carl Brown is a Principal Consultant and AI-augmented dev workflows specialist with 16+ years building mobile apps, IoT integrations, and cloud-connected systems from Austin, Texas. A longtime iPhone developer (since 2008) and mobile author—he wrote App Accomplished—he combines deep hands-on expertise in Objective-C/Swift, cross-platform tooling, and storage/sync patterns (Core Data, SQLite) with infrastructure and network debugging skills that span device-to-server end-to-end. His career includes architecting testable state machines, network record/replay systems for integration testing, and storage layers under tight schedules at companies like Amazon, IBM, and H-E-B. He organizes local developer communities, teaches iOS, and advises careers, bringing a rare mix of teaching, consulting, and production engineering experience. Not willing to relocate, he focuses on remote engagements and is known online as the “Internet of Bugs” guy, blending practical troubleshooting with entertaining education.
16 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Physics, B.S., Physics at Texas A&M University