Danny Ruiz
Tech Lead at Kastelo Labs, Inc
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolDanny Ruiz is a Chicago-based tech lead and founder with 12 years of experience building polished iOS and macOS applications for startups and enterprise teams. Currently leading mobile engineering at Crate and Barrel, he combines hands-on app development with product-minded leadership to deliver user-focused features at scale. As founder and principal developer at Kastelo Labs he has run client engagements end-to-end, translating design and business goals into elegant native apps. His background spans full-stack roles and mobile-focused positions across fintech and consumer platforms, giving him a pragmatic understanding of backend integrations and UX constraints. Danny holds an MS in Computer Science from the University of Illinois Chicago and brings an entrepreneurial streak to engineering problems, often balancing rapid iteration with long-term maintainability. Colleagues would note his eye for beautiful interfaces paired with a steady focus on shipping reliable production software.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at University of Illinois ChicagoBachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at Andrews University
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Github Skills (90)
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coordinator-pattern9
docker9
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rxswift-extensions9
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swift8
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documentation8
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Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
heliumfoot/helios-kit
Sep 2020 - Sep 2022
Helium Foot support for SwiftAndroidToolchain based packages
Contributions:1 review, 9 PRs, 14 pushes in 1 year 11 months
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kastelolabs/CoordinatorKit
Jan 2018 - Aug 2021
Contributions:4 PRs, 10 pushes, 5 branches in 3 years 7 months
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