Forrest Collins
Software Engineer at Esri
Huntington Beach, California, United States
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Top SchoolForrest Collins is a seasoned iOS software engineer and designer with a decade of experience building consumer and enterprise mobile apps, including eight App Store releases and GIS work for Esri. He combines hands-on Swift/Objective-C development with product design sensibilities—prototyping in Sketch and shipping polished camera, social, and database-driven apps that leverage Firebase, Algolia, Core Image, and AVFoundation. As a Scrum-influenced founder who runs a mobile app studio and the Taps & Apps meetup, he excels at translating user needs into simple, low-risk solutions and managing client relationships across startups, government, and niche industries. Notable projects include Snapchat-like live-filter cameras, a welding-data Bluetooth app for manufacturers, and interview-prep tooling that helps junior iOS developers. Based in Huntington Beach, he balances technical depth in GIS and realtime systems with a user-first approach informed by UX psychology and agile practices.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Pepperdine UniversityComputer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at California Baptist UniversityiOS Engineer, iOS Engineer at Udemy
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Github Skills (75)
swiftui8
pie-chart8
hashtag8
whenever7
uitextview7
html-document7
firebase7
push-notifications7
uilabel7
storage7
crashlytics7
android7
firestore7
clickable7
parse7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
photos/pokemonRepo
Nov 2015 - Dec 2015
Contributions:6 commits, 5 pushes, 2 branches in 1 month
photos/myGitRepo
Sep 2015 - Oct 2015
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 20 days
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