John Pollard
Founder at Brave Location Services Ltd.
Hexham, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJohn Pollard is a founder and seasoned full-stack engineer with 14 years focused on mobile-first solutions, spanning native iOS and Android work as well as Flutter and voice-enabled experiences. Based in Hexham, he has led development teams and shipped production apps for clients like Sky, Virgin Money, Greggs and NHS Lothian while running his own company, Brave Location Services Ltd., since 2009. His background includes senior engineering roles at Microsoft and Skype, giving him deep experience in scalable, enterprise-grade systems alongside hands-on app development. Comfortable as both a contractor and an engineering leader, he blends product-minded delivery with low-level technical craftsmanship. An unusual strength is his long-term commitment to a regional startup while remaining highly active on remote, high-impact contracts, demonstrating both entrepreneurial resilience and adaptability.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
B.Sc (First) Statistics, B.Sc (First) Statistics at University of St AndrewsM.Sc. Computer Science, M.Sc. Computer Science at University of Cambridge
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Github Skills (44)
ios10
azure10
swift10
imessage10
watchos10
square9
in-app-purchase8
payment8
chrome-extension8
authentication7
flutter-plugin7
data-transfer6
jetpack-compose6
firebase-database6
firebase6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
bravelocation/iosiconresizer
Dec 2015 - Aug 2024
A simple nodeJS script that takes an input image and generates images of the required sizes for iOS apps
Contributions:17 pushes, 3 branches in 8 years 9 months
takesios-appnodejsiosnodejs-script
bravelocation/web-ping-to-slack
Dec 2016 - Sep 2025
Contributions:19 pushes, 3 branches, 1 comment in 8 years 10 months
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