Mike Mannox
Head Of Mobile at Apple
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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RockstarMike Mannox is a seasoned mobile technology leader with 20 years' experience building and shipping high-impact apps and platforms for Apple, Facebook, Google and Yahoo. As Head of Mobile at Apple, he blends hands-on engineering (Objective-C, Java, C++, HTML5) and TDD-driven delivery with strategic product leadership, regularly aligning mobile strategy with C-level stakeholders. He’s deeply versed across iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile, and recommends pragmatic architectures—native, hybrid or HTML5—based on platform tradeoffs. Beyond consumer apps, his open-source contributions touch backend and database projects (e.g., improving SQL parsing and FoundationDB record-layer integrity), reflecting a rare full-stack fluency from low-level data structures to polished mobile UX. Known for running agile teams and automating build/test pipelines, he thrives on technical challenges and driving multi-channel app distribution.
20 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
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Github Skills (19)
sql-parser10
data-validation10
abstract-syntax-tree10
databases10
query-optimization10
indexing10
java10
javas10
relational-databases10
sql-database10
database10
data-structure9
metadata-management9
data-structures9
code-generation8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
brunoribeiro/sql-parser
Feb 2011 - Jan 2013
The Akiban SQL Parser provides a complete, production-quality Java parser for the SQL language. It defines the SQL grammar as implemented by Akiban, but can be used independently. It is derived from the Apache Derby parser.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:396 commits in 1 year 11 months
Contributions summary:Mike's commits primarily involve modifications to the Akiban SQL Parser, including adjusting AST nodes for a printer and beginning to adjust them to be accessible enough for a printer. These changes include adding accessor methods and re-arranging data structures. The work suggests a focus on improving the internal structure and functionality of the parser, likely for debugging or code generation purposes.
javaparserparsersqlsql-parser
FoundationDB/fdb-record-layer
Oct 2018 - Jan 2023
A relational database with SQL support built on FoundationDB
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & Database Engineer
Back-end Developer & Database EngineerContributions:1067 reviews, 493 commits, 528 PRs in 4 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Mike primarily focused on enhancing the data validation and integrity features within the FoundationDB record layer. Their contributions involved modifications to the record type metadata validation, and improvements to the handling of multi-column and unique indexes. The user also introduced a new mechanism for handling key comparisons in the database for the sake of increased performance. They also implemented a solution for various edge cases of database operation.
foundationdbrelational-databasessqlrelational-database
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