Summary
Osian Smith is a pragmatic .NET and iOS developer with nine years of hands-on experience building mobile, web, and API-driven systems for both startups and public-sector organisations. He currently delivers C#/.NET 6–8 solutions for South Wales and Gwent Police while previously architecting a performance-sensitive 2D/3D iPad architectural design app using Swift, SwiftUI and a bespoke rendering engine. His background in Human–Computer Interaction and academic teaching informs a user-centered approach: he runs user studies, rapid prototypes with stakeholders, and has deep experience in performance testing and instrumentation. Comfortable across full lifecycle development, he pairs backend skills (Entity Framework, SQL, WebAPI) with client-side expertise (XCTest, PencilKit, SwiftUI) and cross-team collaboration across time zones. Notable for shipping production improvements—from localisation and UI refactors to low-level geometric and input-processing fixes—he also rapidly builds practical tooling (for example, a Discord bot to support large-scale remote labs). Based in Swansea, Wales, he combines research-driven thinking with a developer’s focus on shipping robust, well-tested software.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human Computer Interaction, Withdrew due to delays due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human Computer Interaction, Withdrew due to delays due to the COVID-19 Pandemic at Swansea University
Level 3 Extended Diploma, ICT, Triple Distinction, Level 3 Extended Diploma, ICT, Triple Distinction at Pembrokeshire College