Summary
Paul Himes is a Principal Software Engineer in Minneapolis with 12 years of hands-on experience building native iOS apps using Objective-C and Swift and a strong background in mobile architecture and technical leadership. He has progressed from developer to principal roles at Livefront, led mobile teams and features at Garmin and Zubie, and runs his own consulting shop, Tin Whistle, LLC, bringing an owner’s perspective to product delivery. His MS in Computer Software Engineering underpins a pragmatic approach to system design, while his tenure across embedded-device vendors and startups shows an ability to bridge device, app, and server concerns. Comfortable both as a solo consultant and a lead engineer, he’s known for shipping polished mobile experiences and mentoring teams to maintain long-lived codebases.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Michigan Technological University
University of Minnesota Twin Cities