Robert Mcgovern
Freelance Software Engineer at Dennis-Jordan Technologies GnbR
Newtownards, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolRobert Mcgovern is a freelance software engineer based in Newtownards, Northern Ireland, with 16 years of experience building macOS and iOS applications using Swift, Objective-C, Cocoa, UIKit and SwiftUI. He combines low-level C/C++ expertise with modern Swift paradigms—recent work includes a macCatalyst app, XPC-enabled interprocess tooling, and status bar utilities that handle light/dark assets. A seasoned technical editor and documentation engineer, Robert has been a contributor or reviewer on nine books and has produced sample code and docs for commercial SDKs, demonstrating an eye for clarity and correctness. He is an active maintainer-level contributor to notable open-source Objective-C projects such as MGTwitterEngine, where he updated API support and added XML parsing foundations. Comfortable administering macOS, Linux and Windows servers, he also designs app icons and builds command-line test tools, reflecting a blend of UI polish and systems-level rigor. Currently developing SwiftUI apps for the App Store while expanding into HTML/CSS/JavaScript, he pairs long-standing embedded and desktop experience with modern app development.
16 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BA with Hons, Artificial Intelligence, BA with Hons, Artificial Intelligence at University Of SussexBTEC National Diploma, Computer Studies, Distinctions in all modules, BTEC National Diploma, Computer Studies, Distinctions in all modules at North Down And Ards College Of Further EducationGerman Integration Course A1-B2, German Language and Literature, A1-B2, German Integration Course A1-B2, German Language and Literature, A1-B2 at Kreisvolkshochschule Landkreis Harburg
English, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (10)
apim10
objective-c10
api10
xml-parsing10
twitter-api10
ios6
cocoa-touch6
coredata6
iphone6
appstoreconnect6
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
mattgemmell/MGTwitterEngine
Mar 2010 - Aug 2010
Objective-C Twitter integration library for Mac OS X and iPhone. Official repository.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:11 commits in 5 months
Contributions summary:Robert primarily contributed to the MGTwitterEngine library by updating the codebase to align with the Twitter API v1, including addressing API domain changes and versioning. They added initial support for the Social Graph API, implementing XML parsing capabilities and laying the groundwork for LibXML and YAJL integrations. The user also refactored the code, improved existing functionality, and fixed errors.
objective-cmac-osiphonemacswift
tarasis/tarasis.github.io
May 2020 - Jan 2023
HTML/CSS/JS solutions for Frontend Mentor challenges, and other sites.
Contributions:334 commits, 141 pushes, 11 branches in 2 years 8 months
css-jsfrontend-mentorcssjavascriptmentor
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