Timothy Brandt

About

Native iOS product engineer with strong zero-to-one startup experience, including owning an airport ground-operations app end-to-end and serving as co-founder/VP Engineering of an AR social startup. Particularly compelling for roles needing someone who can blend product judgment, mobile architecture, and fast execution on real-world operational workflows.

Key Strengths

• end-to-end ownership of mobile products from requirements through deployment
• early-stage MVP execution under tight timelines
• pragmatic iOS architecture design with clear separation of concerns
• real-time operational dashboard design for mission-critical workflows
• mobile performance optimization for polling, battery, and UI efficiency
• strong frontend-backend API contract collaboration using OpenAPI
• product thinking grounded in direct user pain points
• cross-functional leadership as startup co-founder and VP of Engineering
• ability to redirect product strategy toward differentiated features
• experience building software used by frontline operational teams

Reference Highlights

• end-to-end ownership
• built the iOS app from the ground up
• strong product-minded approach
• practical decision-making
• collaborative with backend engineers
• persistent in improving quality
• hands-on across full lifecycle
• reliable under pressure
• worked through hard technical and product challenges
• balanced feature delivery with bug fixing
• strong focus on stability
• field-focused mobile experience ownership
• effective in challenging operational environments
• delivered a functional and field-tested app
• improved offline compatibility

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