b"\xc2\xa0\n\nKarim Varela\n\nkarim@karimvarela.com\n\n(323) 250.2181\nk\xe2\x80\x8barimvarela.com\n________________________________________________________________________\n\nSUMMARY\n\xe2\x97\x8f\n\xe2\x97\x8f\n\xe2\x97\x8f\n\xe2\x97\x8f\n\xe2\x97\x8f\n\nDemonstrated software architect with incredible ability to lead projects to completion.\nTen years experience in mobile application development.\nUnique mix of product awareness and technical know-how.\nExcellent technical evangelist and public speaker.\nExperience leading cross-functional software development teams for massive projects.\n\nWORK EXPERIENCE\nLead Android Engineer, \xe2\x80\x8b\nCoffee Meets Bagel\n09/14-Present\ncoffeemeetsbagel.com\xc2\xa0\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nArchitected and built \xe2\x80\x8b\nCoffee Meets Bagel\xe2\x80\x8b\nAndroid application.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nManaged team of 3 developers\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nIntegrated 3rd party libraries including OkHttpClient, Facebook, and Picasso.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nParticipated in design discussions and pre-sprint planning exercises.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nMentored and coached more junior developers and QA.\nDirector of Engineering, Android, \xe2\x80\x8b\nTinder\n05/13-08/14\ntinder.com\xc2\xa0\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nPart of team that won Crunchie for best new startup of 2013\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nArchitected and built \xe2\x80\x8b\nTinder\xe2\x80\x8b\nAndroid application for phone, tablet, and watch.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nManaged team of 4 developers, 2 QA engineers, and 1 designer\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nSetup build process including Git, Jenkins, JUnit tests, and TestFlight distribution.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nIntegrated 3rd party libraries including ActionBarSherlock, Facebook, and Volley.\nLead Android Architect, \xe2\x80\x8b\nBeachbody\n10/12-06/13\nbeachbody.com\xc2\xa0\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nBuilt up and lead Beachbody\xe2\x80\x99s Android team.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nArchitected and built \xe2\x80\x8b\nP90X\xe2\x80\x8b\nAndroid application for phone and tablet.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nAnalyzed cross-platform requirements for feasibility in Android.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nSetup build process including Git, Jenkins, JUnit tests, and HockeyApp distribution.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nIntegrated 3rd party libraries including ActionBarSherlock, Facebook, and SlidingMenu.\nSenior Android Developer, \xe2\x80\x8b\nFandango\n05/12-10/12\nfandango.com \xc2\xa0\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nDeveloped and maintained the Android Fandango Application for both phones and tablets.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nUpdated logging system to give thread level detail like method name and line number.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nImplemented new features for mobile and tablet apps..\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nParticipated in design discussions and pre-sprint planning exercises.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nPart of team that won \xe2\x80\x8b\nBest Overall Company in Mobile 2012\xe2\x80\x8b\n.\nAndroid Engineer, \xe2\x80\x8b\nMuve Music\n01/12-05/12\nmycricket.com/muve-music\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nDeveloped, supported, maintained, and ported the Android Muve Music Application.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nBuilt the download and now playing Notification systems for Muve Music.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nIntegrated Flurry Analytics into Muve Music.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nIntegrated GSON (Google's JSON processor) into Muve Music cutting 2MB off .apk size.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nBuilt webview help system using .asp, HTML, Javascript, & CSS.\n\xc2\xa0\n\n\xc2\xa0\n\n\x0c\xc2\xa0\nAndroid Support Lead, \xe2\x80\x8b\nAT&T Developer Program\n06/07-01/12\ndeveloper.att.com\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nLed and managed projects to create developer facing tools and SDKs.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nWrote tutorials, sample code, best practices, blogs, and test applications.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nProvided developer support for multiple platforms including JME and Android.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nSpoke\xe2\x80\x8b\non Android, tablet, cross-platform, network services, & mobile landscape\xe2\x80\x8b\n.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nDrafted new carrier device requirements for given application platforms.\nLead Software Engineer, \xe2\x80\x8b\nHands-On Mobile\n08/06-06/07\nwww.handson.com\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nPorted JME games from existing reference builds to handset specific builds.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nConfigured JME games to integrate effectively with various carriers.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nWorked on networking, threading, and sound components.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nStreamlined ant build scripts by coding in XML.\n\xe2\x97\x8f\nLed team of 3 porting engineers on \xe2\x80\x8b\nFantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer.\n\nLEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE\n\xe2\x97\x8f\n\xe2\x97\x8f\n\xe2\x97\x8f\n\xe2\x97\x8f\n\xe2\x97\x8f\n\xe2\x97\x8f\n\xe2\x97\x8f\n\xe2\x97\x8f\n\nAndroid Instructor, \xe2\x80\x8b\nQuantum Strides\ntrailerpop.com\nAdviser, \xe2\x80\x8b\nTrailerpop\ntrailerpop.com\nAndroid Sensei, \xe2\x80\x8b\nAT&T Mobile Hackathons\nmobileapphackathon.com\nPresident / Co-founder, SocialTagg\nsocialtagg.com\nTech Reviewer, \xe2\x80\x8b\nInstant GSON\nhttp://shop.oreilly.com/product/9781783282036.do\nTech Reviewer, \xe2\x80\x8b\nPro Android 4\napress.com/9781430239307\nBoard Member, App Developers Conference\nappdevconf.engagedigital.com\nBoard Member, Unified Testing Initiative\nunifiedtestinginitiative.org\n\n03/15-Present\n\xe2\x80\x8b\n01/13-Present\n\xe2\x80\x8b\n07/12-01/15\n\xe2\x80\x8b\n07/12-01/15\n\xe2\x80\x8b\n02/13-08/13\n\xe2\x80\x8b\n08/11-04/12\n\xe2\x80\x8b\n04/11-04/12\n\xe2\x80\x8b\n09/09-02/12\n\xe2\x80\x8b\n\nSKILLS\n\xe2\x97\x8f\n\xe2\x97\x8f\n\xe2\x97\x8f\n\xe2\x97\x8f\n\nGeneral: \xe2\x80\x8b\nLeadership, project management, product management, strategy\nHigh Level Languages:\xe2\x80\x8b\nJava ME/EE/SE, C++, PHP, JavaScript, Android\nDatabase Technologies:\xe2\x80\x8b\nMySQL, SQLite\nIDEs:\xe2\x80\x8b\nAndroid Studio, Eclipse, Visual Studio\n\nEDUCATION\nMaster\xe2\x80\x99s, Business Administration, University of Florida\n3.7 GPA while working full-time\nBachelor\xe2\x80\x99s, Computer Science, University of California\n3.4 GPA while competing with the Division I Swimming Team\n\xc2\xa0\n\n\xc2\xa0"