Jonathan
P. Crooke

iOS Engineer

SoundCloud - Berlin

One of four person in-house development team, replacing previously out-sourced development. Scrum agile development. Collaboration via GitHub. Personally responsible for leading automated testing initiative, from previously test-free state.

Code Auditing

CatAcademy, Memrise - London

Providing weekly code auditing services to assist their in-house iOS dev in the development of this language learning application.

Code Auditing

TripleSpot / TheEngineYard

Code audit for first iteration of iOS client.

iOS Developer

mkodo - London

www.mkodo.com

Sole in-house iOS developer, with four projects completed for high-profile UK gaming industry clients. Projects utilise existing in-house XML REST services, as well as on top of my own proprietary iOS app framework, designed to handle the unique needs of mobile applications as well as the high UI standards expected of professional iOS products. Mature knowledge of Objective-C, as well as low level runtime interactions. Supported development with testing frameworks such as OCUnit, OCHamcrest, OCMock and UI testing with FoneMonkey, as well as contributing to this open-source project.

Postgraduate Student

University of Bristol

www.cs.bris.ac.uk

Full-time study of one-year MSc in Computer Science. Please see education section.

English Teacher

Global Language Institute - Tokyo, Japan

www.gli-edu.jp

On contract, taught English oral communication classes to groups of first-year high school students. Cooperated with members of faculty in the development and delivery of curriculum. Actively involved in examinations and assessments.

Business Skills Instructor

Idea Development - Tokyo, Japan

www.ide-development.com

Taught international business communication skills to employees at high profile clients such as Nissan, Adecco and Nomura Securities. Usually working on-site, gaining exposure to a wide range of business settings.

English Teacher

Kensington School - Tokyo, Japan

www.kens.co.jp

Taught small classes of students at a privately owned English school. Age groups varied from preschool up to senior citizens, including a large number of businesspeople with a particular need for skills in international business and communication.

English Teacher

Global Language Institute - Tokyo, Japan

www.gli-edu.jp

One year contract, teaching English oral communication classes at a highly reputable central Tokyo boys' junior and senior high school. Actively involved in the preparation and marking of examinations as well as class-based coursework.

Assistant Language Teacher

Interac Corporation - Tokyo, Japan

www.interac.co.jp

Six month contract, assisting with the delivery of board of education managed English communication classes. Also, playing an active role in school activities and in-class testing.

English Instructor

Nova Corporation - Tokyo, Japan

Taught small classes as part of a large chain of English schools. Groups of one to four students, varying in range from young children to senior citizens. Managed weekly specialised discussion sessions in advanced communication and film.

Mutual Funds New Business Team

www.axa.com/en

Axa - Bristol, UK

Part of the mutual funds new business team, administering and managing new account applications and following up outstanding cases.