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    August Trometer

    August Trometer

    Developer, author, renaissance man, ninja

    Software Engineer Marina del Rey
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    Experience
    FoggyNoggin Software
    FoggyNoggin Software
    Founder
    Successfully soldexited the company with a sale to Spindle
    Successfully soldexited the company with a sale to Spindle
    Author and Speaker 2007 - Present (almost 20 years)
    Spoke on both web and iOS development for various conferences Author of first book on web development for iPhone
    FoggyNoggin Software
    FoggyNoggin Software
    Founder, Founder 2004 - Present (almost 23 years)
    Created best in class Mac and iOS apps
    HomeHeroHarvey
    HomeHeroHarvey
    CTO & HIPAA Security Officer 2014 - 2018 (about 4 years)
    Completely rebuilt HomeHero's systems from scratch ‣ Determined product vision at the heart of the HomeHero platform ‣ Architected entire platform, from database to code to... more asynchronous queues ‣ Used varied technologies based on need, including PHP, node, Relational DBs and NoSQL DBs ‣ Launched mobile initiative with 2 iOS apps and 1 Android app ‣ Built professional team of engineers and designers ‣ Developed security protocols and safeguards for HIPAA compliance ‣ Utilized multiple hosting tech
    HomeHero
    Exit
    HomeHero
    CTO 2014 - 2017 (about 3 years)
    Yowza!!
    Yowza!!
    Founder 2009 - 2014 (almost 5 years)
    Yowza!!
    Yowza!!
    Founder/CTO 2009 - 2014 (almost 5 years)
    Moblie Forming
    Moblie Forming
    Founder & CTO, Yowza!! 2009 - 2014 (about 5 years)
    Created company and product ‣ Responsible for creating the Yowza!! concept and developing all software related to the company ‣ Earned a prestigious Edison Award for innovation... more ‣ Developed the entire product from scratch, including concept, architecture, design, database, front-end, back-end, and mobile ‣ Developed the scalable website API that powers the mobile app ‣ Utilized Hadoop to analyze coupon usage data ‣ The Yowza!! app has been downloaded by over 1.5 million people ‣ Built professiona
    Senior Vice President of Product Development, Spindle 2014 (about 1 month)
    In charge of entire product roadmap for publicly traded company
    Lead iOS Developer 2014 (about 1 month)
    Lead the team responsible for the Hilton and Hilton Honors iOS apps ‣ Responsible for recruiting new engineers ‣ Worked directly with Hilton to provide a best-in-class experience
    Founder
    Yowza!!, FoggyNoggin Software
    Employee
    Yowza!!, HomeHero, Moblie Forming, HomeHeroHarvey, Successfully soldexited the company with a sale to Spindle, FoggyNoggin Software
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    Attorney
     
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    About
    Achievements

    I helped pioneer podcasting with the creating of the world's first podcast-listening app (iPodderX).

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Amazon Web Services Compliance PHP Recruiting Security WEB Web Development Web Technologies
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