Alex Takahashi
Software Engineer
Silicon Valley
"If you double the number of experiments you do per year, you're going to double your inventiveness." - Jeff Bezos
About Me
I am a software engineer with 5+ years of programming experience. Primarily, my expertise is in iOS Engineer with 3+ years of experience exclusively in Swift. Graduating from UC Berkeley in Spring 2017 with a B.S. in Bioengineering and a Minor in Computer Science, I now pursue my passion for software full time!
I have a genuine curiosity to learn how things work. In a way, I like to break things, and put them back together! Experimentation plays a crucial role in how I approach my work and live my life. I have a learn-by-doing attitude and always take a hands on approach to my work. Read below for my work history and more!
Education
- 🎓 UC Berkeley 2017: B.S. Bioengineering, Minor Computer Science
Technical Skills
- Apple Technologies: iOS, tvOS, Xcode, TestFlight, Instruments
- Frameworks: UIKit, MapKit, CoreLocation, ArcGIS, TextKit, Reactive Cocoa
- Version Control: Git, Sourcetree, Jenkins, CocoaPods, Carthage
- Project Management: JIRA, Scrum
Languages
Swift
Objective-C
Java
Python
C
MATLAB
Professional Experience
SAP Fiori iOS SDK | San Ramon, CA 
iOS Engineer: June 2017 - Present
SCRUM Master: August 2018 - Present
- Implemented UI components for the SAPFiori iOS SDK based off of the Fiori Design Guidelines. SDK Components are showcased in the SAP Fiori Mentor app which helps developers customize code through our application and instantly airdrop code snippets to projects.
- Development Lead for the MapView Floorplan component utilizing UIKit and MapKit to deploy Fiori styled map applications.
- Deployed weekly TestFlight builds to distribute our testing application to internal designers, customers, and stakeholders for quality assurance.
- Lead an Agile engineering team of 8 members in daily SCRUM to meet a quarterly release schedule.
- Onboarded and mentored new Junior Engineers to maintain uniform development standards and facilitate a smooth transition to production level code.
MobiTV | Emeryville, CA 
iOS Engineer Intern: May 2016 - August 2016
- Implemented a Free Trial Banner A/B Testing Experiment on both T-Mobile's and Sprint's mobile streaming apps to maximze profits on packaged content.
- Designed a media search screen on tvOS using an MVVM architecture with Reactive Cocoa for integration into the Mobi C Spire Apple TV App.
Project Experience
SAP.iO Intrapreneurship Challenge | Newtown Square, PA
Pitch Competition Semifinalist - North America: February 2018 - July 2018
- Pitched a startup idea to internal SAP investors to gain funding and resources for our potential revenue driving passion project
- Startup aimed to help companies make better, faster decisions by utilizing predictive modeling based off of their digital footprint (Using Natrual Language Processing and Machine Learning off of their internal and external knowledge base).
- Competed in the global, internal compeition and placed as a semifinalist in North America.
Berkeley Mobile | Berkeley, CA
iOS Engineer: September 2016 - January 2017
- Redesigned Berkeley Mobile App to better cater to students as a one stop shop to Berkeley resources including Bear Transit Routes, Dining Hall Menus, and Library/Gym facility hours.
- Modernize layout with CollectiveView embedded TableViewCells to make better use of screen realestate and for a better user experience.
- Prototyped and refactored Objective-C UI Components to Swift 3
Awards
Big Ideas InPrint Tremor Tracker | Berkeley, CA
Honorable Mention: Hardware for Good: August 2016 - May 2017
- Engineered a wearable Parkinson's tremor tracking device in order to monitor patient tremor frequency in response to prescribed medication. Tracking serves to reduce the time needed to find a stable medicine regimen and prevent medication side effects so patients can have a better quality of life.
- Implemented a proof of concept using DuoSkin inspired wearable circuits, Arduino, and Python scripts to analyze mocked tremor activity.
- Awarded Honroable Mention out of the 43 applicants in the Hardware for Good category.
- Featured in the Jacobs Institute For Design Innovation Student Projects
iOS Engineer: June 2017 - Present
SCRUM Master: August 2018 - Present
- Implemented UI components for the SAPFiori iOS SDK based off of the Fiori Design Guidelines. SDK Components are showcased in the SAP Fiori Mentor app which helps developers customize code through our application and instantly airdrop code snippets to projects.
- Development Lead for the MapView Floorplan component utilizing UIKit and MapKit to deploy Fiori styled map applications.
- Deployed weekly TestFlight builds to distribute our testing application to internal designers, customers, and stakeholders for quality assurance.
- Lead an Agile engineering team of 8 members in daily SCRUM to meet a quarterly release schedule.
- Onboarded and mentored new Junior Engineers to maintain uniform development standards and facilitate a smooth transition to production level code.
MobiTV | Emeryville, CA iOS Engineer Intern: May 2016 - August 2016
- Implemented a Free Trial Banner A/B Testing Experiment on both T-Mobile's and Sprint's mobile streaming apps to maximze profits on packaged content.
- Designed a media search screen on tvOS using an MVVM architecture with Reactive Cocoa for integration into the Mobi C Spire Apple TV App.
Project Experience
SAP.iO Intrapreneurship Challenge | Newtown Square, PA
Pitch Competition Semifinalist - North America: February 2018 - July 2018
- Pitched a startup idea to internal SAP investors to gain funding and resources for our potential revenue driving passion project
- Startup aimed to help companies make better, faster decisions by utilizing predictive modeling based off of their digital footprint (Using Natrual Language Processing and Machine Learning off of their internal and external knowledge base).
- Competed in the global, internal compeition and placed as a semifinalist in North America.
Berkeley Mobile | Berkeley, CA
iOS Engineer: September 2016 - January 2017
- Redesigned Berkeley Mobile App to better cater to students as a one stop shop to Berkeley resources including Bear Transit Routes, Dining Hall Menus, and Library/Gym facility hours.
- Modernize layout with CollectiveView embedded TableViewCells to make better use of screen realestate and for a better user experience.
- Prototyped and refactored Objective-C UI Components to Swift 3
Awards
Big Ideas InPrint Tremor Tracker | Berkeley, CA
Honorable Mention: Hardware for Good: August 2016 - May 2017
- Engineered a wearable Parkinson's tremor tracking device in order to monitor patient tremor frequency in response to prescribed medication. Tracking serves to reduce the time needed to find a stable medicine regimen and prevent medication side effects so patients can have a better quality of life.
- Implemented a proof of concept using DuoSkin inspired wearable circuits, Arduino, and Python scripts to analyze mocked tremor activity.
- Awarded Honroable Mention out of the 43 applicants in the Hardware for Good category.
- Featured in the Jacobs Institute For Design Innovation Student Projects
iOS Engineer Intern: May 2016 - August 2016
- Implemented a Free Trial Banner A/B Testing Experiment on both T-Mobile's and Sprint's mobile streaming apps to maximze profits on packaged content.
- Designed a media search screen on tvOS using an MVVM architecture with Reactive Cocoa for integration into the Mobi C Spire Apple TV App.
Project Experience
SAP.iO Intrapreneurship Challenge | Newtown Square, PA
Pitch Competition Semifinalist - North America: February 2018 - July 2018
- Pitched a startup idea to internal SAP investors to gain funding and resources for our potential revenue driving passion project
- Startup aimed to help companies make better, faster decisions by utilizing predictive modeling based off of their digital footprint (Using Natrual Language Processing and Machine Learning off of their internal and external knowledge base).
- Competed in the global, internal compeition and placed as a semifinalist in North America.
Berkeley Mobile | Berkeley, CA
iOS Engineer: September 2016 - January 2017
- Redesigned Berkeley Mobile App to better cater to students as a one stop shop to Berkeley resources including Bear Transit Routes, Dining Hall Menus, and Library/Gym facility hours.
- Modernize layout with CollectiveView embedded TableViewCells to make better use of screen realestate and for a better user experience.
- Prototyped and refactored Objective-C UI Components to Swift 3
Awards
Big Ideas InPrint Tremor Tracker | Berkeley, CA
Honorable Mention: Hardware for Good: August 2016 - May 2017
- Engineered a wearable Parkinson's tremor tracking device in order to monitor patient tremor frequency in response to prescribed medication. Tracking serves to reduce the time needed to find a stable medicine regimen and prevent medication side effects so patients can have a better quality of life.
- Implemented a proof of concept using DuoSkin inspired wearable circuits, Arduino, and Python scripts to analyze mocked tremor activity.
- Awarded Honroable Mention out of the 43 applicants in the Hardware for Good category.
- Featured in the Jacobs Institute For Design Innovation Student Projects