Hi all, I'm Rich Fox. Welcome to Nadohs Software LLC. 👋

I'm a passionate software engineer 🚀 with experience on mobile, backend, and web. My specialities include Native iOS (Swift/Objective-C), Flask Backend (Python) React-Native (javascript/CSS/HTML).

What I do

Experienced engineer with an infrastructure background, doing Mobile/Backend/Web development, using AI and LLMs to ugrade your app, and building apps from start to finish.

  • swift

  • app-dev

  • python

  • docker

  • reactjs

  • aws

  • firebase

  • JavaScript

  • nodejs

  • npm

⚡ Develop highly interactive Front end / User Interfaces for your web and mobile applications

⚡ AI, Neural Network and LLM integation into apps.

⚡ Integration of third party services such as Firebase/ AWS / Digital Ocean

⚡ Enhanching existing projects, as well as building from scratch, mobile apps, web apps, and backend services at both small and large scales.

Experiences

Nadohs Software LLC
Nadohs Software LLC
Engineering/Owner
May 2021 – Present

Worked on large scale iOS podcast project (Skp'd) and flask backend (Python). Additionally worked on React-Native and chrome extension projects for clients.

  • Built Skp’d Smart Podcast Player - (iOS App + Flask Backend) - AI powered podcast player.
  • Built SteadFast Smart Task Board - (React Web App + Flask Backend) - LLM and vectorDB integrated project.
  • Built Wholesale Tea Guide - (React-Native App + Firebase) - LLM and vectorDB integrated project.
  • Built ColorBlinder - (iOS App, Core Image, SwiftUI) - Colorblindness simulator on realtime camera feed, export image comparisons. Uses Core Image and SwiftUI.
  • Built GitKey - (iOS Keyboard Extension) - Keyboard extension for iOS that allows you to connect GitHub account and copy commit history time and comments to screen.
LinkedIn
LinkedIn
Senor Software Engineer - Mobile Infrastructure
March 2017 – May 2021

  • Developed and led migration of a Web-viewer library adopted across all LinkedIn iOS apps.
  • Enhanced badging and deep-linking infrastructure; introduced a data-based strategy to optimize app store review requests. This led to an app rating boost from 4.1 to 4.4 in just a week.
  • Implemented PKCE and single sign-on authentication through deep-linking.
  • Collaborated on the migration of LinkedIn apps to a new in-house unified architecture based on clean architecture concepts.
  • Conducted in-depth analyses comparing Swift and Obj-C in terms of build & indexing time, including the creation of tools and experiments.
  • Authored and reviewed numerous RFCs, many as part of mobile-infra working group which I outlined and implemented procedures to enhance and optimize the working groups effectiveness.
  • Organized and hosted the internal iOS meetup group, giving over 10 presentations on various topics.
  • Mentored four engineers, offering guidance on RFC writing, code architecture, code reviews, and overall craftsmanship.
Propeller Labs
Propeller Labs
Lead iOS Engineer
Sep 2014 – Mar 2017

  • Led a team of three iOS engineers at Propeller Labs, a web and mobile development consultancy.
  • Introduced and oversaw the code review process, standardized networking layer architecture, and played a pivotal role in the implementation of best practices and code style guidelines.
  • Oversaw the open-sourcing of four internal libraries to GitHub with full test coverage and CI/CD integration.

Mobile Projects

Skp'd (iOS + Flask Backend)
Skp'd (iOS + Flask Backend)

Intelligent Podcast Player app with near-real time backend waypoint detection. Seemlessly skip passed the fluff content.

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GitKey
GitKey

A keyboard extension that connects to your GitHub account, to easily allow for copying commit activity for record keeping.

Colorblinder
Colorblinder

Real time colorblind video filter overlay, with filtered image exportation features. Built with Core Image and SwiftUI.

Web Projects

SteadFast (React Web App + Flask Backend)
SteadFast (React Web App + Flask Backend)

(In development) A task board application with context-aware LLM/VectorDB based AI subtask suggestions, context summaries based on project documents, and research helper.

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Wholesale Tea Guide - (React Web App)
Wholesale Tea Guide - (React Web App)

Created for a client to sell access to a digital database through subscriptions. Features include database lookup, user login, note-taking, and subscription integration.

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Chrome Extensions - (JavaScript, CSS, HTML)
Chrome Extensions - (JavaScript, CSS, HTML)

Developed chrome extensions for clients for price monitoring, data scraping, and comparisons.

Education

Udacity Nanodegree
Udacity Nanodegree
Udacity Nanodegree Certificate - Deep Learning

2017 June - Sept

Completed Udacity Deep Learning Nanodegree.

  • Did course work for 10-20 hours a week over four months to complete program.
  • Built a neural network from scratch without library, as well as CNN, RNN, and GANs, with libraries, to complete numerous projects for course.
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University
MA - 对外汉语 - Mandarin as a Second Language

2011 - 2013

Wrote Thesis 'Measuring what's Lost in Translation.' A research study using linguistic syntax analysis on differences after transating complex texts from English to Mandarin and back again.

  • Shadowed teacher at Zhejiang University class. Planned and taught lesson on tone pair practice activities.
  • Worked at QuVideo(VivaVideo) during last several months of degree doing iOS Development part time, later full.
University of Florida
University of Florida
BA - East Asian Language and Literature: Chinese

2007 - 2009

Studied up to level-3 Chinese, Linguistics, and East Asian History, Literature, Poetry, and Religions.

  • Completed Summer Study Abroad in Beijing, China. at Tsinghua University.

Blogs

TALKS

Generic Table View Controllers

2017 Forward Swift Conference

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Cast-Free Arithmetic in Swift

2015 - Realm Swift Meetup

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Contact Me

Discuss a project or have a question? Feel free to reach out to me.