Hey! My name is Stuart Jones, the purpose of this website is to tell you a little bit about myself and to showcase my work and projects.

I am a highly proficient React Native Developer with over 7 years experience building hybrid mobile applications for iOS and Android. Delivering apps across a range of industries at global organisations, scaleups and startups with a proven ability in setting and achieving realistic deadlines.

Away from computers I love exploring new places, having visited 51 countries, most recently visiting Brazil and New York.

Founder and React Native Consultant at Blue Pixl Ltd; London (July 2018 - Present):

• More details at bluepixl.co.uk

Front End Engineer at Homelyfe; London (April 2017 - July 2018):

• Working as part of a team to develop and maintain iOS, Android and web apps
• React Native for mobile and React for web using monolithic architecture
• Setup Detox end-to-end testing on Android and iOS and Puppeteer for web
• Wrote unit tests using Jest
• Developed a markdown parser which outputs web and native components
• Integrated many third-party packages including Firebase, Zendesk and Social login
• Worked with Continuous Integration tools such as Bitrise and Octopus Deploy
• Contributed to Detox and Zendesk open source projects
• Fast moving insurance start-up, working in an agile environment

App Developer at Easyodds; London (July 2015 - March 2017):

• Sole responsibility for several cross platform Android and iOS apps in React Native and Cordova
• Lead the application development life-cycle from the initial planning to full release on Google Play and App Store
• App Store Optimisation to rank mobile apps at the top of the search rankings
• Designed logos, splash screens, wireframes and other app artwork using Photoshop
• Worked on multiple PHP REST API’s to deliver JSON data to the mobile and web apps
• Developed MySQL databases to store betting odds data and app content
• Maintained Linux servers in the UK and Australia
• Implemented Redis which enabled us to cache most of the API endpoints, massively improving load times

App Developer at Hoffi Limited; Cardiff (October 2014 - June 2015):

• Part time work during my final year at uni where I worked on several web and cross platform mobile projects using HTML5 technologies
• Helped out with the Sustrans cycle app using Phonegap and Cordova which delivers content to users based off their GPS location
• Hoffi sponsored my final year project where I created a website and mobile app which interacted with iBeacons to determine a user’s indoor location and deliver exclusive content depending where they were in the room

Web Developer at Cardiff University; (July 2013 - June 2014):

• My year in industry as part of my Computer Science degree
• Developed an iOS and Android app in Cordova to help Autistic children communicate their pain to health professionals
• Created a responsive web app so users could learn Welsh, before converting it into a mobile app using Cordova
• Built a drug conversion app which allowed doctors to convert dosages of medication between drugs
• Dealt with clients, worked to deadlines, managed and calculated the costs of projects
• Worked as part of a team migrating old Joomla sites to WordPress, creating child themes and plugins which were used across many University sites
• Performed important backups and updates to the WordPress server using a Linux environment