Brian Simmons

Selected Work

Heard It All

Every Billboard Hot 100 #1 since 1958, with MusicKit playback, badges, and playlists.

• iOS version:
• SwiftUI, MusicKit, StoreKit
• Apple Music integration
• Deep links to Apple/Spotify/Amazon/YouTube
• App Store release August 2025

• Android version:
• Kotlin, Jetpack Compose
• Deep links to Apple/Spotify/Amazon/YouTube
• App Store release September 2025

What Year Was It?

Fast trivia game across history, pop culture, sports, and more.

• SwiftUI, persistent filters & stats
• 7,000+ curated questions
• App Store release May 2025

Open Source Works

• The Embiggens Project: Built in SwiftUI, it showcases The Simpsons API - a fun, fan-made way to explore Springfield through characters, episodes, and locations. View On GitHub
• Platzi Store REST Demo: Built in SwiftUI, it showcases Platzi Fake Store API - The perfect API solution for your e-commerce or shopping website prototype. View On GitHub
• iTunesSongSearch: A lightweight SwiftUI app that searches the iTunes API for songs by artist name and displays the results in a clean, tappable list. View On GitHub

Skills

• iOS: Swift, SwiftUI, Combine, MusicKit, StoreKit, In-App Purchases, SwiftData, Push Notifications, TipKit, App Store prep, GRDB, Async Networking, Image Caching, Offline Caching, GraphQL
• Android: Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, DataStore, In-App Purchases (BillingClient), Play Store prep (Closed Testing → Production)
• Data: JSON pipelines, validation scripts (Python), data collection, ETL
• Tooling: Xcode 16, Android Studio, TestFlight, App Store Connect, CI/CD
• Also used: Objective-C, C#, PHP/MySQL, HTML/CSS, XML, SQL, SOQL, Salesforce Apex/LWC, Java and much more

Patents

• Automatically producing and code-signing binaries — US 11,474,806 B2

  This patented technology enables organizations to generate mobile app binaries in the cloud without sharing their private signing credentials. It produces ready-to-sign packages that companies can download and sign locally, strengthening security and simplifying distribution. It also streamlines ongoing updates with minimal configuration required.

• Deploying mobile applications — US 11,099,821

  This invention allows organizations to publish mobile apps built in a cloud platform under their own branded developer accounts. The system limits platform access so only a single app and a placeholder are exposed, improving security and protecting other apps. The result is a smoother publishing workflow and consistent brand identity in app stores.

• Automatically integrating security policy in mobile applications at build-time — US 11,611,882 B2

  This patented system lets organizations embed custom security policies directly into mobile apps at build-time. It automatically generates binaries that comply with access rules, monitoring requirements, and data protections. This ensures consistent enforcement across versions and reduces manual configuration.

Certificates

• iOS 18, SwiftUI 6, & Swift 6: Build iOS Apps From Scratch - by Kenneth Jones — View
• The Complete Guide to Integrating JSON API with SwiftUI — by Mohammad Azam — View
• GraphQL with iOS and SwiftUI: The Complete Developers Guide — by Mohammad Azam — View
• Mastering the System Design Interview — by Sundog Education — View
• Discovered & reported a high profile iOS bug that Apple later documented in the iOS 8.4.1 release notes View Link | View Image

Background

iOS & Mobile Engineering Leader | Indie App Creator | Building High-Performance, User-Focused Products

Seasoned software engineer with deep experience in Swift/UIKit/SwiftUI and modern mobile architecture. Former Salesforce PMTS, as founder and creator of Mobile Publisher, and AT&T PMTS on U-Verse/DirecTv apps, now creating indie apps and advising select clients on building, scaling, and refining exceptional mobile experiences.

Contact

Email: hearditallapp2025@gmail.com