A Bit About Myself

I started my professional career in 1998 powering the early email distribution systems at InfoBeat in downtown Denver, Colorado. We pushed email to the customers of companies like Charles Schwab and Rolling Stone among many, many others.

Following that, I found myself on the front lines of the “Internet Appliance” revolution. Computer systems in-wall controlling your devices? I developed them. Portable touchscreen-driven “tablets” that pre-dated the iPad by many years? I worked with a team to help make that happen. In fact, I wrote the first application that allowed someone to text chat with friends on AIM and Yahoo! via a handheld computer.

I’ve also specialized in Flash/Flex development in the web browser. Remember Flash? :-) Before standard HTML/Javascript could adequately power professional apps on the Internet, I worked on the largest Flash application ever made: a Workers’ Compensation program built for several insurance companies across the United States. I also led development on the Neopets game that was on display when Adobe AIR was announced in 2008.

During this time I also did freelance work for Java ME and Blackberry development. These were the early days of mobile apps and it wasn’t nearly as pretty as it is today! This work led to my introduction to the iPhone platform and I’ve been dedicated to mobile development ever since.

The Apps I’ve Built

Here are the dozens of clients I’ve worked with in the past:

• Enterprise Digital Design System – iOS Lead Development
• Pokémon Pass – iOS Development
• The General – Initial iOS Development
• Jiffi – iOS Lead Development
• Tone It Up – iOS Lead Development
• Dollar General – iOS UI Development
• PETA: Saving Animals Made Easy – iOS Development
• Pampered Chef – Initial iOS Development
• Epic Mix – Initial Android Development Lead and Maintainer for both iOS and Android versions
• Blinker – Android Development
• Spectangle Pro – iOS Lead Development
• Cinebody – iOS Development
• On The Snow – iOS Development
• Fuzz Alert Pro – Development Lead
• Pigskin LIVE! – Creator, iOS Lead Development
• OHI OneScan – iOS Lead Development
• RaptureXML – Popular XML parsing library for Objective-C

Retired Apps

Apps come and, sadly, apps go. Here are the apps I’ve developed which have unfortunately been retired from the App Store:

• Pholium – iOS Development
• Movementum – Development Lead iOS/Android
• iBike Coach – Development Lead
• Animal Alphabet HD – Development Lead
• PassTouch – Development Lead and Patent Holder
• World Drinktionary – Development Lead
• Sports Authority App – Development Lead
• Task List – Creator, Development Lead
• Mile High Orthotics Lab – iOS Development

John Blanco

John Blanco is a freelance iOS developer living in Lakewood, Colorado. He's been developing mobile apps for over 15 years, beginning in the medieval days of Java ME and Blackberry and all the way through iPhone and Android! He's led development on dozens of apps across a wide variety of domains such as retail, vision, orthotics, games, sports, and more!

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