Christopher Etler

Android Developer

• Worked on an Agile team to create a new application for Prudential customers to view and manage their retirement plans
• Developed using the Model View Presenter architecture to decouple the UI from the business logic
• Designed and developed various components of the mobile application. Worked with the business and UX team to clarify requirements and scope out feasibility
• Created custom UI components by extending View that could be used across the application and in future projects
• Utilized the Android biometrics and encryption libraries to allow for secure fingerprint login and at-rest data encryption
• Implemented the Google Safetynet Attestation framework to enable root detection
• Utilized ReyclerView to allow the user to view their list of plans and contributions
• Wrote unit tests and utilized APM tools to monitor for and debug crashes and other errors

• Developed and maintained multiple enterprise mobile applications for use by various business units within Prudential
• Implemented a persistent article and image storage framework using Room and Picasso to provide offline support
• Used Jenkins to develop an automated process for wrapping and deploying our applications to MobileIron for faster development and testing
• Designed various POCs to solve mobile SSO issues with various 3rd party SDKs such as Salesforce by utilizing OAuth and SAML
• Debugged various network issues with mobile application access to intranet content and issues with the MobileIron mobile device management (MDM) platform

Software Development Intern

Developed a hybrid mobile application that pulled in company news articles from an existing content management system. Devised a local storage system to allow articles to be read offline. Designed and implemented modular app components for use in other mobile applications. Performed and presented research on market trends and best practices in hybrid mobile app and responsive web design.

Help Desk Consultant / Team Lead

Provided Tier 1 technical support to university faculty, staff and students, in the computer labs and at the help desk in person, over the phone, and via email. Assisted users in accessing the university’s various systems and services such as the Blackboard LMS, and perform troubleshooting. Trained new consultants how to perform these tasks and ensured duties were performed as assigned.