Interactive Developer / iOS App Developer / Motion Graphics Specialist
Dedicated to creating beautifully designed interactive experiences across mobile, web and desktop devices. Writes well architected code built using best practices and established design patterns. Happy implementing heavily technical briefs though also has a strong flair for animation, design, interactivity and usability.
Over a decade of professional experience as a senior programmer and animator primarily in a busy agency environment implementing:
Creative front-end development for the web and mobile
Game design and development
Native iOS app development
Strategy, UX design and wire framing
Animation and motion graphics
Freelance developer and animator - Interactive coding, motion graphics, software / app development,
2013 - present
Creating apps, online products, interactive experiences and animations for various industries and agencies across Australia.
iOS mobile app development
,Software development
,Technical strategy and UX design
,Interactive web and mobile products
,Front and back-end web development
,Animation and motion graphics
Mettro Digital Agency - Senior interactive developer
2004 - 2013
Multidisciplinary senior developer role for an award winning digital agency. In 2010 AdNews ranked Mettro among the top 40 digital agencies in Australia.
iOS mobile app development
,Technical strategy, planning and UX design
,Front and back-end web development
,Interactive front-end development
,Animation and motion graphics
University of Southern Queensland - Multimedia developer
2002 – 2003
Creating custom interactive educational courseware.
Interactive software development
,Animation
,eLearning courseware
Lachlan was lead developer in various talented multidisciplinary teams that created the following products
helped raise $25,000 for SIDS and Kids
raise over $170,000 for St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
well over 150,000+ downloads
used by tens of thousands of young visitors
to create stop-motion films3K unique app downloads
in the first monththe Royal Australian Air Force
to monitor military propulsion systems at home and on deploymentQuit for Two
interactive mobile app that provides support and encouragement to women planning pregnancy to quit smokingBest Physics Puzzle
at the Puzzle Game of the Year Awards#1 medical app in 5 countries
over 40K climate advocacy packages
top 100 productivity apps in 48 countries
exceeded first year's sales target by 675%
to sell 13,500 licenses and become Wiley Publishing’s highest selling digital product
The National Gallery of Victoria
, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
, Australian Government
, Queensland Government
, The Royal Australian Air Force
, World Wildlife Fund
, Allianz Insurance
, Peters Ice Cream
, Greenpeace
, Dreamworld
, Sony Music
, The Socceroos
Queensland University of Technology
Bachelor of Arts (Communication Design)
1999-2001
Majored in
programming
andanimation
.
Other coursework includes audio engineering, game development, interactive design, film production, graphic design, marketing and branding
Interactive web development
Javascript for the web (ES6)
,Interactive HTML5
,Online learning tools
,PixiJS WebGL framework
Strategy and planning
Technical strategy
,UX design
,Application architecture design
,Analysing and solving interface problems
,Wireframing
,Storyboarding
,Prototyping
iOS mobile app development
Swift
,Objective-C
,OOP design methodology
,Creating and implementing RESTful APIs
,User authentication and security
,Apple SDKs and frameworks
,Core data
,Auto layout
,Unit testing
,Universal apps
,Offline caching
,App store approval and deployment process
,Performance optimisation
,Memory management
,Retina and multi display support
General / software development
NodeJS
,Designing and implementing web architecture
,Database design and optimisation
,MYSQL
,Firebase
,PHP
,Software automation
Motion graphics
HTML5 animation with javascript
,Code and input driven animation
,After Effects
,Greensock animation library
,Character animation
,Inverse kinematics
,Particle systems
,Interface transitions
Lachlan was lead interactive developer in various talented multidisciplinary teams that created many award-winning apps and interactive experiences:
20th Annual Webby Awards Finalist
in the Mobile Sites & Apps, Family & Kids category,
a AIMIA Award winner and finalist
, awarded both a Gold and Silver W³ Award
and a Cresta International Advertising Awards Finalist
AIMIA award
in the Best Website or Online Services - Retail and Consumer Goods
categoryPuzzle App Game of the Year Award
for Best Physics Puzzle.AIMIA Awards Finalist
AIMIA Awards Finalist
in 2 categoriesAIMIA Awards Finalist
in 2 categories, winner of WebAwards Outstanding Website
, awarded Interactive Media Awards Best in Class
in the School and Reference category, winner of Best digital student learning resource
and awarded Overall Winner of the best educational resource
at the Education Publishing Awards
won an AIMIA
in the Best Science or Environment Web Site
category, an Official Webby Nominee
in the Charitable Organizations/Non-Profit category, awarded Silver BAD award