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Eric Walker

Eric Walker

Senior iOS & Full-Stack Engineer

Wheeling, Illinois, US
+1-312-206-6450

Background


About

About

Senior Engineer with over 20 years of experience in the full mobile and web development life cycle. Expert in Swift and Objective-C with a deep understanding of Apples design principles. Proven track record in leading complex projects from architecting whitelabel platforms for Kroger to engineering official developer documentation for Apple, while maintaining standards through Clean Architecture, SOLID principles, and modern AI integration (RAG and LLMs).

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Lead AI Engineer, 

    Nov, 2025 - Present

    • Architected and deployed a custom AI chat interface for Syncopateme.com using Ollama Cloud LLMs.

    • Utilized Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to provide context-aware scheduling assistance.

    • Built a responsive, high-performance web platform using Django, HTMX, and Postgres.

    • Engineered a secure, scalable billing engine integrated with Stripe.

  • iOS Engineering Consultant (Contractor), 

    Oct, 2025 - Oct, 20251 day

    • Designed and engineered high-fidelity sample applications for official Apple developer documentation.

    • Authored clean, production-grade code to demonstrate complex implementation patterns.

    • Collaborated with engineering teams to translate complex system features into educational content.

  • Senior iOS Engineer (Contractor), 

    May, 2023 - Feb, 20249 months

    • Spearheaded a modular rewrite of the whitelabel Address Book module using Clean Architecture.

    • Applied SOLID principles to ensure a testable codebase, reducing regression risks.

    • Leveraged Combine and async/await to modernize data flow and networking.

  • iOS Solutions Architect, 

    Sep, 2021 - May, 20231 year 8 months

    • Developed technical strategies for Chick-Fil-A’s iOS metrics and news aggregator applications.

    • Provided technical leadership and coached team members on robust systems architecture.

  • Senior iOS Developer (Contractor), 

    Apr, 2020 - Sep, 20211 year 5 months

    • Participated in the rewrite of a white-label grocery app from React Native to native iOS.

    • Employed Unit and UI tests to ensure code reliability and application stability.

  • Senior iOS Developer (Contractor), 

    Dec, 2015 - Apr, 20204 years 4 months

    • Architected the flagship Hyatt iOS application using a hybrid of Swift and Objective-C.

    • Managed complex UI layouts utilizing a mix of Storyboards, XIBs, and programmatic Auto Layout for high-density booking views.

    • Implemented robust local data persistence using Core Data for offline access to guest itineraries and loyalty profiles.

    • Led the migration of legacy networking layers to modern URLSession and Codable-based patterns.

Projects Experience

Projects Experience

  • - Present

    Band scheduling and management system with integrated AI assistant.

Skills

Skills

  • Mobile

    Swift

    Objective-C

    SwiftUI

    UIKit

    Combine

    Core Data

    async/await

  • Web & AI

    Django

    HTMX

    Postgres

    Stripe

    Ollama

    RAG

Education

Education

  • Computer Science, Bachelor of Science, Aurora University

    - Present