Michael Simard
Senior iOS Developer
Nashville, TN
About
Senior iOS Developer with 13+ years of experience architecting and shipping enterprise and consumer applications for Apple platforms. Currently building clinical tools at Vanderbilt University Medical Center used by surgeons and hospital staff. Deep expertise in Swift, SwiftUI, and The Composable Architecture, with production experience across healthcare, education, and media.
Skills
Languages
Frameworks & Platforms
Architecture & Patterns
Tools & Services
Experience
July 2020
— Present
Nashville, TN
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Senior Applications Developer
- Lead iOS developer on an enterprise-wide paging application enabling real-time staff communication, provider directory lookup, on-call schedule visibility, and clinical routing across VUMC.
- Architected and shipped a SwiftUI clinical photography app for surgical follow-ups, guiding surgeons through standardized head-pose sequences (e.g., 45° rotation, upward tilt) to produce consistent, comparable patient image records.
- Developed a native iOS internal communications app delivering company news, employee discounts, and curated tip sheets to VUMC staff.
- Prototyping a cross-platform voice-to-text and text-to-voice application in Flutter for clinical workflow integration.
December 2019
— March 2020
Nashville, TN
CereCore (HCA Healthcare)
iOS Developer
- Developed iOS features for a healthcare enterprise application serving clinical nursing staff across HCA hospital networks.
- Implemented HIPAA-conscious data handling patterns in a regulated enterprise environment.
June 2013
— October 2019
Tucson, AZ
Learning A-Z
iOS Developer
- Led iOS development for the KidsA-Z suite of educational apps, reaching students and teachers across dozens of countries.
- Architected and shipped multiple App Store titles using Swift and UIKit.
- Drove Objective-C → Swift migration, improving maintainability and reducing onboarding friction for new team members.
- Implemented interactive features including: avatar builder, rocket design room, audio book player, video player, quiz engine, and push notifications.
- Mentored interns and conducted code reviews, overseeing multiple intern projects across summer terms.
May 2012
— April 2013
Waterloo, ON
Gazoo Mobile
iOS / Android Developer
- Built native iOS and Android solutions for aerospace clients including Rolls Royce, Gulfstream, and FlightSafety.
- Developed a custom iOS PDF reader with text extraction, full-text search, annotations, and cross-reader export.
- Led an iOS art showcase app with social sharing integration (Twitter, Facebook).
Summer 2011
— Summer 2011
Toronto, ON
Quickplay Media
iOS Developer (Co-op)
- Contributed to the SiriusXM iOS application: favorites management, station browsing, and iTunes Remote support.
- Ported the iPhone UI to iPad, adapting layouts for larger screen form factors.
2009
— 2011
Earlier Experience
- BlackBerry (Research In Motion) — Software Verification Engineer: automated test development for BlackBerry OS.
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada — Software Developer: internal tooling and data systems.
Projects
Fantasy Hockey Watch and Phone App
In DevelopmentA full-stack fantasy hockey platform spanning iOS, watchOS, and a Python backend — delivering real-time league standings, roster updates, and matchup data from wrist to server.
- Built the iOS and watchOS client with The Composable Architecture (TCA) for predictable state management across targets.
- Implemented Yahoo OAuth 2.0 authentication flow for secure fantasy league access.
- Designed a WatchConnectivity bridge to sync league data between iPhone and Apple Watch.
- Developed a FastAPI backend with Clean Architecture, aggregating NHL Stats and Yahoo Fantasy APIs into a unified service.
SimVision
In DevelopmentA tvOS streaming application that parses M3U playlists and delivers live video content to Apple TV with a native SwiftUI interface.
- Built a custom M3U/M3U8 playlist parser to resolve and categorize streaming sources.
- Integrated AVKit for adaptive bitrate playback and picture-in-picture support on tvOS.
- Secured user credentials with Keychain Services for persistent, encrypted authentication.
Venue Context App
DiscontinuedA native Swift iOS application for a live-events client that used iBeacon proximity detection to track venue entry and exit, triggering context-aware post-visit surveys.
- Integrated Apple Music and Spotify SDKs to surface featured artists' music based on venue context.
- Built a venue schedule browser and a survey reward engine to drive user engagement.
- Project discontinued due to COVID-19 impact on client's business objectives.
Home Server Infrastructure
ActiveA self-hosted Unraid server running 12+ Docker containers that support development workflows, automated backups, and network services — including Gitea for source control, Nginx Proxy Manager for reverse proxying with TLS, and backend services for personal projects.
- Hosts Gitea for private Git repositories across all personal and professional projects.
- Runs Nginx Proxy Manager as a reverse proxy with automated HTTPS certificate management via Let's Encrypt.
- Operates backend services for the SimVision tvOS app and other project APIs.
- Manages automated photo backups with iCloud Photo Downloader and Immich for browsing and organization.
- Runs Seafile with MariaDB for self-hosted cloud storage, Syncthing for cross-device file synchronization, and Pi-hole for network-wide ad blocking and DNS.
Contact
Open to hearing about interesting roles, consulting work, or just to connect.