Akhil John

My purpose is to “Help build a stronger community using technology”. Growing up, I recognized the role that evolving technologies played in shaping our society. Therefore, I endeavored to help build technologies that would have a positive impact on our communities. I nurtured this purpose since high school by building mobile applications for conferences to working on large-scale projects that can help enrich the lives of the end user. In addition, I work on cultivating my personal growth goals by volunteering for different non-profit organizations, participating in hackathons, and challenging myself by participating in triathlons, marathons, and competitive swims.

Specialization: Mobile Application Development, Flutter, Dart, NoSQL, Java, Android, iOS, Machine Learning.

TrophyTracks, Penn State — Senior Software Engineer 

May 2018 - Present

Collaboratively developed a mobile application using Google’s Flutter framework. The application comprises many dierent Amazon Web Services, Google Firebase, and extensive algorithms that help hunters to hunt smarter. By using weather data and past user observations, the application provides detailed statistics and predictive insights with the help of Machine Learning. Implemented in-app subscriptions using Flutter packages that allow users to access ‘pro’ features.

●  Doubled user engagement by modernizing the design of the application.

●  Grew annual revenue by over 38% by oering a redesigned ‘pro’ page with advanced hunting insights.

●  Streamlined application functionality by 66% by utilizing fewer REST API calls and saving data locally.

●  Increased annual user acquisition by 26% by generating curated, targeted digital social media advertisements.

Sparc Agency, Sewell — Software Engineer 

July 2021 - July 2022

Consulted on solutions to grow businesses. Worked on developing mobile applications, building REST APIs using Node.Js, and helped acquire business leads by leveraging digital marketing.

●  Expanded a business’ user base by over 12% with a 5-star reviewed mobile application.

●  Minimized a business’ time to market and helped save over $100,000 in developer costs by oering expert consulting services with a cost-eective infrastructure.

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago 

Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science

 August 2015 - December 2019