Hi, I'm Nigel Breslaw
App Developer / UX Designer
I'm a cross platform app developer and designer based in Oulu with 25-years commercial experience.
Tech
About me
With 25 years of commercial experience, I specialise in creating applications that captivate millions of users. My journey combines a rich background in UX design with cutting-edge cross-platform software development skills. Hands-on development is my true calling, and as an introvert who loves to code, I won’t stop talking about the latest technological innovations.
What I can do?
I deliver. Be it design concepts or commercial shipping projects. I'm a great team player and communicator. Unless my code is broken, then best leave me alone.
I'm all about bringing a human touch to technology. Apps should be performant, easy to use and delight. Accessibility, motion design, custom interactions and more are a hallmark of projects I have touched.
Mobile and Web App Development
Be it mobile apps running on millions of phones, or internal web apps. I've been there and smelt the coffee. A lot of coffee.'
DX DevOps and Productivity Engineering
Great apps need a great developer environment. To ensure fast iteration I've hand crafted various projects tool selection and CI. I love automating away boring tasks.
UI/UX Design
My background is in UI and UX design. But these days I like to focus on developing the apps and using my experience to be a great partner with any UX team.
Rapid Prototyping
Suffering with a low fidelity prototype? I just build ideas in React Native and evolve them from concept to production.
Projects
A selection of my favorite projects and work experience.
React Native showcase
Built in four months this is a portfolio piece showcasing my skills in React Native. The github repo demonstrates full automated deployment to TestFlight, Google Play and Web. The project is a tooled monorepo with automated dependency updating and CI.
Destiny 2 is getting a huge update on June 4th called "The Final Shape". This app will be ready for download and will replace Ishtar Commander.
Some quick stats. App download is ~13MB Android, 20MB iOS and 2MB Web. It runs the bleeding edge version of React Native 0.74 and Expo 51. Sentry is used for crash reporting and tracking.
Rect Native: Universal app
Web, Android and iOS
Companion app for Destiny 2
Destiny 2 is a console and PC online game. It has an API that allows players to manage their loot and play the game more efficiently.
It's known for its commercial level mobile design, performance and usability. With 4.6 (iOS) and 4.4 (Android) star ratings. I designed and developed the entire app in my spare time as a fun hobby project. It's been downloaded over 2 million times and has over 250'000 active users. It's been featured in the press, most notably by Forbes on multiple occasions.
Cross Platform iOS and Android
Developed in ZingStudio.io
Stats
2 million downloads. ~250'000 active users
Early smart devices
Before the iPhone there were communicators and before communicators there were PDA's (Personal Digital Assistants). I worked on them all. When Psion morphed into Symbian I worked on various projects including the Nokia 9210. Then in 2002 I moved to Finland and worked on Nokia's touchscreen platform S90. Which included the 7710 smartphone.
3 years later in 2007 the iPhone was released, changed everything and these are now historical relics.
Jobs
UX Design Psion -> Symbian -> Nokia
Data
1999 - 2004
Products
Various including Psion Series 5MX, Nokia 9210, Nokia 7710
Address
Oulu, Finland