Tom Durrant
App developer
iOS and Android specialist
An overview of my skills
Programming languages
Swift, Objective C, Kotlin, Java, C#, Python, C++, HTML, CSS, Javascript.
Software
Xcode, Android Studio, Unity, Visual Studio, Git, Sourcetree, Sketch, Firebase, Google cloud.
Architecture & Practices
MVVM, MVC, Clean Architecture, RESTful API design, Git version control, Agile/Scrum.
Platforms & Deployment
App Store/Play Store submission & review process, TestFlight, Google Play, cross-platform release management.
Product & Collaboration
Requirements gathering, sprint planning & estimation, stakeholder management, cross-functional collaboration, mentoring, technical leadership.
Specialised Domains
Bluetooth Low Energy & hardware integration, photogrammetry, 360 video streaming.
About me
With 15 years of experience, I’ve worked on everything from cutting-edge prototypes to established applications for major businesses.
As a dedicated and skilled mobile app developer, I specialize in crafting robust, user-focused applications for both iOS and Android platforms. My expertise spans Swift, Objective-C, Kotlin, Java and beyond, enabling me to develop and deliver high-quality mobile solutions tailored to the needs of diverse industries.
Since creating my first apps for iOS 4, I’ve contributed to the development of dozens of iOS and Android apps, web experiences, and even desktop applications. As a co-founder of YourTour, I built their complete suite of front-end applications.
Ever Dating
A sleek, modern dating app, built natively for iOS and Android
Developed in collaboration with top social scientists at Anglia Ruskin University, Ever goes beyond superficial connections by focusing on your values, worldviews and life priorities to match you with like-minded individuals. Because, let's face it, a proper relationship is built on shared beliefs and perspectives.
Tourgether
A cutting-edge web-based 360° live-guided virtual tour platform funded by Innovate UK.
Tourgether enables a guide to take up to 30 guests at a time around a site in media-rich 360° video via a Zoom- style interface. Tourgether fuses the rapport, personality and deep knowledge of an official guide with a state-of-the-art 360° video production.
Each Tourgether experience integrates rich media elements such as images, videos, 3D models and augmented artefacts, bringing stories like the Battle of Culloden to life in unprecedented ways.
Cameraman removal from 360° video
Improving the immersiveness of 360° video by automatically removing the cameraman.
Inevitably, there is always a cameraman in shot when filming on a 360° camera. Most people simply cover this with a nadir logo and hope users will not look down. At YourTour we wanted to make our videos as immersive as possible so seamlessly removing the cameraman was a must.
At the time, there were few tools that could achieve the results we wanted, and none that could automate the whole process without time-consuming manual work. I was tasked with developing a solution to remove the cameraman with minimal user input.
Wordago
My own personal word game project.
I came up with the idea for this fun little word game whilst on holiday in Denmark a few years ago. I had a working prototype built by the end of the holiday and it's had a small but stable player base every since!