George Clinkscales Jr.

Summary

iOS and visionOS engineer in the MSU Apple Developer Academy's Year 2 Renaissance cohort, building a Vision Pro healthcare app for a real client. 5 apps on the App Store with 600+ combined downloads, plus full-stack web platforms with Stripe payments for paying clients. Co-founder of CH Studios LLC. Seeking full-time engineering roles in Detroit or remote.

Skills

Experience

• visionOS Developer (Renaissance Program) · MSU Apple Developer Academy

  Detroit, MI · Sep 2026 – May 2027 · Vision Pro / visionOS
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  Selected for the advanced Year 2 Renaissance cohort (25 of 240 first-year students). Working on a team of 5 building a Vision Pro healthcare application for a real client using visionOS and RealityKit — project details are confidential.

• Software Developer Intern · Sort-Tek Inspection Systems

  Troy, MI · Aug 2026 – Present
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  Co-building an iPad inspection app for fastener sorting using on-device machine learning. Helped write the curriculum for, and advise, a 5-student MSU CSE senior capstone team building on the project.

• Co-Founder & Developer · CH Studios LLC

  Detroit, MI · Apr 2026 – Present
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  Co-founded a Detroit software studio with Jaiden Henley. Registered the LLC and handled scoping, pricing, and master service agreements directly with clients.

  Client: Tripsetta. Part-time contract shipping feature updates across iOS, Android, and web for an early-stage travel startup. Picked up Kotlin and Android cold mid-contract and kept the platform moving without interruption.

• iOS Developer (Year 1) · MSU Apple Developer Academy

  Detroit, MI · Sep 2025 – May 2026
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  Year 1 program covering Swift and SwiftUI development, design principles, project management, and collaborative team-based development. Shipped multiple App Store submissions and participated in Apple-led events and workshops throughout Detroit.

• Independent Study · Software Engineering Career Transition

  Mar 2023 – Sep 2025
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  Self-directed career transition into software engineering — coursework in Python (University of Michigan), front-end development (Meta), Swift, and JavaScript. Accepted into MSU Apple Developer Academy Sep 2025.

• Lab Assistant · CSU Wheat Breeding Program

  Fort Collins, CO · Jun 2022 – Mar 2023
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  Field data collection, controlled environment trials, and lab sample analysis supporting wheat genetics research.

Client Work

• White Bear Harmonics

  Node.js · Express · Supabase · Stripe · Resend · Vercel · Jul 2026 · Solo build · 2 weeks start to handoff
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  Case Study ↗ Live Site ↗

  Took a solo wellness practitioner from no web presence to a full booking platform in 2 weeks — Stripe payments, automated confirmation and cancellation emails, JWT-protected admin dashboard, and multi-tenant architecture. Replaced a $100–200/month Mindbody subscription. 100/100/100 Lighthouse scores.

• Crystal Lake Resort

  Node.js · Express · Supabase · Stripe · Resend · Vercel · 2026 · Solo build
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  Case Study ↗ Live Site ↗

  Direct booking platform for a boutique Michigan resort — Stripe reservations, self-serve cancellation, and a full admin dashboard that saves the owner the 15% OTA commission on every booking. Live and processing real bookings — $2,680 in confirmed stays, rooms booked 3 months out.

• Sort-Tek Inspection Systems

  HTML · CSS · JavaScript · Vercel · Google Analytics · Jul 2026 · Solo build · Delivered in under one week
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  Case Study ↗ Live Site ↗

  Replaced a 30-year inspection company's "under construction" placeholder with a full 6-page site in under one week. Plain HTML/CSS/JS, 100/100 Lighthouse on mobile and desktop; first inbound lead within weeks of launch.

Apps

• Squishy Butter

  Three.js · Capacitor · Supabase · Stripe · RevenueCat · Vite · Sep 2026 · Solo build
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  Case Study ↗ App Store ↗ Google Play ↗ Web ↗

  3D squishy fidget shipped from one codebase to iOS, Android, and web. Supabase backend with 12 Edge Functions covering Stripe and in-app purchases, push notifications, and an admin revenue dashboard. 350+ downloads across App Store and Google Play, 100+ in the first 3 days, and 53,000+ squishes on the web.

• Tally - Time Tracker

  Swift · SwiftUI · Catalyst · StoreKit · RevenueCat · React · Supabase · Jul 2026 · Solo build
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  Case Study ↗ App Store ↗

  Cross-platform time tracker for iPhone, Apple Watch, and Mac. RevenueCat syncs subscriptions across iOS, Android, and web. 18K+ App Store impressions, ~300 downloads.

• CoastCast

  Swift · SwiftUI · CoreML · WeatherKit · WidgetKit · Python · FastAPI · May 2026 · Co-developer
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  Case Study ↗ App Store ↗

  Real-time conditions for 54 Michigan beaches — on-device XGBoost CoreML model trained on 40 years of attendance data, Dynamic Island, WidgetKit, and 120+ parameterized tests.

• TakeFlight

  Swift · SpriteKit · GameKit · Apr 2026 · Co-developer
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  Case Study ↗ App Store ↗

  SpriteKit survival game built in 6 weeks at the Apple Developer Academy — five connected mini-games, full keyboard support, selected by Apple to demo at a downtown Detroit event.

• Stamped! A City Passport

  Swift · SwiftUI · Apple Intelligence · Mar 2026 · Solo build
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  App Store ↗

  Global city explorer with hierarchical grouping, passport gallery with mastery tiers, and AI-curated itinerary cards via Apple Intelligence.

Education

• visionOS Developer (Renaissance Program) · MSU Apple Developer Academy
  Detroit, MI · Sep 2026 – May 2027 · Vision Pro / visionOS
  Selected for the advanced Year 2 Renaissance cohort (25 of 240 first-year students). Working on a team of 5 building a Vision Pro healthcare application for a real client.
• iOS Developer (Year 1) · MSU Apple Developer Academy
  Detroit, MI · Sep 2025 – May 2026
  Swift and SwiftUI development, design principles, project management, collaborative team-based development, and App Store submissions.
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Agricultural Business and Management
  Colorado State University · Fort Collins, CO · May 2022

Certificates