George Clinkscales Jr. Detroit, MI · 832-441-0065
[email protected] · georgeclinkscalesdev.com · linkedin.com/in/george-clinkscales · github.com/geoClink
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iOS, visionOS & full-stack engineer: 5 apps live on the App Store with 2,100+ downloads, plus production web platforms serving real clients.
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Summary
iOS and visionOS engineer in the MSU Apple Developer Academy's Year 2 Renaissance cohort, building a Vision Pro healthcare app for a surgeon at Henry Ford Health. 5 shipped apps with 2,100+ combined downloads, plus full-stack web platforms with Stripe payments for paying clients. Seeking full-time engineering roles, including Claris FileMaker, in Detroit or remote.
Skills
Web & Backend
iOS & Mobile
AI & ML
Claris FileMaker
Tools
Apps
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- Built and shipped native iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Vision Pro apps, a React web app and an Android beta, all on one Supabase backend.
- Connected 15 integrations, including Jira, Linear, Asana, GitHub and Google Calendar; tracked time posts back to each tool, such as Jira worklogs. Shipped a Chrome extension and a public API with webhooks.
- Use it daily on a real freelance contract, where my collaborator and I track our hours for the client.
- Reached 63K+ App Store impressions and ~300 downloads.
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- Shipped a 3D squishy fidget with a custom GLSL soft-body shader from one codebase to iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Android and web.
- Built a Supabase backend with 12 Edge Functions for Stripe and in-app purchases, push notifications and an admin revenue dashboard.
- Reached 2,100+ downloads across the App Store and Google Play (100+ in the first 3 days) and 69,000+ squishes on the web.
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- Built a SwiftUI app covering 2,100+ landmarks across 156 cities and 117 campuses, with a photoreal 3D city map and a day-by-day trip planner.
- Added passport stamps with mastery tiers, iCloud sync and Apple Intelligence itineraries.
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- Co-developed real-time conditions for 54 Michigan beaches, with an on-device XGBoost CoreML model trained on 40 years of attendance data.
- Shipped Dynamic Island and WidgetKit support, backed by 120+ parameterized tests.
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- Co-built a SpriteKit survival game in 6 weeks at the Apple Developer Academy, with four connected mini-games and full keyboard support.
- Selected by Apple to demo at a downtown Detroit event.
Experience
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- Selected for the advanced Year 2 Renaissance cohort, 25 of 240 first-year students.
- Building a Vision Pro healthcare app for a surgeon at Henry Ford Health on a team of 5, using visionOS and RealityKit (details confidential).
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- Develop software for a confidential project.
- Helped write the curriculum for, and advise, a 5-student MSU CSE senior capstone team building on the project.
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- Co-founded a Detroit software studio with Jaiden Henley; registered the LLC and handled scoping, pricing and master service agreements with clients.
- Client: Tripsetta. Shipped feature updates across iOS, Android and web for an early-stage travel startup on a part-time contract.
- Picked up Kotlin and Android from scratch mid-contract and kept the platform moving without interruption.
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- Learned Swift, SwiftUI, design principles, project management and team-based development; shipped multiple App Store submissions.
- Took part in Apple-led events and workshops throughout Detroit.
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- Self-directed coursework in Python (University of Michigan), front-end development (Meta), Swift and JavaScript; accepted into the MSU Apple Developer Academy in Sep 2025.
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- Field data collection, controlled environment trials and lab sample analysis supporting wheat genetics research.
Client Work
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- Took a solo wellness practitioner from no web presence to a full booking platform in 2 weeks: Stripe payments, automated confirmation and cancellation emails, a JWT-protected admin dashboard and multi-tenant architecture.
- Replaced a $100–200/month Mindbody subscription.
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- Built a direct booking platform for a boutique Michigan resort, with Stripe reservations, self-serve cancellation and an admin dashboard that saves the owner the 15% OTA commission on every booking.
- Processed $1,935 across 7 bookings in the first week; 60+ reservations across 15+ rooms as of Oct 2026.
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- Replaced a 30-year inspection company's "under construction" placeholder with a 6-page site in plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript in five days.
- Launched with 100/100 in all four Lighthouse categories on mobile and desktop; first inbound lead within weeks of launch.
Education
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visionOS Developer (Renaissance Program) · MSU Apple Developer AcademySelected 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 surgeon at Henry Ford Health.
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iOS Developer (Year 1) · MSU Apple Developer AcademySwift and SwiftUI development, design principles, project management, collaborative team-based development, and App Store submissions.
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Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Agricultural Business and Management
Certificates
Formal Programs
- App Developer for Claris FileMaker Pro: Associate, Specialist & Expert - Claris (Sep – Oct 2026)
- AI Fundamentals I & II: Claris FileMaker - Claris (Oct 2026)
- App Store Development - Apple Developer Academy | MSU
- UI/UX Workshop - Dexian (June – July 2026)
- Generative AI Explained - NVIDIA (May 2026)
- Apple Ads Certification - App Store
- Introduction to Game Development - Apple Developer Academy | MSU
- Introduction to User Centered Development - Apple Developer Academy | MSU
- Introduction to UI Design and Swift Fundamentals - Apple Developer Academy | MSU
- Introduction to iOS App Development - Apple Developer Academy | MSU
- Introduction to Front-End - Meta
- Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python) - University of Michigan
Additional
- Introduction to Agent Skills - Anthropic
- Claude Code 101 - Anthropic
- Claude Code in Action - Anthropic
- Python - Mimo
- Swift - Mimo