Resume
My name is Felizia Bernutz. I’m an iOS developer with focus on user experience and accessibility. I have a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Media Engineering and a solid understanding of software engineering. I also have a background in design and have worked with some design and prototyping tools. I have experience in giving workshops about sketchnoting remotely and in person.
Read through my motivators, if you want to know what motivates me and what makes me happy.
Skills
- Conception, development, testing, and optimization of iOS apps with Swift and recently SwiftUI.
- Strong understanding of Apples Human Interface Guidelines, usability and accessibility.
- Setup of automated app distribution process (from beta testing to public releases) with Continuous Integration & Delivery.
- Visualizing complex scenarios to achieve common understanding.
- Mentoring, pair programming, and sharing knowledge with colleagues.
- Basic knowledge of semantic & accessible HTML and CSS.
- Fluent in German, and English.
Work Experience
Software Engineer
Jun 2021 – now
Working on the Design System for the iOS client app.
Software Developer
Mar 2016 – Feb 2021
I built native iOS apps for different clients in finance, insurance and tax environment. This also included setting up and maintaining the infrastructure for continuous integration and deployment, like automated testing, builds and releases to TestFlight and AppStore. I tought iOS development to colleagues. Some used technologies and frameworks in projects were: Swift, SwiftUI, ReSwift, SnapshotTesting, CocoaPods, fastlane, Git, GitlabCI. Beside iOS, I also did frontend development, built small features and fixed bugs, mostly at HTML / CSS level. My focus was also to create awareness for accessibility and to teach other developers how to fix accessibility issues.
Working Student
May 2015 – Mar 2016
I learned iOS development and helped out in internal projects and some client projects in Swift and Objective C.
Design Internship
Feb 2014 – Sep 2014
Spirit Link, Erlangen, Germany
My tasks included media production for websites and apps, content insertion into websites, creating design drafts and typesetting of print materials. I worked mostly with Adobe Creative Suite, Alienbrain as data management system and Jira as Ticket Management System.
Certificates
2019: iSAQB - Certified Professional for Software Architecture (Foundational Level)
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Media Engineering
Oct 2012 – Mar 2016
The Bachelor of Engineering degree in Media Engineering included learning about the following areas:
- computer science and software development
- basic engineering subjects
- foundation in design
In my bachelor thesis, I’ve build an iOS app to control HomeKit accessories.