Amar Makana

Amar Makana has extensive work experience in software engineering, with a focus on iOS development. They have worked in various industries, including technology, telecommunications, finance, and consumer goods.

Their most recent role was at VIZIO, where they held the positions of Sr. Staff Mobile Engineer and Principal Engineer. In these roles, they worked on the VIZIO Mobile application, leading a team to deliver new features using SwiftUI and implementing push notifications using Braze SDK.

Prior to VIZIO, Amar worked at T-Mobile as a Lead iOS Developer, where they worked on T-Mobile's enterprise iOS mobile application for calling and messaging. They implemented calling features using Apple's CallKit, PushKit, and VoIP notifications, as well as integrating Google WebRTC library and webservice APIs.

They also worked as a Sr. iOS Developer at Wells Fargo, Automobile Club of Southern California, Intelematics, Sapient, Discover Financial Services, Qualcomm, Barclays, and The Coca-Cola Company. In these roles, they worked on various projects such as implementing UI screens, working with legacy code, prototyping UI designs, and developing features and widgets for mobile applications.

Overall, Amar Makana has a strong background in iOS development, with a focus on delivering high-quality and innovative solutions in various industries.

Amar Makana has a diverse education background in the field of engineering and information systems. In 2004, they obtained a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University. Following this, in 2009, they pursued a Post Graduation Diploma in Embedded System Design (DESD) from the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).

In the same year, they also enrolled at Northern Illinois University and completed a Master of Science degree in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering in 2012. Amar then continued their studies and obtained a Master's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the International Technological University (ITU) in 2015.

Amar's educational journey took a shift towards management information systems in 2016 when they pursued a Master's degree in Management Information Systems, General from Sullivan University. As of the provided information, it is unclear when this degree program was completed.

In addition to their formal education, Amar has also obtained various certifications. In 2013, they became a Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer through National Instruments. AMAR has also completed several online courses, including "Algorithmic Toolbox" by University of California San Diego & National Research University Higher School of Economics on Coursera in 2018 and "iOS 10 & Swift 3 - iPhone App Development | Beginning to End" on Udemy in the same year. AMAR has also completed courses on Swift programming language and software product management. Most recently, in 2021, Amar acquired certifications in "Client Needs and Software Requirements," "Software Processes and Agile Practices," and "Introduction to Software Product Management" from Coursera.