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Jennifer Vise Picado

Developer Programmer with 25+ years across iOS/macOS development, web, UI/UX, and infrastructure tooling. Currently based in Louisiana, US; relocating to Auckland, NZ in 2027 (on-ground interviews Dec 2026 – Feb 2027). Remote-first; open to contract, freelance, or permanent engagements.

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Developer Programmer

Primary nominated occupation

Interprets specifications, designs and develops, tests, debugs, documents, and maintains program code across iOS/macOS, web, and tooling stacks.

  • Interpret specifications and translate requirements into program designs
  • Write, test, and maintain program code against documented standards
  • Modify existing code to correct errors, adapt to new requirements, and improve performance
  • Write and maintain technical documentation, release notes, and code-review artefacts
  • Use consistent programming standards across Swift, TypeScript, Ruby, Rust, and Python codebases

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Web Developer

Supporting specialisation

Designs, builds, integrates, optimises, tests, and maintains websites and web applications across the front-end and server-side.

  • Analyse user needs and translate them into web functionality
  • Design, build, and integrate accessible front-end and server-side components
  • Optimise sites for performance, accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), and SEO
  • Debug and maintain published web properties and supporting deployment pipelines
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Computer Network and Systems Engineer

Supporting specialisation

Plans, develops, deploys, tests, and optimises infrastructure used to run software systems, including build, deployment, and observability pipelines.

  • Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines and container-based deployment topologies
  • Plan migrations across operating system generations and runtime environments
  • Configure and monitor proxy-layer policies (e.g. Envoy) and network-adjacent controls
  • Troubleshoot performance, capacity, and reliability across distributed deployments
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Systems Administrator

Supporting specialisation

Maintains, configures, and automates computer systems and developer workspaces to keep services and tooling operational and reproducible.

  • Maintain and configure macOS, Linux, and developer workspace environments
  • Automate provisioning and reproducible setup via shell tooling and dotfiles
  • Evaluate, integrate, and document software tooling across teams
  • Provide tier-2/tier-3 support and onboarding documentation for technical staff

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Independent / Personal Projects

Open-Source Developer · UI/UX

2024 — Present Remote (Louisiana, US → Auckland, NZ 2027)

Independent development of macOS productivity software, proxy-layer focus tooling, and accessible web component libraries during caretaker leave.

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  • 261312 Designed, wrote, tested, and maintained NeuroShell — a Swift/SwiftUI macOS terminal and AI productivity suite — including specification, architecture, and release engineering through v2 and into v3.
  • 261312 Implemented AI-assisted command parsing, session-recovery state machines, and accessibility settings layers against documented behavioural specifications.
  • 263111 Authored focus-guard, a Rust-based Envoy dynamic module that enforces deep-work policies at the proxy layer; planned the configuration and deployment model for team-scale rollout.
  • 261212 Built and maintained accessibility-rails-components, a WCAG 2.1 AA ViewComponents library with keyboard-first patterns and Stimulus controllers, derived from real audit findings.
  • 261312 Maintained version control, code review, and release standards across 25+ public repositories under github.com/jen-the-dev.

DigitalSpellCraft LLC

iOS/macOS Developer · UI/UX · IT Specialist

2015 — 2024 Remote, United States

Full-cycle Apple-platform development, AI integration, and infrastructure modernisation for a distributed creative-technology studio.

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  • 261312 Designed and developed iOS and macOS applications using Swift, SwiftUI, and Xcode against documented user requirements and accessibility specifications.
  • 261312 Modified and refactored existing Swift/Objective-C code to correct defects, improve performance, and adapt to new Apple SDK generations.
  • 261312 Integrated local LLM (Ollama) and GPT-based tooling into developer workflows and conversational UI, including prompt design and structured-output validation.
  • 263111 Led macOS and Linux migration programmes (Snow Leopard through current releases) and introduced Docker containerisation for reproducible, scalable deployments.
  • 262113 Maintained and configured developer workspaces, build infrastructure, and async collaboration tooling (GitHub, Slack, Discord) across distributed contributors.

365 Connect LLC

Graphic Designer · UI/UX · DevOps

2003 — 2015 On-site 2003–2007; remote 2007–2015

Front-end and design-systems work for an enterprise property-management platform, with infrastructure-adjacent tooling evaluation and integration.

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  • 261212 Refined and maintained front-end elements of enterprise property-management web applications to improve usability, accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility.
  • 261212 Built and maintained visual design systems and component libraries using Adobe Creative Suite; delivered training to senior technical staff.
  • 262113 Evaluated, integrated, and documented software tooling across company platforms, ensuring performance, compatibility, and reproducible installation.