Jaiden Henley
Jaiden Henley

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He/Him (810) 772-3768 jaidenhenleydev@gmail.com Detroit, MI LinkedIn GitHub

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Summary

iOS developer with five years of team leadership experience. Shipped multiple apps to the App Store, co-founded a software LLC with two active contracts, and built production systems across SwiftUI, Core ML, FastAPI, and Supabase. Focused on clean architecture and shipping things that are intuitive.

Experience

  1. Co-Founder, iOS Developer

    Apr 2026 to Present

    CH Studios, LLC · Detroit, MI

    • Tripsetta (contract): retained to maintain and build features across iOS (SwiftUI), Android (Kotlin), and web (HTML/CSS/JS) codebases for an AI-powered travel planning platform.
    • CommonSight (contract): built the full Firebase backend from scratch, then led migration to Supabase including auth rewrite, Postgres schema design, RLS policies, and conference demo polish.

  2. iOS Developer, Apple Developer Academy

    Aug 2025 to May 2026

    Michigan State University · Detroit, MI

    • Built and shipped 5+ SwiftUI apps across professional development, productivity, and games in an Apple-backed program.
    • Delivered live demos and pitch decks to industry partners.

  3. Bakery Manager

    Jun 2020 to Present

    M Street Baking Company · Howell, MI

    • Promoted from dishwasher to bakery manager over 5 years.
    • Managed a team of 10+ across daily operations, inventory, training, and quality control.

Projects

  1. CoastCast

    Mar 2026 to May 2026

    SwiftUI, Core ML, WeatherKit, FastAPI

    • Built a Michigan beach conditions app with a custom FastAPI backend deployed on Render, a Core ML crowd prediction model trained end to end on real visitation data, and realtime buoy, weather, and E. coli water quality integration.
    • Implemented WidgetKit, AppIntents and Siri Shortcuts, and background push notifications using BGAppRefreshTask.

  2. QuickStudy

    Nov 2025 to Feb 2026

    SwiftUI

    • Built and shipped a study tool on the App Store that converts scanned notes and PDFs into flashcards with practice mode and multiple-choice quizzes, using an OCR pipeline built with VisionKit.
    • Implemented local persistence, PDF import, and MVVM architecture, and added multi-provider AI support (OpenAI, Anthropic) with Keychain storage.

  3. Take Flight

    Jan 2026 to Feb 2026

    SpriteKit, SwiftUI, Game Center

    • Built a 5-in-1 mini-game survival experience set on Belle Isle. Shipped to the App Store with Game Center, iPad touch controls, and macOS keyboard support.

Education

  1. Apple Developer Academy, Michigan State University

    Expected May 2026

    Certificate of Completion, iOS Development. Detroit, MI

  2. 100 Days of SwiftUI, Paul Hudson

    Nov 2025 to Jan 2026

    Certificate of Merit, iOS Development. Online

Skills

Languages
Swift, Python, Kotlin, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Apple frameworks
SwiftUI, SpriteKit, SwiftData, AVKit, MapKit, Foundation Models, Game Center, WeatherKit, Core ML, VisionKit, WidgetKit, AppIntents
Backend and services
Firebase (Auth, Firestore), Supabase (Auth, Postgres, RLS), FastAPI (Render)
Architecture
MVVM, NavigationStack routing, JSON persistence, state management
Tools
Xcode, VS Code, Git and GitHub, Sketch