John Bekas
Android Developer Owner at Red Gecko Technology LLC
Durham, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Bekas is a seasoned software leader and founder with 25 years of experience spanning backend systems and mobile development, with a strong focus on Android. As owner of Red Gecko Technology LLC since 2014, he has delivered mobile and internet applications for clients including Velocity Law, ShopRunner, and Ubiquiti Networks, combining hands-on engineering with strategic project delivery. He led the rebuild of the Grindr Android chat experience as Staff Android Engineer, and has held senior mobile leadership roles at BlockFi guiding product delivery for mobile and web. His career features co-founding and CTO roles in startups, plus architecture and leadership at Orbitz and Buddy Media, evidencing breadth across industries. He holds BS degrees in Computer Science from Augustana College and UIUC, and is based in Durham, North Carolina. John blends entrepreneurial drive with deep technical depth, delivering reliable, scalable systems across backend, mobile, and distributed architectures.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Computer Science, B.S., Computer Science at University of Illinois at Urbana/ChampaignBachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at Augustana College
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (57)
ingress-game8
notification7
macos6
android-emulator6
android-studio6
php6
parse6
sdk6
android6
chronometer6
java6
image6
endpoint5
cache-control5
persistent5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
jbekas/CoCoin
Jun 2022 - Oct 2022
CoCoin, Multi-view Accounting Application
Contributions:2 PRs, 17 pushes, 8 branches in 3 months
accountingmulti-view
jbekas/AND_PopularMovies
Apr 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch, 1 tag in 1 month
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