Eryn Rachel Wells
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Apple
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*2016–present*


### Authentication Experience

*2019–present*

- Built macOS support for the iCloud Passwords third-party browser extension,
  and drove a variety of bug fixes, and architectural and performance improvements
- Designed data management subsystems of the Password Manager, adapting the
  Keychain data model to meet the requirements of a robust, extensible application
- Presented a video at WWDC 2021 called [Secure login with iCloud Keychain
  verification codes](https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2021/10105/), describing security codes, how they
  improve password-based authentication, and how to use the new verification code
  feature of the Password Manager on iOS and macOS
- Designed and built one-time verification codes for the Password Manager on iOS
  and macOS


### iOS Accessibility

*2016–2019*

- Engineering point of contact for accessibility of SpringBoard and Messages on
  iOS, and the Braille Screen Input feature of VoiceOver
- Implemented new guidance features in iOS 13's Camera to assist VoiceOver users
  with taking better, more artistic photos
- Participated in developer outreach at WWDC and onsite events to promote the
  value of making software accessible and answer developer questions


Lumos Labs
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*2014–2016*


### Lumosity iOS

*2014–2016*

- Migrated from a proprietary navigation implementation in C++ to UIKit
  components and established patterns for further development
- Authored process document describing our code review and QA approval process
  for patches
- Implemented 1v1 competition feature, which had a greater than 50% engagement
  rate


VMware
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*2011–2014*


### Fusion

*2012–2014*

- Restructured keyboard input handling to improve code architecture and
  accommodate multiple clients of our OS X UI library
- Redesigned outdated first-run and trial experiences to improve initial
  impressions, and make it easier to try Fusion
- Exposed Cocoa configuration UI for a USB device arbitration library written in
  C (through our platform-independent C++ library, and OS X-specific Objective-C
  library)


### View Desktop Infrastructure

*2011–2012*

- Engineered an extensive rewrite of VDT to incorporate a new deployment backend
  relying on VMware vCloud Director, and to allow greater flexibility in how
  deployments are created
- Implemented stabilization fixes in the View Deployment Tool (VDT), which is
  responsible for deploying instances of the View product during automated
  testing
- Completed and stabilized system tests designed to exercise several of View’s
  provisioning features


## Education

Oberlin College, BA in Computer Science with Honors, 2010


## Miscellaneous

- 10+ years maintaining small-scale FreeBSD servers
- Spanish: intermediate; Japanese: beginner