Adam Parrott

DadTime is an app designed especially for fathers of young children who are participating in the Just Beginning program created by MDRC. This parenting program aims to equip fathers with practical strategies for engaging with their child, and the mobile app works to support this goal by allowing participants to confirm directions to their next session, arrange transportation with their child's guardian through SMS text messages, send themselves audio- and photo-based reminders of activities they would like to share with the child, watch short videos about responsible parenting strategies, and keep track of their results as they progress through the Just Beginning program. In my capacity as the mobile app developer for this project, I worked directly with both CauseLabs and their client, MDRC, to provide on-going maintenance and support for the existing mobile apps deployed to the Android and iOS platforms. I also collaborated with both teams to design, implement, and test new app features that may be required to support the project's broader goals and initiatives.

360SHIP is a white-glove shipping and tracking solution for business-critical documents and letters. It provides an alternate shipping solution to the national overnight couriers by offering users bigger postage discounts, proactive status updates, and premium customer support on all shipments. Previously, I served as the chief technology consultant for this project, providing maintenance and support of the existing application; collaborative design, creation, and testing of new application features; and formal recommendations on architectural changes required by the underlying system.