Alexander Rapier

• Joined as the 8th employee and sole mobile developer; built Unity Five’s entire mobile team and product suite from the ground up. helping drive Unity Five’s growth, seeing significant investment and growth to over 250+ employees.
• Scaled the full mobile product suite from near-zero adoption to over 7 million users nationwide, processing over £100+ in transactions yearly and becoming the platform of choice for over 200+ UK councils and parking providers.

Key responsibilities:

• Zatmobile & Zatmobile+: Designed and built mission-critical enforcement apps from the ground up, enabling real-time and offline operations for 200+ councils/providers. Created applications in Objective-C/Java as well as migrating to Swift/Kotlin, built using modern architectures (e.g., offline-first, modular APIs), and delivered scalable, fault-tolerant solutions that process well over £100M+ in transactions each year under challenging field conditions.
• Zatkiosk: Built market-leading kiosk solution with iPads and Android Tablets deployed at 2000+ locations worldwide.
• MiPermit: Integrated acquired product suite, merged with existing app, transformed processes & tech (Objective-C → SwiftU, Java → Kotlin), now top 20 travel app on the app store with over 7M+ users.
• Built and led cross-functional teams comprising of multiple cross-platform developers, QA engineers, designers, and product roles. Personally hired and mentored the majority of the team, introduced best practices (code reviews, agile workflows, CI/CD), and continue to manage and develop the team while remaining hands-on with fortnightly release cycles.
• Granted significant equity ownership via Management Share Option Scheme, reflecting senior leadership role & long-term impact.
• Owned product roadmap, UX strategy, branding, and technical direction, liaising directly with councils & senior leadership.

Part-Time | 4 Months

• Joined a pre-existing SaaS product for WordPress agencies, combining support ticketing, reporting, and maintenance tools into one platform.
• Built core product features in Vue.js and integrated with key third-party services (e.g., WordPress APIs, UptimeRobot, Slack).
• Managed a small team of remote contractors for backend, frontend, and design tasks, acting as product owner and technical lead.
• Oversaw MVP development, deployment, and early customer onboarding, positioning Glow as a top-rated tool on G2 for ease of use and support.

2025 – Present

• Serve on the advisory board for Dyslexia in Adults, a platform supporting 100k+ adults with coaching, workplace training, and professional development programs.
• Provide assistance on digital product growth, user experience, and technical scaling operations.