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Hello! I'm Tom Colvin.

I'm a London based Google Developer Expert in Android, available as an independent freelancer or through my agency Apptaura.

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Freelance Android development Android head

I've worked on literally hundreds of apps over 13 years of experience with Android. I've worked 20+ years as a developer more generally.

Behind each app is a business. As an entrepreneur as well as a developer, my personal approach comes from recognising the business goals to achieve, and building those in from the early stages. Success doesn't just come from writing excellent code. It's about understanding the needs of the users, the marketing and the income generation.

My work is mostly focused on building native apps in Android using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. I have a wider experience as a developer, too, allowing me to work on app back ends in AWS, Google Cloud and Firebase. I also write progressive web apps in React and Angular.

In 2014 I co-founded the app development experts Apptaura, based in Basingstoke, UK. Apptaura allows me to flexibly scale my services to include e.g. iOS apps or design work, or to larger projects where more developers are needed.

Android Consultancy in London

I work alone or integrate into your team to produce great Android apps. Being in easy reach of London, UK, means I meet face-to-face with most of my clients, even working alongside them when necessary. I'm always happy to travel to address the knotty problems.

A bit more about me

I'm a developer, mentor, speaker and educator. I live outside of the big city with my young family, where we can spend time in the countryside.

You can find me at many Android and Google community events throughout Europe. I'm the one in the flowery shirt.

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