Portfolio

Selected Projects

BrightSparc

iOS, Android

BrightSparc

In development. Fantasy Role-Playing Game (RPG) designed to improve literacy and foster good reading habits in children.

LifeFlix

OS X

LifeFlix

Streamlines the process of digitizing memories stored on MiniDV tapes and sharing them online.

BrightWriter

Windows, OS X, Linux

BrightWriter

iOS and Android versions in development. e-book authoring tool that incorporates instructional and information design best practices.

Red Giant Link

Windows, OS X

Red Giant Link

Manages updates and subscription licensing for all of Red Giant product suites.

Open Source Contributions

The lead developer at KOSoftworks, Kevin Ollivier, has an extensive history of working in open source. Below is an incomplete list of projects he has contributed to and the contributions he has made.

wxWidgets

Project Goal: Create a cross-platform toolkit for developing GUI applications

Role: Contributor, with a focus on the Mac port.

Languages Used: C++, Python, Obj-C

Selected Contributions:

• wxUIActionSimulator
• wxWebKitCtrl (OS X WebView wrapper)
• Native OS X wxComboBox control

wxPython

Project Goal: Create a best of breed set of Python bindings for developing cross-platform interfaces.

Role: Committer, contributor, Google Summer of Code mentor (mentored the unit testing project).

Languages Used: Python

Selected Contributions:

• Sized Controls library
• Mentored Google Summer of Code unit testing project

wxWebKit (discontinued)

Project Goal: Create a cross-platform, embeddable web browser and editor component usable by wxWidgets applications.

Role: Primary developer and maintainer.

Languages Used: C++, Python, Obj-C