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Erik Hric

Technical Co-Founder | CTO | Software Architect

Košice, Slovakia
+421 949 622 570
erik.hric@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/erikhric | github.com/erikhric | erik-hric.medium.com

Professional Summary

Technical co-founder and CTO with 10+ years of experience building mobile-first products across iOS, Android, and web platforms. Expert in emerging technologies including AR/VR, computer vision, and LLM integration. Since March 2026, frontend developer with AI ownership on a PLC programming platform. Also leading technical strategy at CherryPeak and serving as CTO of meishi.cards.

Core Competencies: Frontend + LLM tooling • Mobile Development (iOS/Android) • Full-Stack Development • AR/VR/Spatial Computing • AWS Cloud Architecture • Team Leadership • Business Development

Professional Experience

Frontend Developer (AI)

PLC programming platform | Mar 2026 - Present

Frontend development for a PLC programming platform, plus the AI layer on top of standard UI work.

  • Defined tools/function-calling schemas the product exposes to models
  • Connected the app to multiple inference providers, mostly over the OpenAI protocol
  • Ran local LLMs in the browser on WebGPU and WebLLM backends

Technologies: TypeScript, OpenAI-compatible APIs, tool/function calling, WebGPU, WebLLM

Co-Founder, CTO & Head of Business Development

CherryPeak | Nov 2022 - Present (3+ years)
Košice, Slovakia (Hybrid)

Technical Leadership:

  • Founded and scaled software development agency specializing in mobile and AR applications
  • Architect full-stack solutions using modern cloud-native approaches
  • Lead development of multiple client projects from discovery through production deployment
  • Built technical team and established engineering best practices

Business Development:

  • Drive sales and client acquisition strategy for software house
  • Manage client relationships, project scoping, and technical consulting
  • Develop go-to-market strategies for agency services and internal products
  • Build strategic partnerships with technology vendors and potential clients

Key Product - meishi.cards (CTO Role):

  • Architected and developed AR business card platform from ground up
  • Built computer vision pipeline for person segmentation and hologram creation
  • Implemented full-stack solution: iOS app (Swift/SwiftUI), web platform (React/Next.js), AWS serverless backend
  • Built talking-avatar flows on AWS Bedrock

Technologies: Swift, SwiftUI, Node.js, Next.js, Flutter, AWS (Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, Bedrock), REST APIs, LLM integration, ARKit, Computer Vision

Skills: IT Strategy • Decision-Making • Sales • Business Development • Cloud Architecture • Serverless Computing • Marketing • Technical Leadership

Senior Software Engineer

HOTOVO | Jul 2021 - Jun 2023 (2 years)
Košice, Slovakia

Project: Bison - Dispatching/Reporting Platform

  • Developed full-stack dispatching portal for oil/water hauling operations (bisonok.com)
  • Built React Native mobile app for drivers and Vue.js admin portal for dispatchers
  • Worked MongoDB backend with Node.js APIs

Technologies: Vue.js, React Native, Node.js, MongoDB, REST APIs, MapBox

Senior Software Engineer

Senacor Technologies AG Slovensko | Oct 2020 - Jun 2021 (9 months)
Full-time

Project: Bank99 - Counter Transaction System

  • Developed full-stack counter transaction system for Austrian bank (bank99.at)
  • Built React frontend with Node.js/Koa backend
  • Implemented state management with xState
  • PostgreSQL database integration with knex

Technologies: React.js, Node.js, Koa, PostgreSQL, knex, TypeScript, Docker, Jest

Team Leader

Visma Labs | Jul 2019 - Sep 2020 (1 year 3 months)

Project: HR Core Beaufort

  • Led engineering team as Team Leader / Scrum Master
  • Managed cross-functional development teams
  • Facilitated agile ceremonies and technical decision-making
  • Mentored junior developers

Skills: Team Leadership • Decision-Making • Agile/Scrum

Senior Software Engineer ← Software Engineer ← Trainee

GlobalLogic Slovakia | Nov 2015 - Jun 2019 (3 years 8 months)
Košice, Slovak Republic

Senior Software Engineer (Jan 2018 - Jun 2019):

SightPas - Construction Site Access Monitoring

  • Led team building BLE-based access control system
  • Developed innovative RSSI signal detection for directional tracking (patent pending)
  • App Store Link
  • Technologies: Swift, RxSwift, UIKit, Firebase, Bluetooth, ARKit

Sleep Apnea Patient App Prototype

  • Team leader for AR-enabled medical patient app
  • Integrated chatbot (Dialogflow), video calling, machine learning for device recognition
  • Built AR tutorials showing medical device assembly
  • Technologies: Swift, ARKit, RxSwift, MLCore, Firebase, Video calling

Software Engineer (Dec 2016 - Dec 2017):

NinjaDoc - Encrypted File Sharing

  • Led iOS team for secure file transfer application
  • Integrated with iOS Files App using File Provider framework
  • Technologies: Swift, RxSwift, File Provider, Push Notifications

mDoc Telemedicine Platform

  • iOS team leader for emergency medical app for airplanes
  • Built video calling, chat, BLE device integration for real-time patient monitoring
  • Technologies: Objective-C, Swift, Bluetooth Low Energy, Tokbox video calling

Trainee Software Engineer (Nov 2015 - Nov 2016):

Medtronic Guardian - Glucose Monitoring

  • iOS developer for medical glucose sensor monitoring app
  • App Store Link
  • Technologies: Objective-C, OCMock, XCTest

iOS Developer

NESS KDC, s.r.o - Košice | May 2015 - Oct 2015 (6 months)
Košice

  • iOS application development
  • Technologies: Objective-C, Swift, UIKit

IT Assistant

T-Systems | Jul 2014 - Jun 2015 (1 year)
Košice

  • IT support and assistance
  • Technical troubleshooting

Other Projects

meishi.cards | Jan 2024 - Present

Associated with CherryPeak

Japanese-inspired AR business card platform. Attach yourself as an AR hologram to your business cards.

  • CTO role: architected entire platform from infrastructure to frontend
  • Built computer vision pipeline for person segmentation
  • iOS app with ARKit integration
  • Web platform for card management and hologram creation
  • AWS serverless backend (Lambda, S3, DynamoDB)
  • Talking avatars on AWS Bedrock

Technologies: iOS Development, ARKit, AWS (Bedrock), React.js, Computer Vision, Augmented Reality

Links: meishi.cards

MemoAR | Jan 2023 - Present

Associated with CherryPeak

Multiplatform AR application for creating holograms from videos. Features on-device computer vision for person segmentation. Supports Apple Vision Pro and iOS.

  • Built cutting-edge spatial computing app for Vision Pro (early adopter)
  • On-device ML for real-time person segmentation
  • Cross-platform AR experiences

Technologies: Swift, SwiftUI, visionOS, Computer Vision, Augmented Reality, ARKit

Links: MemoAR | CherryPeak AR

MyHome | Aug 2023 - Oct 2024

Associated with CherryPeak

Real estate platform inspired by TikTok, featuring short, interactive property showcase videos. Available exclusively in German App Store.

  • Mobile-first approach to real estate discovery
  • Flutter + Swift hybrid architecture
  • Project management and technical leadership

Technologies: Flutter, Swift, SwiftUI, Dart, Project Management

Web3 Dating App | Flutter Developer

Dating app that rewards active users with cryptocurrency.

  • Fast-paced MVP development
  • GraphQL API integration
  • TestFlight beta distribution

Technologies: Flutter, GraphQL, TestFlight

Appointment Booking System | Mobile & Web Developer

Booking system for doctors and patients.

  • Mobile app development and deployment (iOS & Android)
  • Web development with Angular
  • AWS infrastructure setup and deployment

Technologies: Flutter, Dart, TypeScript, Angular, AWS (Route53, S3, CloudFront, Elastic Beanstalk), Google Maps API

Education

Technical University of Košice

Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Computer Science | Sep 2012 - May 2017

Thesis: Low latency video streaming for mobile VR solution

  • Android smartphone received video from PC via USB and streamed sensor values back as controller input
  • Demo Video
  • Technologies: Java, OpenCV, FFmpeg, Qt, ADB

Technical Skills

Mobile Development

  • iOS: Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, Objective-C, ARKit
  • Cross-Platform: Flutter, React Native, Dart
  • Specialized: Augmented Reality, Meta Quest, Computer Vision and AI

Web Development

  • Frontend: React.js, Next.js, Vue.js, Angular, TypeScript, CSS
  • Backend: Node.js, REST APIs

Cloud & Infrastructure

  • AWS: Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, Bedrock, CloudFront, Route53
  • Architecture: Serverless Computing, Cloud-Native Applications
  • DevOps: Docker, FastLane, CI/CD pipelines

Emerging Technologies

  • Large Language Models (LLM) integration — OpenAI-compatible APIs, tool calling, AWS Bedrock
  • On-device / in-browser inference (WebGPU, WebLLM)
  • Augmented Reality (ARKit, Vision Pro, Spatial Computing)
  • Computer Vision & ML Core

Tools & Practices

  • Git, GitHub
  • Unit Testing (Jest, XCTest, OCMock)
  • Agile/Scrum methodologies
  • sst + AWS, Firebase (Analytics, Authentication, Notifications)
  • TestFlight

Certifications

SAFe® 4.0 Certified Scrum Master

Languages

  • Slovak: Native
  • English: Full Professional Proficiency
  • German: Limited Working Proficiency

CliftonStrengths® Profile

  1. Ideation - Fascinated by ideas, see connections others don't, view world from different perspectives
  2. Futuristic - Vividly imagine the future, inspire others with vision of what could be
  3. Communication - Put thoughts into words easily, strong conversationalist and presenter
  4. Activator - Turn thoughts into action, make things happen now rather than just talk
  5. Woo - Love meeting new people and winning them over, enjoy socializing and making connections

Interests & Hobbies

  • Fitness: Running, hiking
  • Creative: Painting, playing piano
  • Technical: Game development, electronics (Raspberry Pi, Arduino, ESP chips), DIY smart home
  • Gaming: Video games, board games

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