We hope you’re as excited as we are about Android, the iPhone, iPad and the amazing potential for what we can do with mobile apps!

Well Known Clients

Agile Poet is experienced in the iPhone app development space as well as general software and mobile development, with over 15 years developing software for Fortune 1000 clients and small businesses. We develop for the Android Marketplace, Apple App Store as well as apps for internal corporate use.

Our client list includes Walmart, the Academy of Country Music Awards, Astra Zeneca, Sam’s Club, large oil and gas companies, Dick Clark Productions, many of the top Hollywood studios, Texas Monthly, The Austin Chronicle, the federal government and many other very recognizable brands and organizations. That said, we also work with small businesses and startups.

Experienced Developers

We have developed an innovative team of dedicated iPhone developers and Android developers with experience in game programming, ecommerce, network programming, social media interaction (Twitter API, Facebook API, Google+, etc.) as well as experience porting current PC and Mac based software to the iPhone. We also have experience porting current web applications to the iPhone. We have state of the art project management software and great customer support.

Agile Poet provides a complete and integrated process for developing iPad, commercial iPhone and iPod touch native applications using the iPhone SDK. Because we also have experience in C# and other Microsoft .NET programming languages, we are able to port your current software assets onto the iPhone.

Location

Frost Bank Building
401 Congress Ave, Suite 1540
Austin, Texas 78701
Phone: 512-827-7723

Why We Chose Austin

You may be familiar with Austin because you live here or – like many of our clients – from the Austin Game Developers conferences or SXSW or the Austin City Limits music festival.

Imagine traveling here from one of the major airport hubs – dirty, barely lit, with repetitive announcements informing you that the security status is orange. You step off the airplane to an airport with giant windows stretching from floor to ceiling. Natural sunlight rains down as bands take the stage in the center of the terminal, pumping new music through the airport and welcoming you to the live music capital of the world. “Keep Austin Weird” is emblazoned on t-shirts for sale in the stores…and you begin to get it.

Within minutes of your plane landing, you’re looking out the window of your downtown Austin hotel room at the Colorado River running through the center of town. Kayakers, scullers, joggers, dogs and families are enjoying the river park and you decide to join them. You cross the river (only a couple blocks south of our iPhone developer team business offices) just as a huge cloud of bats pours out from under Austin’s Congress bridge. The cloud of bats is so large as it spirals upwards that it darkens the sky and now you know why the joggers and even traffic has stopped. Everyone is enjoying the seasonal spectacle.

You keep walking south along Congress Avenue into “SoCo” – the famed South Congress area of South Austin. Music of all kinds greets you as you pass the eclectic bars and shops. The mood here is festive and happy. The people are layed back and real – so many tattoos, hair colors and so many people who are just…weird and happy and cool in their own unique way. You get a few smiles as you take in the South Austin scene. They know you are starting to get it.

You’re starting to get hungry and realize you’re smelling something delicious coming out of a chic…trailer!?! Chefs from some of Austin’s top five star restaurants have started restaurants run from trailers grouped along the street in “trailer parks.” Each trailer has its own unique style of food. From crazy hot tacos to sushi to kimchi wraps. You end up grabbing a taco at Torchy’s Tacos and really wish your home town had trailer parks like these. You smile a stuffed-mouth smile. You get it – Austin is weird!

Apple has given us the most amazing canvas to paint. These are the master artists who can help you develop your masterpiece.

The iPhone and Mobile Applications Executive Team

The executives of Agile Poet each have extensive, award-winning experience within the software and information technology industry. Supporting them is a team of the world’s most talented web, Android, and iPhone developers in Austin (and probably in the world).

Gerald Bailey, President	Notable Experience: Mr. Bailey is an industry veteran with over 25 years of experience in building both desktop and on-line software systems and applications. Gerald spent over 10 years in Silicon Valley where he developed an extensive experience in a wide variety of industries including bio-technology, finance, health, retail, real estate and more. He has participated in all aspects of software development from conceptualization though implementation. More About Me: Gerald founded SnakeHead Software in 2008 in Round Rock, Texas, with the goal of developing innovative applications for the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Known for unique and realistic games that offer a distinctive spin, SnakeHead Software has quickly become one of the top names in mobile development. Mr. Bailey has designed and delivered several top 10 ranked smart phone (iPhone) applications within the game, music and automotive industries.In 2012, Gerald acquired the assets of Techarati, which included an app for the automotive industry which allows dealers and consumers to connect more closely, and in a different way.  In February 2013, Mr. Bailey acquired the assets of Agile Poet.  With a client list encompassing giants like Walmart, Astra Zeneca, Texas Monthly and the federal government, Agile Poet has created a strong foundation to support both small and large businesses. In addition to general software development, Agile Poet also develops for the Android Marketplace, Apple App Store as well as apps for internal corporate use. Agile Poet, which includes MobileCheckout online and iPhoneDevelopers online.
Ryan VanAlstine VP of Engineering	Notable Experience: Intel Corp, Extensive mobile expertise More About Me: I’m a developer by trade but works in all phases of the company. I have a bachelors degree in Computer Engineering from Texas A&M and an MBA from the University of Texas. I have spent my entire 12 year career in the mobile platform industry starting at Intel Corporation designing the XScale mobile processor. I’ve held various roles in the industry from development to strategic marketing to sales. I enjoy playing basketball and working on interesting iOS projects.
Caulen Lauria, Mobile Application Strategist	Notable Experience: Fortune 100 retail, large global companies, oil & gas and highly successful mobile app startups.More About Me: Business and marketing degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. I’m a Californian quickly becoming a true Austinite. As the Mobile Strategy Consultant I get the creative wheels supercharged to produce highly innovative and successful development projects for our clients. Outside of the box marketing strategies, creative monetization, as well as project ideation are some of my areas of passion. By leisure I enjoy a hand in formula as well as sport bike racing. If it is a sport with adrenaline you can probably find me doing it!

Our Clients,
We spend time with the incredibly creative people who are our clients. Victor Hugo said, “There is nothing more powerful in the world than an idea whose time has come.” and that really sums a day at work for us!

Each client presents an idea that has its own set of unique challenges. Being a part of the creative development process, changing the way people interact with each other and with tech, and making an impact on the daily lives of millions is extremely exciting! 5 years ago few would have thought that you could carry around something smaller than your wallet that contains everything you need to function in modern society…and will soon replace your wallet!

We build ideas into successful, innovative applications.

Agile Poet is the world’s top Passbook development firm – the development team behind MobileCheckout.com; experienced, experts in Apple’s Passbook code announced with iOS 6.

Apple’s PassBook will be great for business, developers and consumers, because it gives us one place to display passes, coupons, loyalty programs and anything else that can be activated via barcode or QR code. This is a great place to show movie tickets, boarding passes, prepaid loyalty programs. This will cause businesses that hire Apple Passbook developers first a huge advantage over those who wait to develop for Apple’s passbook.

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