Joshua Ross

AI-assisted product builder and independent app developer with experience taking digital products from initial concept through UX, development, testing and release. Founder of Humanova Apps, with multiple Flutter applications released across iOS and Android. Experienced in using AI as an active development partner to accelerate prototyping, troubleshoot implementation problems, iterate features and turn product ideas into working software.

Practical experience spans responsive frontend development, REST API integration, Supabase and Firebase, application logic, debugging, user journeys, monetisation and production release workflows. Beginner-level familiarity with Lovable and its AI-native approach to rapidly creating and iterating web applications. Strong product and visual-design perspective supported by a First Class Honours degree in Illustration.

Currently developing BONCE!, an original Unity game, while continuing to expand AI-assisted development and rapid product-building workflows.

Founder & Independent Product Developer - Humanova Apps Ltd

(2026-02)

• Conceive, design, build and release independent digital products, taking projects from initial ideas and user journeys through implementation, testing and production release.
• Use AI as a development partner throughout the product lifecycle to accelerate implementation, investigate problems, iterate functionality and translate product requirements into working software.
• Build responsive Flutter applications integrating frontend behaviour, application logic, APIs and cloud services including Supabase and Firebase.
• Troubleshoot software behaviour and refine implementations through testing and iterative development rather than treating AI-generated output as finished code.
• Design interfaces and user journeys with an emphasis on clarity, usability and reducing unnecessary friction.
• Make product-level decisions spanning functionality, UX, visual identity, technical implementation, monetisation and release strategy.
• Integrate external REST APIs and data services into consumer-facing applications.
• Manage independent testing, App Store and Google Play deployment and post-development product support.
• Combine development and visual-design skills to rapidly move ideas from concept to functional product.
• Developing familiarity with Lovable as an AI-native development environment, with a beginner-level understanding of its workflow for rapidly creating and iterating web products.

Founder, Product Designer & Independent Developer - Humanova Games

• Conceiving and developing an original physics-led arcade game from initial product concept toward a playable Unity vertical slice.
• Using rapid prototyping and AI-assisted development to explore implementation approaches, troubleshoot technical problems and accelerate iteration.
• Designing the complete user experience across controls, gameplay feedback, multiplayer readability, menus, visual communication and progression.
• Translating creative concepts into structured production requirements covering gameplay, controls, animation, audio, visual design and technical implementation.
• Developing and testing interaction systems involving character movement, collision behaviour, animation states and player feedback.
• Designing the product as a cohesive commercial experience rather than an isolated technical prototype.
• Managing the complete independent development pipeline including product strategy, UX, visual identity, asset production, implementation planning, testing and intended PC release.

Conservation Officer - The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)

(2022 - 2024)

Led practical conservation projects and volunteer teams, coordinated day-to-day activities, managed health and safety requirements and communicated requirements across participants with differing needs and experience.

Taxi & School Transport Driver - 247 Taxis

(2024 - 2024)

Delivered safe and reliable passenger and school transport while managing schedules, route planning and customer communication.

Creative & Service Work - Self-Employed

Managed client relationships, scheduling, administration, marketing and service delivery across freelance illustration, dog walking and massage therapy.

BA (Hons) - Illustration - University of Brighton (2014)