About
Hawk Ridge Consulting builds unique and entertaining applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. We offer custom iPhone development services for every product phase from planning and design, to development and testing, to launch and marketing. We apply a consumer-centric approach and practical management to the iPhone app market, drawing on a 20 year career leading products at major software companies including AOL, Symantec, and Lotus.
Hawk Ridge Consulting created the FanGraphs Baseball iPhone app featuring live baseball game and player statistics from the popular FanGraphs.com web site. Previously, we launched the SnowGlobe Maker Winter Edition and SnowGlobe Maker Beach Edition apps for iPhone and iPod touch, delivering family-friendly entertainment that encourages creativity and fun (learn more at SnowGlobeMaker.com).
Leadership
Hawk Ridge Consulting was founded by Julie McCool, an executive with over 20 years experience leading products at major software companies including AOL, Symantec, and Lotus. At AOL, Ms. McCool led several products including E-mail, Windows desktop software, the Expressions personalization services for AIM, and the Macintosh team behind popular iPhone apps like AOL Radio and AIM. She participated in the launch of industry icons such as AOL 9.0, Lotus 1-2-3, and the Apple Mac, and led the Think Programming group at Symantec, launching highly popular development environments for the Mac.