Arturo Alfani

- Designed and implemented a robust and modular MVVM architecture for a completely new SwiftUI version of PDF Reader Pro Edition, a successful PDF editor app for iOS, originally written in Objective-C, with 1.7K reviews on the USA App Store - Delivered a full annotation suite using PDFKit and bridging between SwiftUI and UIKit with interactive previews, fully custom UI and system menus for any iPad model, and complete undo/redo features - Implemented document management, creation, autosave, file/folder CRUD operations, and navigation using FileManager - Laid the foundations of the project solo before onboarding two additional developers, keeping track of the project timeline and producing weekly reports of my contribution. Then, organized weekly meetings, git workflow, pull-request review criteria, and task distribution covering the role of a project manager - Led pull-request reviews, tested peer code, recommended improvements, and drove refactors to maintain a modular, well-organized codebase

- Validated and delivered an MVP of a two-app suite (client & admin) with a FileMaker database, conducting on-site testing in Tanzania, for Barefoot College International, a major NGO empowering underserved rural communities worldwide - Developed a modular Networking Layer powering CRUD operations and REST API interactions among server, admin and client, complete with OData batch requests, conflict resolution and data synchronization - Collaborated with a cross-functional team of seven adopting Scrum best practices, including sprint retrospectives and one-on-one feedback sessions. Planned and delivered multiple technical presentations to the primary stakeholder

The Apple Developer Academy is a partnership between the University of Napoli Federico II and Apple. Training at the Academy is aimed at developing apps for the Apple ecosystem. The program focuses on software development and app design with an emphasis on creativity and collaboration - Worked as an iOS Developer on 2 individual and 5 group projects deepening my knowledge of custom interfaces and animations built with SwiftUI, software design patterns with particular emphasis on MVVM and MVC, writing clean and modular code following SOLID Principles. Studied and applied best practices for REST API calls, adopted Gitflow and Trunk-based workflows with Git as version control. Experimented with training custom Machine Learning models with CreateML, and their integration with iOS applications - Collaborated with 5 highly diverse teams of developers and designers from Brazil, Colombia, Myanmar, Ireland and France, honing personal skills as a team player and group facilitator