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ARI CHAYO

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

A mobile engineer who has demonstrated the ability to collaborate with many key stakeholders across a large organization, leading the development of a project that not only met all requirements but also did so in an efficient manner, ultimately resulting in an on-time deployment to end-users.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Mobile Engineer

Walmart
03.2023 - Current
  • Conducted research to deeply understand the architecture and data flow of the larger composite app to ensure seamless integration of our team's feature app
  • Collaborated closely with backend developers to understand the complexity of all proposed features and identify "low-hanging fruit" to include in our MVP
  • Had in-depth discussions with our UI/UX team to develop designs for our app that met our requirements while seamlessly flowing with the design language of the larger platform
  • Meticulously followed figma designs which garnered pixel-perfect UI screens.
  • Accessibility was a top priority for our app, adding support for multiple languages utilizing translation frameworks and built all our screens to work with screen readers for the visually impaired.
  • Archived 90% test coverage to follow the high standard for testing put in place by technical leadership

React Native Developer

Spoken
06.2020 - 03.2023

Spoken spoken.app.link

  • Developed all the UI and UX for an audio social media platform, utilizing existing React Native packages to launch promptly
  • Built and styled custom elements to deliver unique features, and architected a Firebase Firestore database to serve the needs of the app while maintaining robust Firestore security rules
  • Initially implemented Algolia Search, then quickly transitioned to TypeSense Search, garnering a monthly savings of $365.5 or 95% in cost efficiencies while maintaining 89% of the speed for the end-user
  • Used React context for providing and consuming frequently needed data, yielding 82% faster load times for the end-user, saving 90% of hits to the database ensuring firebase costs stay low

React Native Developer

MYOR
04.2022 - 05.2022

Medical Research app

  • Added functionality to save all files locally after every capture
  • Also collected Metadata for all camera settings saved in a JSON file with each patient's data collection
  • The data flow and data gathered match this specification with each patient's data collection
  • Implemented a notification after the data has been stored locally
  • Fullstack Web Developer, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP

React Native Developer

Inventory Management App
11.2021 - 01.2022
  • Designed and iterated designs for the app with Figma to satisfy the client's needs
  • Integrated barcode scanner hardware to enable warehouse workers to scan items 80% faster than using the built-in camera
  • Added support to export all the relevant data in an easy-to-share CSV and upload it to to their API endpoints for data tracking

React Native Developer

MCB
03.2020 - 06.2020

Mitzvah Center (Donation and Community app) 726qd.app.link

  • Communicated with the client on what features were essential for their community aligning on a lean spec for the app: (donations, news feed, push notifications, membership tiers, and subscriptions, to ship on time)
  • Drew wireframes to show a visual to the client to confirm the spec for the app
  • Implemented all the payment features via stripe that the client proposed including: donations (a digital charity box), and a tier-based membership system with automatic monthly payments (Bronze Silver Gold), increasing monthly paying shul members by 53%
  • Designed and printed Shul Branded coffee cups with a QR code linking to the app that drove user adoption of 95%.

React Native Developer

EProfit
06.2019 - 09.2019
  • Developer eProfit (eBay profit and fee calculator) jyv65.app.link, Used JavaScript fundamentals to calculate the profit, fees, and total ROI for consumer sales on eBay
  • Identified gaps in the market for ebay e-commerce metrics visibility and developed an app that solved for those needs, ultimately driving 40K downloads in the first 6 months of launch.

React Developer

CMC Hair Studio
04.2018 - 05.2018
  • Communicated with client to understand their business needs and collectively decided on a spec for their website
  • Designed wireframe visualizations to settle on a UI that was to the client's liking
  • Built the front end with HTML and CSS (Including CSS Grids) and used
  • JavaScript to achieve more advanced features like an animated photo gallery and Instagram feed plugin
  • Bullit a web form for potential clients to set appointments according to modern
  • HTML 5 standards
  • Used PHP to send the data from the completed form to the client via email so that they can set appointments.

Skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • React Native
  • Reactjs (Hooks, Context, Navigation Etc)
  • Firebase (Firestore, Cloud Functions, Cloud Storage, Cloud Messaging, Firebase Auth, Firebase Analytics)
  • CSS3: Layout (Flex-box, Grids)
  • JavaScript (ES6 Arrow functions, Async Await, etc)
  • TypeScript
  • Mobile design
  • GitHub
  • Deploying apps to App Store andGoogle Play
  • Xcode build and deploying (CocoaPods)
  • Android studio build and deploying (Gradle)
  • Data-driven
  • Agile (Jira)
  • Figma

SOFT SKILLS

  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Team Lead
  • Growth Oriented Mindset
  • Problem Solver
  • Self-starter

Timeline

Mobile Engineer

Walmart
03.2023 - Current

React Native Developer

MYOR
04.2022 - 05.2022

React Native Developer

Inventory Management App
11.2021 - 01.2022

React Native Developer

Spoken
06.2020 - 03.2023

React Native Developer

MCB
03.2020 - 06.2020

React Native Developer

EProfit
06.2019 - 09.2019

React Developer

CMC Hair Studio
04.2018 - 05.2018
ARI CHAYO