Alessandro Crugnola
Android Engineer at Swisscom
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolAlessandro Crugnola is a seasoned Android engineer with 15 years of experience building polished mobile UIs and leading international teams at Adobe and Swisscom. He has driven Android development for flagship products like Photoshop on mobile and frequently shapes projects from early planning through delivery. A prolific open-source contributor, his Android libraries (e.g., Material BottomNavigation, custom tooltips, ImageViewZoom) showcase deep expertise in Material Design, animations, and touch interactions. Comfortable both as a hands-on developer and as a technical lead, he blends product-minded engineering with people management across global teams. Based in Zürich, he brings cross-platform roots in Flash, ActionScript and Python to modern Android architecture. As an Italian citizen and US legal resident, he combines international mobility with a track record of shipping UX-focused components used by other developers.
15 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di BolognaUniversità per Stranieri di Perugia
Italian, English, Russian
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Github Skills (36)
kotlin10
ios10
mobile-development10
animation10
image-viewer10
ui-customization10
ui-design10
android-development10
tooltip10
java10
android-library10
custom-ui10
javas10
uid10
material-design10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
sephiroth74/Material-BottomNavigation
Apr 2016 - Mar 2019
Bottom Navigation widget component inspired by the Google Material Design Guidelines at https://www.google.com/design/spec/components/bottom-navigation.html
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:1 release, 136 commits, 23 PRs in 3 years
Contributions summary:Alessandro primarily focused on implementing and refining UI components for a Material Design bottom navigation widget in the Android environment. Their contributions included completing shifting item animations, fixing icon positions, and refactoring class names. They also worked on integrating the component within a sample application and adapting to different menu configurations, demonstrating a focus on usability and integration. Code changes indicate a deep understanding of Android UI development, animations, and Material Design principles.
navigationwidgetgoogle-material-designnavigation-drawerbottombar
sephiroth74/HorizontalVariableListView
Nov 2012 - Mar 2015
Horizontal list view for Android which allows variable items widths
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:90 commits, 1 push, 1 comment in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Alessandro primarily contributed to the development of an Android horizontal list view component. The commits demonstrate the implementation of features such as single and multiple selection modes, and the handling of dataset changes, including adding, removing, and replacing items within the list. The code modifications involve layout management, item measurement, and optimization for smoother scrolling and user interaction, indicating a focus on enhancing the component's functionality and performance.
xposedandroid-libraryandroidshadowandroid-view
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