Owner & Full-Stack Developer#
PCN Group di Niccolò Cavallini — Zurich | May 2021 – Present
Sole proprietor providing end-to-end IT services: requirements gathering, architecture, development, deployment, and ongoing maintenance for small businesses across Switzerland.
Key Projects#
Expert-in-the-loop Visual Debugging for Structured Information Extraction from Free Trade Agreements — Built an interactive visual debugging tool enabling domain experts to inspect and correct ML-based extraction of structured data (rules of origin, tariff concessions) from free trade agreement PDFs. Combined document parsing, information extraction, and a React-based UI for iterative expert feedback.
Fashion Boutique — Designed and built a full-stack management platform in PHP: client registry, inventory and warehouse management, POS integration (receipt printing, cash drawer control), employee time tracking with detailed reports, loyalty program with gift cards and discount tiers, and customizable sales analytics dashboards.
Vacation Rental Property — Developed a booking and client management system with integration into major booking platforms, automated email notifications for guests and owners, and Swiss QR-Invoice generation for billing. Included fiscal reporting and occupancy statistics.
Restaurant — Built a responsive website with a CMS-backed menu system allowing the owner to update menus and a photo gallery independently.
Medical Practice — Migrated sensitive health data (classified as requiring special protection under Swiss nFADP/nLPD), set up network infrastructure, connected medical equipment, and maintained a client-server practice management system.