Connect Plus

By Alex Vasiliu, iOS Solution Architect

Connect Plus is a secure communications and coordination platform built for law enforcement officers and firefighters, where reliable information flow directly affects operational safety. Team members exchange messages via real-time Pusher-backed chat, coordinate on a shared calendar, and stay informed through an administrator-maintained news feed. A searchable document library gives personnel on-demand access to regulations and reference materials in seconds. Location-aware features powered by MapKit support situational awareness in the field, session tokens are stored in the iOS Keychain, and a unit-tested service layer ensures backend reliability during day-to-day operational use.

Tech stack

Technical details

• MVVM design pattern with Service-Oriented architecture
• SwiftFormat for code formatting
• Nuke for image loading and caching
• Phone number login with SMS verification code
• Calendar for events
• Keychain to store user credentials and sensitive data
• Data sources independent from ViewControllers
• REST API alongside Postman, Insomnia, Docker and pgAdmin
• Local notifications and Push Notifications with Firebase
• MapKit and CoreLocation alongside Google Maps API for geotargeting, geocoding and reverse geocoding
• Realtime Messaging using Pusher
• Networking Layer using Alamofire
• Unit Tests for algorithms and REST API