=== Summary ===
- * Co-founder, board member, [[SugarLabs | Sugar Labs Foundation]];
- * Intern, system administrator, [[http://www.fsf.org/ | Free Software Foundation]];
- * Volunteer operating system engineer, [[OneLaptopPerChild | One Laptop Per Child]];
- * Founder, VP and director of R&D at [[DevelerCompany | Develer s.r.l.]];
- * Maintainer/contributor of [[OpenSource | Open Source]] projects, including GCC and Linux kernel;
- * Embedded systems [[ConsultingWork | design & consulting]] for companies in greater Florence area;
+ * Co-founder, board member, [[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/ | Sugar Labs Foundation]]
+ * Product/Release Manager, [[http://www.paraguayeduca.org/ | Paraguay Educa]]
+ * System administrator, [[http://www.fsf.org/ | Free Software Foundation]]
+ * Operating system engineer, [[OneLaptopPerChild | One Laptop Per Child]]
+ * Founder, VP, director of R&D at [[DevelerCompany | Develer s.r.l.]]
+ * Maintainer/contributor of [[OpenSource | Open Source]] projects, including GCC and Linux kernel
+ * Embedded systems [[ConsultingWork | design & consulting]] for companies in greater Florence area
=== Skills ===
- * **Programming languages**: C++, C, Assembly (m68k/Coldfire, m68705, TMS320, Z80), Java;
- * **Dynamic/Scripting languages**: Python, Perl, PHP, JavaScript, Bourne Shell;
- * **Not properly languages**: SQL, HTML, CSS, LaTeX, GNU make.
+ * **Programming languages**: C++, C, Assembly (m68k/Coldfire, m68705, TMS320, Z80), Java
+ * **Dynamic/Scripting languages**: Python, Perl, PHP, JavaScript, Bourne Shell
+ * **Not properly languages**: SQL, HTML, CSS, LaTeX, GNU make
* **Operating systems**: Linux (Red Hat, Fedora, Ubuntu, SuSE, Debian, uClinux), Mac OS X, Solaris (versions 6 to 9),
- NetBSD, AmigaOS, Windows.
- * **Frameworks and APIs**: POSIX, Qt, Gtk, STL, Boost, WIN32, MFC.
- * **Programming Techniques**: OOP, generic programming, metaprogramming, real-time, event-driven, multithreading.
- * **Development Tools**: GCC toolchain, GNU make, auto-tools, MSVC, XCode, Codewarrior, IAR, Code Composer Studio, BSO Tasking.
- * **Revision Control**: Git, Subversion, CVS, RCS, Rational Clearcase, Source Safe.
+ NetBSD, AmigaOS, Windows
+ * **Frameworks and APIs**: POSIX, Qt, Gtk, STL, Boost, WIN32, MFC
+ * **Programming Techniques**: OOP, generic programming, metaprogramming, real-time, event-driven, multithreading
+ * **Development Tools**: GCC toolchain, GNU make, auto-tools, MSVC, XCode, Codewarrior, IAR, Code Composer Studio, BSO Tasking
+ * **Revision Control**: Git, Subversion, CVS, RCS, Rational Clearcase, Source Safe
=== Education ===
- * Undergraduate courses of Educational Tech. and Math, Harvard Extension School;
- * Undergraduate student of CS (some exams), Università degli Studi di Firenze;
- * Non-formal in multiple CS subjects including compilers, algorithms, databases, OS design, networking;
- * High-school Diploma in Math, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Firenze, Italy.
+ * Undergraduate courses of Education Tech. and Math, Harvard Extension School
+ * Undergraduate student of CS (some exams), Università degli Studi di Firenze
+ * Non-formal in multiple CS subjects including compilers, algorithms, databases, OS design, networking
+ * High-school Diploma in Math, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Firenze, Italy
=== Experience ===
==== Co-founder Sugar Labs (May 2008 to present) ===
- * Member of the Oversight Board;
- * Coordinator of the Infrastructure Team;
- * Funding, partnerships and organization of events.
+ * Member of the Oversight Board
+ * Coordinator of the Infrastructure Team
+ * Funding, partnerships and organization of events
-==== Volunteer developer for One Laptop Per Child (May 2007 to Apr 2008) ====
+==== Product and Release Manager, Paraguay Educa (Jan 2009 -- present) ====
+ * Coordinate engineering team to integrate new features in Sugar learning environment
+ * Release operating system update for 4600 students of the deployment in Caacupé
+ * Organize extracurricular activities on computer programming topics for local students
- * In-house maintainer of the X11 windowing system;
- * i18n, input devices and keyboard layouts;
- * Miscellaneous OS development, packaging, release engineering;
- * Porting existing applications to the OLPC environment;
- * Miscellaneous Linux kernel development;
+==== Volunteer developer for One Laptop Per Child (May 2007 -- Apr 2008) ====
+
+ * In-house maintainer of the X11 windowing system
+ * i18n, input devices and keyboard layouts
+ * Miscellaneous OS development, packaging, release engineering
+ * Porting existing applications to the OLPC environment
+ * Miscellaneous Linux kernel development
* CTO at OLPC Europe (a sales force based in Brussels)
-==== R&D director, founder and VP at Develer s.r.l. (Nov 2001 to Apr 2007) ====
- * Firmware, DSP, systems and application development;
- * CTO of embedded division;
- * Sales and customer relations;
- * Created and managed company-wide network, IT and development infrastructure.
+==== R&D director, founder, VP at Develer s.r.l. (Nov 2001 -- Apr 2007) ====
+ * Firmware, DSP, systems and application development
+ * CTO of embedded division
+ * Sales and customer relations
+ * Created and managed company-wide network, IT and development infrastructure
-==== Freelance software engineering consultant (Apr 2000 to present) ====
+==== Freelance software engineering consultant (Apr 2000 -- present) ====
- * Firmware development for SEAC s.r.l.;
- * Development of POS drivers and system software for Marconi Commerce Systems;
- * Developed compiler/interpreter of a specialized OO language for Telecom Italia Labs;
- * Created DSP firmware for air traffic control radio communication systems.
+ * Firmware development for **SEAC R&D labs**
+ * Development of POS drivers and system software for **Marconi Commerce Systems**
+ * Developed compiler/interpreter of a specialized OO language for **Telecom Italia Labs**
+ * Air traffic control radio DSP firmware for **Selex Communications**
-==== Teacher for European Fund courses (2002, 2004, 2006 and 2007) ====
+==== Teacher for European Fund courses (2002 -- 2004 and 2006 -- 2007) ====
- * D-Lab: Multimedia course of 600h for 20 students;
- * GFactory: Videogame development course of 450h for 15 students;
- * PAW (Web Application Programmer): 300h for 15 students;
- * Advanced C++, Embedded Linux and Software Analysis & Design for 40-50 employees of Gilbarco Veeder-Root (200h);
- * Workshop on GIS Systems in Iannina, Greece (30h).
+ * D-Lab: Multimedia course of 600h for 20 students
+ * GFactory: Videogame development course of 450h for 15 students
+ * PAW (Web Application Programmer): 300h for 15 students
+ * Advanced C++, Embedded Linux and Software Analysis & Design for 40-50 employees of Gilbarco Veeder-Root (200h)
+ * Workshop on GIS Systems in Iannina, Greece (30h)
-==== Firmware engineer and owner of Sirius s.r.l. (late 2000 to mid 2001) ====
+==== Firmware engineer and owner of Sirius s.r.l. (late 2000 -- mid 2001) ====
- * Developed firmware and high-level software of cooling and telemetry system for laser surgery;
- * Created and managed the network, IT and development infrastructure for the whole company.
+ * Developed firmware and high-level software of cooling and telemetry system for laser surgery
+ * Created and managed the network, IT and development infrastructure for the whole company
-==== Firmware engineer at SEAC s.r.l. R&D laboratories (June 1996 to April 2000) ====
+==== Firmware engineer at SEAC R&D laboratories (June 1996 -- April 2000) ====
- * Developed firmware for several devices, including photometers and blood cell analyzers;
- * Member of team developing software for large robotized clinical analyzers;
+ * Developed firmware for several devices, including photometers and blood cell analyzers
+ * Member of team developing software for large robotized clinical analyzers
* Created and maintained the network and development infrastructure of the R&D lab.
=== Volunteer activities ===
-I did consulting work for several customers, including
-my former employer, SeacCompany.
+I've done consulting work for several customers, including my former employer, SeacCompany.
-Projects varied from maintenance and enhancement of
-existing large systems to development of new applications
-from scratch. I did mostly embedded development for
-smaller microcontrollers.
+Projects varied from maintenance and enhancement of existing large systems to development
+of entirely new applications. I've done plenty of embedded development for small microcontrollers.
-One of my main customers was a subsidiary of MarconiCompany,
-later aquired by GilbarcoCompany. I did development all over
-PumaPro, a *huge* C++ commerce system (about the size of
-the Linux kernel).
+One of my main customers was a subsidiary of MarconiCompany, later aquired by GilbarcoCompany.
+I did development all over PumaPro, a //huge// C++ commerce system (the codebase was about the same
+size of the Linux kernel).
-I was also involved as a consultant and, at the same time,
-as an investor in SiriusCompany, where I developed most of
-the firmware using Atmel's AVR MicroControllers.
+I've been also involved as an investor as well as a consultant in SiriusCompany, where I developed
+most of the firmware using Atmel's AVR MicroControllers.
-Another prominent project was a pre-compiler and interpreter
-for a complex configuration file used as input to a simulator
-of the Italian GPRS cell network. This work was done for
-TelecomItaliaCompany.
+Another prominent project was a pre-compiler and interpreter for a complex configuration file used
+as input to a simulator of the Italian GPRS cell network. This work was done for TelecomItaliaCompany.
-Initially, I did most of my work from home or directly on site.
-Later, I shared office space with two other consultants,
-one of which became my business partner in DevelerCompany.
+Initially, I did most of my work from home or directly on-site. Later, I shared office space with
+two other consultants, one of which became my business partner in DevelerCompany.
Operating systems always have been my favourite computer
related topic, so I know and use many:
- * **Linux** -- I've been using several LinuxDistros extensively and
- I occasionally do minor packaging work for Fedora and Ubuntu. I've also
- put together and distributed a custom Linux distribution targeted
- at the AmigaComputer as part of the AmigaUnixCompendium project.
+ * **Linux** -- I've been packaging software in several LinuxDistros, including
+ Fedora and Ubuntu. I've also put together and distributed custom Linux distributions
+ for embedded projects, for the OLPC and for the AmigaComputer.
- * **NetBsd** -- I've been a NetBSD user since 0.9 and bacame an official
- developer with CVS commit access a little later. I made a custom NetBSD
- distribution on CD for the AmigaComputer called the AmigaUnixCompendium.
- See also OpenSourceDeveloperRole for some contributions I made.
+ * **NetBsd** -- I've become an official developer with commit access around the time
+ NetBSD 1.0 came out. I created a custom NetBSD distribution on CD called the
+ AmigaUnixCompendium. See also OpenSourceDeveloperRole for some of my contributions.
* **Sun Solaris** -- I've been using it since Solaris 7, but a
few years ago I've lost interest in it because of lack of
ported the early versions of KDE 1.x and 2.x to Solaris.
* **MacOsX** -- I know this system quite well and have been
- using as a user and developer until mid-2006, when Apple
+ using it as a user and developer until mid-2006, when Apple
started taking some steps back from their previous OpenSource
- commitment, showing lack of cooperation and disrespect for the
- OpenDarwin developers.
+ commitment and eventually got rid of the OpenDarwin developers.
* **AmigaOs** -- I've been programming a lot on the Amiga in early
- '90s, mostly as a freelance developer. I expecially prised its
+ '90s, mostly as a freelance developer. I expecially praised its
unique system and OS architecture, therefore I reused many of its
best ideas in my EmbeddedDeveloperRole projects.
* **MicrosoftWindows** -- I've been developing for Windows with
- little enthusiasm since Windows 3.1 upto Windows 2000. I'm familiar
+ scarce enthusiasm since Windows 3.1 upto Windows 2000. I'm familiar
with most of the Win32 APIs and concepts, including GUI design
with common controls and MFC, threading, overlapped I/O, events, COM,
ODBC, DAO, VisualBasic, VBA, DirectMedia and DirectDraw.
For new Windows development, today I recommend using portability
- layers and framwworks such as Cygwin, MingW and Qt.
+ layers and framwworks such as Qt, Cygwin, MingW.
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