summary

Senior engineering leader with 20+ years of experience building and scaling software systems. My current focus is using Generative AI to improve the software development lifecycle through bug detection, automated test generation, code review, refactoring support, and CI/CD acceleration.

Objective

Open to opportunities where AI is used to make engineering teams more effective. Available for contract, part-time, or time-boxed engagements as a Fractional Technical Lead / CTO.

skills

software developer
great experience
DATA ANALYSIS
Mining data and machine learning
AGILE
Scrum and XP
LEADERSHIP
Proven track record

experience

Afea Healthcare Evolution

Technical Lead – R&D (AI-enabled Healthcare Platforms) · Italy | Sep 2018 – Feb 2025

  • Led architecture and evolution of a microservices-based healthcare platform (.NET Core, SQL Server), improving scalability and long-term maintainability.
  • Integrated HL7 / FHIR standards, enabling reliable interoperability with third-party clinical systems.
  • Applied AI-assisted development practices (LLM-based code assistance, refactoring support, test generation) to improve code quality and reduce regression issues.
  • Collaborated across teams (backend, frontend, mobile) delivering features using Razor, Angular, Vue.js, and Xamarin.
  • Acted as technical reference and mentor for developers, enforcing clean-code, TDD/BDD, and pragmatic architectural decision-making.
  • Contributed to R&D exploration of AI-driven automation for validation, testing, and developer productivity.

Sixthview

Technical Lead / VR & AI Systems · UK | Dec 2016 – Oct 2017

  • Led development of a VR platform for 3D virtual tours, combining real-time rendering with AI/ML components.
  • Worked with TensorFlow, OpenCV, Python, C++, .NET Core, and Docker, focusing on performance and visual accuracy.
  • Coordinated a multidisciplinary team delivering complex systems under tight deadlines.
  • Prototyped ML-based components for scene analysis and optimization.

TMA Data Management

Technical Lead / Scrum Master – Data Platforms · UK | Jun 2015 – Dec 2016

  • Designed a high-availability, distributed system for energy smart-meter rollouts.
  • Implemented asynchronous microservices using RabbitMQ, REST APIs, SQL Server, and Redis.
  • Introduced Agile/Scrum practices and automated testing pipelines (Selenium, TDD/BDD), improving delivery reliability.

Intelliflo

Development Team Lead / Scrum Master · UK | May 2011 – May 2015

  • Led and mentored a team of up to 6 developers, owning delivery objectives across large-scale integration projects for enterprise clients.
  • Acted as technical lead on a core financial platform, coordinating design and implementation across multiple internal and external stakeholders.
  • Supported Agile delivery as Scrum Master, facilitating sprints and promoting engineering best practices, including TDD.

Greenlight Search

Senior Developer / ML Systems · UK | Jun 2009 – Apr 2011

  • Built ML-driven backend services analyzing websites and competitors at scale.
  • Implemented algorithms including TF-IDF, Latent Semantic Analysis, Self-Organizing Maps, and sequence matching.
  • Deployed distributed processing using Azure worker roles, queues, blobs, and SQL Azure.
  • Applied rigorous TDD practices ensuring correctness of ML pipelines.

Lake & Rest Apartments

Owner & Operations Manager · Italy | Current

  • Founder and owner of a short-term rental business. Responsible for end-to-end operations including renovation projects, pricing strategy, guest experience, marketing, and daily management.

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