Andrew Zappella
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Experience
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Technis
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Switzerland
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Technology Officer
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Jan 2023 - Present
Switzerland
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Audacia Group
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Switzerland
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Technology Officer
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Jan 2020 - Oct 2022
Switzerland Audacia Group is a swiss-based eCommerce pure player. As a private investment firm, it is focused on corporate investments in Switzerland & Europe. Investments include : Kisskiss.ch, Stickerkid.com, Stickeryeti.com, SweetPlaid.com. As CTO, my main responsibilities were to: - Define the technology vision, the strategy, and align it to Audacia Group's vision - Define engineering objectives & ensure they are aligned with Audacia Group's objectives - Define engineering needs for… Show more Audacia Group is a swiss-based eCommerce pure player. As a private investment firm, it is focused on corporate investments in Switzerland & Europe. Investments include : Kisskiss.ch, Stickerkid.com, Stickeryeti.com, SweetPlaid.com. As CTO, my main responsibilities were to: - Define the technology vision, the strategy, and align it to Audacia Group's vision - Define engineering objectives & ensure they are aligned with Audacia Group's objectives - Define engineering needs for each of the portfolio companies - Allocate resources & recruit new engineers for the various entities - Define & guide implementation of consistent development workflows, standard operating procedures (SOPs), & CI/CD procedures for all entities - Help, challenge, & mentor tech leads - Ensure security policies are in place across entities - Research & develop (R&D) of new technologies for the group - Identify, research, & develop innovative technologies that yield a competitive advantage in the medium/long-term - Monitor KPIs & define yearly budgets - Report important new developments & strategic vision to the CEO - Define & guide implementation of software engineering best practices (code reviews, test coverage, knowledge sharing events, demo days) - Define.& guide implementation of product development best practices (OKR Quarterly Definition/Review, Roadmap Planning, Feature Prioritization) Show less
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Lightstreams Network
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Estonia
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Managing Partner
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Sep 2018 - Nov 2019
Palma Area, Spain Lightstreams is a high performance blockchain network with decentralized private file storage & programmable access control.
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trivago
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Germany
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Technology, Information and Internet
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500 - 600 Employee
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Product & Engineering Lead
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Apr 2017 - Jan 2019
Palma Area, Spain Ensure base7's product & engineering efforts are aligned with its business goals, while providing help and support to the engineering/product teams, both through code and communication.
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Base7booking
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Switzerland
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-founder & head of product development
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Dec 2012 - Jan 2019
Région de Lausanne, Suisse
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Suisseo
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Switzerland
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Partner, Technology Consultant
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Sep 2013 - Aug 2015
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Co-founder, Managing Partner
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Aug 2009 - Sep 2013
Suisseo is a search & display advertising consultancy. Our mission: to increase our clients' profits by implementing innovative digital marketing strategies.
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University of Lausanne - UNIL
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Switzerland
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Undergraduate Assistant
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Aug 2009 - Jan 2011
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Procab Studio SA
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Switzerland
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager
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Feb 2007 - Jul 2008
Région de Genève, Suisse
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Freelancer
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Jan 2005 - Feb 2007
Région de Lausanne, Suisse
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Education
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University of Lausanne - UNIL
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Philosophy, English, & Linguistics -
Gymnase du Bugnon
Swiss Maturité / Baccalauréat, Philosophy