Experience

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  VIVAIO

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Founder, Manager, Head of Design

    • May 2017 - Present
    • Greater Boston Area

    In charge of managing the team of designers and developers that support early-stage startups with product development. Focusing on Ux/UI, User-centric design, Rapid Prototyping, User Research, Agile design, and development, Team management, and hands-on design.

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  MIT LaunchX: High School Entrepreneurship Programs

  • Boston MIT

  • Speaker

    • Jun 2019 - Present
    • Boston MIT
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  Techstars

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Mentor

    • Feb 2016 - Present
    • Greater Boston Area

    Educating early-stage entrepreneurs on product design, user-centric design, fast prototyping, user research, product management, UX and UI, Agile Design, Product road map, User Stories, customer journey.

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  MassChallenge

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Mentor/Judge/Speaker

    • Jun 2016 - Present
    • Greater Boston Area

    Educating early-stage entrepreneurs on product design, user-centric design, fast prototyping, user research, product management, UX and UI, Agile Design, Product road map, User Stories, customer journey.

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  Northeastern University

  • Director Of User Experience

    • Apr 2020 - Jun 2021

    Defining the new digital ecosystem for the over all University. Ensuring easily scalability and consistency while providing an holistic user experience that can accompany the user during all the different stages of their education. A learning experience that never ends.

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  TrepCamp

  • Boston

  • Mentor

    • Jul 2017 - Apr 2019
    • Boston

    Educating early-stage entrepreneurs on product design, user-centric design, fast prototyping, user research, product management, UX and UI, Agile Design, Product road map, User Stories, customer journey.

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  DentiLink

  • Advisor

    • May 2017 - Jul 2018
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  MVPBLD

  • Boston

  • Co-founder, Head of Design and Product

    • Oct 2015 - May 2017
    • Boston

    In charge of managing the team of designers and developers that support early-stage startups with product development. Focusing on Ux/UI, User-centric design, Rapid Prototyping, User Research, Agile design, and development, Team management, and hands-on design.

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  OMAST

  • Co-Founder - head of product and design

    • Sep 2015 - Feb 2017

    Responsible for the design and development of the mobile companion app for the Italian custom made bikes which incorporated an IOT component using Beacon technology to provided information about the rides to the biker and helped him with things like scheduling trips based on calendar events or th...

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  Vivaio LLC

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Founder

    • Oct 2014 - Sep 2016
    • Greater Boston Area

    Design studio created to support concept/seed-stage companies with their brand and their product development.

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  Plastiq

  • Lead Visual Communications Designer

    • Oct 2013 - Oct 2014

    Payment system company. Plastiq gives the freedom to pay a bill or invoice with a credit card, even in situations you normally couldn't.Development of their brand identity and implementation across channels. Responsible for visual communications for online marketing, including landing pages a...

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  Freelance

  • Brand Consultant & Graphic Designer

    • Dec 2005 - Oct 2013

    Brand consulting, graphic design for startups in US and Italy, including: -Blueblanco, Brand design, UI/UX and information architecture for online contemporary art gallery blueblanco.com.-LMF Films, Madrid, Spain. Website design, DVD packaging, promotional materials for film company. (2006 - 2010...

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  State Street Corporation

  • Boston Ma USA

  • Concept Designer

    • Jan 2010 - Sep 2013
    • Boston Ma USA

    Concept Designer for State Street Creative which is part of the State Street Global Marketing division; responsible for the implementation of the State Street Brand across all media. Focused on brand strategy, brand identity, and visual element development for the communication system of the comp...

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  Razonable

  • Madrid

  • Senior Graphic Designer / Art director

    • Dec 2005 - Aug 2008
    • Madrid

    Packaging design, event & display design; corporate identity development. Clients included major national brands: Leroy Merlin, Lauki, Alvarez Gomez, Reina Sofia Museum, Mormedi, Viceroy.

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  TBS “The Broadsheet"

  • Madrid

  • Art Director

    • Dec 2006 - Feb 2008
    • Madrid

    Head of design, leading the design and design of the magazine on a monthly basis. Also managed its overall redesign, including Brand and Magazine Layout.

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  Palli Comunicazione

  • Rome Area, Italy

  • Graphic Designer

    • Apr 2004 - Sep 2004
    • Rome Area, Italy
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  Interact

  • Rome Area, Italy

  • Web designer

    • Oct 2003 - Apr 2004
    • Rome Area, Italy
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  National Sport Center of Italy

  • Rome Area, Italy

  • Graphic Designer

    • Oct 2002 - Sep 2003
    • Rome Area, Italy

    Layout of publications and promotional materials

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  McCann-Erickson

  • Madrid Area, Spain

  • Junior Art Director

    • Oct 2001 - Dec 2001
    • Madrid Area, Spain