Product · Operations · Perugia / Remote · Happy to travel
Websites, systems, products, courses — whatever the project needs. I work at the intersection of product, operations, design, and marketing, and over the past year I've added software to the mix: building full-stack applications from spec to deployment, independently.
If it needs to exist and work, I'll make it exist and work.
I've worked across genuinely different worlds — simultaneous interpreting, real estate, e‑commerce, Web3, an engineering startup — and the thread running through all of it is the same: I make things work.
That range taught me to learn fast and pick up new tools with ease. In the last year I've pushed that further: I build software independently now, taking full-stack applications from spec to deployment, using AI as a development partner rather than a shortcut. Same approach I took with Webflow, Shopify, Airtable — learn it properly, then own it.
I care about getting things right without unnecessary complexity.
Outside of work: trail running, slow coffee, and growing alpine strawberries.
Languages
Certifications
Education
A private-first collaborative knowledge platform for small trusted groups. Documents, files, shared Spaces, and direct messaging — built with a strict proxy-first architecture where the browser never communicates directly with backend services.
A Ricardian contract platform combining cryptographically signed documents with Triple Entry Accounting. Stores permanent, tamper-proof contracts on IPFS with matching journal entries for both parties, anchored to the Solana blockchain — purpose-built for the TEA community.
End-to-end production of the Triple Entry Accounting Foundation Course for TEAconf. Shaped the course format from the ground up, record and edit all materials, built the full course infrastructure, and manage all publishing and content operations.
What I built & run
2024 — Present
AccuVol
Product & Operations Consultant
Supported product development and CE certification for an early-stage engineering startup building high-precision volumetric pumps. Designed strategic documentation, coordinated compliance and cross-team communication, contributed to fundraising by sourcing and onboarding an investment consultant.
Built and maintain the company website (accuvol.com).
2024 — Present
TEAconf
Product & Operations Lead
Built and manage teaconf.org — a Webflow site with a large multi-collection CMS covering events, speakers, academic papers, talks, and course content. Airtable systems for financial and organisational tracking. Led marketing through the TEAtalks podcast (recorded, edited, published with international Web3 speakers), visual assets, and social presence on X and LinkedIn.
Currently leading production of the TEA Foundation certification course: shaping format, recording and editing all materials, building course infrastructure with Fillout quizzes and Certifier.io certificates, and managing all publishing. Also organizing outreach for TEAconf's third event, November 2026.
2019 — Present
Independent
Product & Marketing Strategy Consultant
Supported startups and SMEs across finance, engineering, and emerging tech with product development, coordination, and go-to-market strategy. Pitch decks, research synthesis, graphic assets, UX feedback.
Provided UX and onboarding feedback for HoverTrusts, a DeFi platform.
E‑commerce and web builds:
Apr — Dec 2023
Selected Projects Ltd.
Brand Strategist / Co-founder
Led market research, vision workshops, and brand development for early-stage startups. Supported fundraising for an Innovate UK-funded transport innovation project.
Product & UX
Digital Platforms
Development
Cloud & Security
Web3 & Blockchain
Creative & Content
Open to consulting, collaboration, and roles at the intersection of product, operations, and emerging technology. Based in Perugia, working remotely — happy to travel.
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